Getz meets Mulligan in hi-fi / Gerry Mulligan & Stan Getz

Stan Getz and Gerry Mulligan recorded some lasting music in the latter half of 1957. On August 1, they participated in an all-star septet that taped what came to be known as Jazz Giants '58. Their compatibility of the Giants session made this follow-up less than three months later inevitable. In between, Mulligan also formed a studio partnership with Paul Desmond. Producer Norman Granz's decision to pair Mulligan with other saxophonists over the next few years, and the manner in which the material was reissued in the '60s and '70s, have made the present set look more like part of a Mulligan Meets... series than initially intended. Sources reveal that it was Getz who chose the rhythm section, while Mulligan had the idea of swapping horns on the final three titles recorded. (bron: Verve)