Early Stan

Early Stan

Track Listings

1. Motion
2. Lee
3. Michelle, Pt. 1
4. Michelle, Pt. 2
5. Michelle [Alternate Take][*]
6. Michelle [Alternate Take][*]
7. T and S
8. Signal
9. 'Round Midnight
10. Terry's Tune
11. Terry's Tune [Alternate Take][*]
12. Terry's Tune [Alternate Two][*]
13. Cuddles (Speedway)

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Stan Freberg Presents The United States Of America, Vol. 1, The Early Years, And Vol. 2, The Middle Years
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • They are right
  • A comedic gem (Vol. 1, that is)
  • Five stars for Volume 1; one star for Volume 2
  • Ten Stars for Volume 1
  • A classic (if a bit corny)!!
 Stan Freberg Presents The United States Of America, Vol. 1, The Early Years, And Vol. 2, The Middle Years
Stan Freberg
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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ASIN: B0000033TV
Release Date: 1996-07-02

Tracks:

  1. Vol. 1, The Early Years: Overture
  2. Vol. 1, The Early Years: Columbus Discovers America 'It's A Round, Round World'
  3. Vol. 1, The Early Years: Pilgrim's Progress 'Take An Indian To Lunch'
  4. Vol. 1, The Early Years: The Thanksgiving Story (Under The Double Turkey)
  5. Vol. 1, The Early Years: The Sale Of Manhattan 'Top Hat, White Feathers, And Tails'
  6. Vol. 1, The Early Years: The Boston Tea Party
  7. Vol. 1, The Early Years: Declaration Of Independence 'A Man Can't Be Too Careful What He Signs...
  8. Vol. 1, The Early Years: The Midnight Ride Of Paul Revere
  9. Vol. 1, The Early Years: Betsy Ross And The Flag 'Everybody Wants To Be An Art Director'
  10. Vol. 1, The Early Years: The Discovery Of Electricity
  11. Vol. 1, The Early Years: Washington Crosses The Delaware (Command Decision)
  12. Vol. 1, The Early Years: Yankee Doodle Go Home (Spirit Of '76)
  13. Vol. 1, The Early Years: The Battle Of Yorktown
  14. Vol. 1, The Early Years: Finale 'So Long, Friend...'

Tracks:

  1. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Intro And Overture
  2. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Madison, Jefferson, Franklin & Osbourne: The First Advertising Agency...
  3. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'Madison, Jefferson, Franklin & Osbourne'
  4. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Madison, Jefferson, Franklin & Osbourne (Part 2)
  5. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: America! America!
  6. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Madison, Jefferson, Franklin & Osbourne (Part 3)
  7. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Rumplemeyer's Horseshoes: The Francis Scott Key Story
  8. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'Rumplemeyer's Horseshoes'
  9. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Stephen Foster, Beloved Songwriter
  10. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Samuel F.B. Morse Sends The First Telegram
  11. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Abe Lincoln In Analysis
  12. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'Show Folk'
  13. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Abe Lincoln At Home In The White House
  14. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Barbara Freitchie, Martyr Of The Year
  15. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'Shoot If You Must'
  16. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Lincoln At Shiloh, With General Grant
  17. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'As Long As You're Up'/'A Sober Life's A Hard Life'
  18. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: The Appomattox Courthouse Bar & Grill
  19. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'There'll Never Be Another War'
  20. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Custer's Last Stand
  21. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Alexander Graham Bell And The First Phone Call
  22. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Thomas Edison Invents The Light Bulb! The Phonograph! (Part 1)
  23. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'Perserverance'
  24. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Thomas Edison Invents The Light Bulb! The Phonograph! (Part 2)
  25. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'Planned Obsolescence'
  26. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: The Wright Brothers At Kitty Hawk
  27. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Henry Ford Invents Detroit
  28. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'Perserverance' (Reprise)
  29. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: The Sinking Of The Lusitania
  30. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Two Tin Pan Alley Songwriters
  31. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'U-Boat'/'The Guns Of August'
  32. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'Hello, Peace, Hello'
  33. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'There'll Never Be Another War' (Reprise)
  34. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Finale 'America! America!' (Reprise)

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When Stan Freberg released The United States of America in 1961, it was one of the first comedy concept albums ... and perhaps the funniest musical comedy never performed onstage. With a cast that included Jesse White and June Foray (as well as a dead-on Orson Welles impression by voice-over master Paul Frees), Freberg presented a madcap version of history that began with Christopher Columbus's insistence that "It's a Round, Round World." His crew, however, was unconvinced:

Crazy kind of scheme
It's a cockamamie dream
If we don't sight land we're gonna scream.

Later, a cautious Ben Franklin would express suspicion of the declaration Thomas Jefferson brought by for him to sign: "You go to a few harmless meetings, sign a few harmless petitions, and forget all about it.... Ten years later you get called up before a committee. No thank you! I'm not going to spend the rest of my life writing in Europe!"

For decades, fans were frustrated by the lack of sequels that would carry the story beyond the Revolutionary War. (After attempts to turn the material into a real Broadway musical were ruined by heavy-handed producer David Merrick, Freberg went on to a lucrative career in advertising.) Finally, in 1996, Freberg went into the studio with the surviving members of his original cast--as well as stars David Ogden Stiers, Sherman Hemsley, Tyne Daly, Lorenzo Music, and John Goodman--with a new batch of songs and skits that covered the period from the founding of the United States government in 1789 to the end of World War I.

Volume 2 is not quite as strong as volume 1, but that's like saying that Babe Ruth didn't hit as many home runs as Hank Aaron. There's still plenty of great material in "The Middle Years," like Francis Scott Key's first draft of his most famous composition: "Rumplemeyer's horseshoes are the best you can use, what so proudly he's nailed onto all kinds of horses." Or Ulysses S. Grant demanding a drink so he can keep on...

Pursuing the South
Over the hills
Fearless and brave, minus a shave
And crocked to the gills.

The two-CD set includes the original liner notes from the 1961 release; a 1989 CD reissue of the first volume; and the notes by Freberg, Dr. Demento, and Ray Bradbury for the sequel. It also contains a complete lyric sheet. Although some of the jokes on the first CD may be too arcane for younger listeners, The United States of America can still be called, without overstatement, a work of genius. --Ron Hogan

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars They are right.......2006-06-30

The reviewers above who said the first volume is one of the funniest records ever made are right.

I listened to it when it came out and tracks like "A Man Can't Be Too Careful What he Signs these days" (Jefferson and Adams trying to get Franklin to sign the Declaration of Independence) and the one where Betsy Ross presents the new flag to George Washington are still indescribably funny.

But you can still buy the two volume set, pour yourself a nice dry Martini in a damp frosted glass, and use the disk with volume 2 for a coaster.

O;-)

5 out of 5 stars A comedic gem (Vol. 1, that is).......2005-07-05

I have been a BIG fan of this album for well over two decades, since I came across the LP at the local library as a teenager. I was simply in stitches, and searched at used record stores until I found a copy of my own, which I eventually wore out in my repeated listenings.

So I was excited when I heard that after all these years, Vol. 2 was finally coming. But what a disappointment.

Vol. 1 has great songs like "Round Round World", "Take an Indian to Lunch" and "A Man Can't be Too Careful What He Signs These Days" that not only sparkle with satiric wit, but are great tunes I sometimes find myself humming.

The songs in Vol. 2, however, fall flat and just feel, well, forced. And that applies to all of Vol. 2 as well. The sense is that they had a list of punch lines they were set on, and didn't stop to think if it was funny or not. Funny is not a word that can be applied to Vol. 2, sadly.

So buy it for Vol. 1. You can just discard the other disc.

5 out of 5 stars Five stars for Volume 1; one star for Volume 2.......2005-04-19

"Vol. 1, The Early Years" is without a doubt the best comedy recording I have ever heard. I personally discovered it back in the mid-80s, when I came across a copy of the album one Saturday at the radio station where I worked. It was listened to many a time "in cue" or after sign-off. I simply could not get enough of it. I also listened repeatedly to his "Original Cast" greatest hits album and the classic "Freeberg Underground" live recording he did in the mid-60s at the Hollywood Bowl.

Ever since then, I had hoped that a) Vol. 1 would someday come out on CD, and b) that he would eventually make good on his promise in the original album's liner notes to bring out a Vol. 2.

Well, both of my wishes came true. Vol. 1 is out on CD and as good if not better than I remember it. Plus, they added back in some parts that were cut so the original recording could fit on one LP. Vol. 2, on the other hand, is a *major* disappointment.

Vol. 2 simply tries too hard. It tries to tackle a huge amount of American history (from the late 1700s through the end of World War I) in 34 tracks on one CD (a virtually impossible task). It tries to satirize events during the Civil War (a hopeless task). And, its satire lacks the "let's not take ourselves too seriously" light-heartedness of Vol. 1, which is another way of saying it is trying to be Politically Correct.

It's a shame Vol. 2 wasn't written and produced soon after Vol. 1. I honestly believe Stan and Co. would have come up with another classic.

I too wish Rhino still offered Vol. 1 separately. From a marketing/business standpoint, I understand why they don't do it.

Still, if you don't have Vol. 1, it's worth the sacrifice to buy the two-volume set just to get it. Who knows? You may end up liking Vol. 2. If not, it makes a good (albeit expensive) coaster.


5 out of 5 stars Ten Stars for Volume 1.......2005-02-10

My mom turned me on this LP and I listened to it repeatedly. It makes history SO funny! I have not heard this LP in years and years but I can still remember so much of it word for word.

Chris Colomubus and his duet with King Ferdenand is great!

Chris: It's a round, round world, it's a round, round world. I contend its round and its goin' be found, it's a round world now and its always been!

Kind Ferdindad: It's a flat, flat world, it's a flat, flat world, I contend its flat, as a welcoming mat, and you're sailing off the end, it's a flat world now and its always been!

If you are Stan Freberg fan, this is a MUST HAVE! And while you are at it, get yourself a nutcup and a couple of french horns!

5 out of 5 stars A classic (if a bit corny)!!.......2004-12-24

This is a classic bit of Americana.
A must-have for anyone who enjoys good comedy and great production value.
Early Autumn
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    		Early Autumn
    Stan Getz
    Manufacturer: Rajon
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    ASIN: B000OXEQE4
    Release Date: 2007-04-23

    Tracks:

    1. Crazy Rhythm
    2. Half Nelson
    3. Love And The Weather
    4. Move
    5. Pot Luck
    6. Spring Is Here
    7. Nearness Of You
    8. Yardbird Suite
    9. Gone With The Wind
    10. I've Got You Under My Skin
    11. Intoit
    12. Old Flame
    13. On The Alamo
    14. Lady In Red
    15. There's A Small Hotel
    16. Too Marvelous For Words
    17. Tootsie Roll
    18. What's New?
    19. Wrap Your Trouble In Dreams
    20. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
    21. Hershey Bar
    22. Imagination
    23. Out Of Nowhere
    24. 's Wonderful
    25. Strike Up The Band
    26. Sweetie Pie
    27. Yesterdays
    28. You Go To My Head
    29. Crazy Chords
    30. Five Brothers
    31. Four And One Moore
    32. Indian Summer
    33. Long Island Sound
    34. Mar-Cia
    35. Prezervation
    36. Stan Gets Along
    37. Stan's Mood
    38. Early Autumn
    39. Don't Worry 'Bout Me
    40. Always

    Album Description

    Two CD collection from the Jazz legend. Stan Getz was considered one of America's top tenor saxophone players and was also known as 'The Sound' because he had one of the most beautiful tones ever heard. Stan's style exemplified the new 'cool' approach and, as an artist , he always went his own way and concentrated on working out the details of his style without losing the attention of the Jazz fan. This 39 track collection includes 'Too Marvelous For Words', 'Spring Is Here', 'Tootsie Roll', 'Yesterdays', 'Hershey Bar', 'S'wonderful', 'Indian Summer' and many more. Rajon. 2007.
    Early Artistry in Rhythm
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Excellent overview of the early Kenton orchestra
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    Stan Kenton
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    Release Date: 1998-09-15

    Tracks:

    1. Artistry In Rhythm
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    5 out of 5 stars Excellent overview of the early Kenton orchestra.......1999-03-22

    This is a nice summary of the Kenton orchestra's early sounds. The disc contains 23 cuts in glorious mono from the band's first heyday, 1943 through 1947. The liner notes are written by Peter Dempsey, who, according to his notes, contributed the original 78s from which these cuts are re-mastered. This bit of information surprised me, as the sound is extremely clean throughout. If you own the 4-disc "Retrospective" on Capitol, you'll find some duplication here, but go ahead and buy this disc anyway. It contains a few that the "Retrospective" had to leave out. Of these, my favorites are: "Lover," "Painted Rhythm," and June Christy's "Just A-Sittin And A-Rockin." Speaking of June Christy, I would like to have heard "Soothe Me," but hey you can't have everything. Hats off to the English guys who put together this great disc.
    Early Stan
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Getz the sideman: Great early recordings
    		 Early Stan
    Stan Getz with Jimmy Raney and Terry Gibbs
    Manufacturer: Ojc
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    ASIN: B000000YVA
    Release Date: 1991-07-01

    Tracks:

    1. Motion
    2. Lee
    3. Michelle Pt. 1
    4. Michelle Pt. 2
    5. Michelle (Alternate Take)
    6. Michelle (Alternate)
    7. T & S
    8. Signal
    9. 'Round Midnight
    10. Terry's Tune
    11. Terry's Tune (Alternate)
    12. Terry's Tune (Alternate Two)
    13. Cuddles (Speedway)

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Getz the sideman: Great early recordings.......2006-06-18

    A compilation to make a careful organizer crazy: although issued under Stan Getz's name, Stan was actually only a sideman on these sides, which were originally issued under guitarist Jimmy Raney's leadership (4 titles) and Terry Gibbs's (the rest). The Gibbs-led date is from 1949 (his first on record under his own leadership), and features a number of alternate takes. MICHELLE is in two parts, the first featuring Gibbs, the second Getz. It's a ballad, though it's taken just a bit too slowly. Both takes are pretty much identical. T&S is an up-tempo swinger, as is SPEEDWAY - which is aptly named though this one is too fast for its own good (it's a bit ragged and goes by in a blur), though Gibbs handles his part nicely.

    The Raney-led session is from 1953 (his first on record as a leader) and contains the better music. SIGNAL is an infectious 48-bar tune (16-bar bridge), taken up-tempo, that grabs you and (fortunately) won't let go. Frank Isola's drumming is excellent here. MOTION and LEE are very similar in theme, though the latter, which is about a minute shorter, takes top honors. Both sessions offer up some terrific small-group modern recordings - great Stan, Raney, and Gibbs. A classic.
    Early Autumn
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      		Early Autumn
      Stan Getz
      Manufacturer: Prism Platinum
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      ASIN: B00005S6ND
      Release Date: 2002-01-29

      Tracks:

      1. Opus de Bop
      2. Five Brothers - Stan Getz
      3. Too Marvelous for Words
      4. My Old Flame
      5. There's a Small Hotel
      6. Battle of the Saxes - Stan Getz
      7. Stan Gets Along - Stan Getz
      8. Stan's Mood - Stan Getz
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      10. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)
      11. Prezervation
      12. Slow - Stan Getz
      13. Fast - Stan Getz
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      15. Lady in Red
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      18. Don't Worry 'Bout Me
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      20. And the Angels Swing
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      22. Loaded - Kai Winding
      23. Sweet Miss - Kai Winding
      24. Grab Your Axe Max - Kai Winding
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      Early Spring 1951
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        		Early Spring 1951
        Stan Getz
        Manufacturer: Epm Musique
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        ASIN: B0001Z4PS2
        Release Date: 2004-05-04

        Tracks:

        1. Early Spring
        2. Penny
        3. Split Kick
        4. It Might As Well Be Spring
        5. The Best Thing For You
        6. Melody Express
        7. Yvette
        8. Potter's Luck
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        10. Thou Swell
        11. The Song Is You
        12. Parker 51
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        16. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
        17. Pennies From Heaven
        18. Move

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        Early Autumn
        Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
        • Earliest Stan Getz compendium
        		 Early Autumn
        Stan Getz
        Manufacturer: Prism Platinum
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        ASIN: B00005YFX9
        Release Date: 2002-01-29

        Tracks:

        1. Opus De Bop
        2. Five Brothers - Stan Gets And His Five Brothers
        3. Too Marvelous For Words
        4. My Old Flame
        5. There's A Small Hotel
        6. Battle Of The Saxes - Stan Getz And His Five Brothers
        7. Stan Gets Along - Stan Getz Boppers
        8. Stan's Mood - Stan Getz Boppers
        9. Intoit
        10. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
        11. Prezervation
        12. Slow - Stan Getz Boppers
        13. Fast - Stan Getz Boppers
        14. Indian Summer
        15. Lady In Red
        16. Crazy Chords
        17. Long Island Sound
        18. Don't Worry 'Bout Me
        19. Running Water
        20. And The Angels Swing
        21. Always - Kai Winding's Krazy Kids
        22. Loaded - Kai Winding's Krazy Kids
        23. Sweet Miss - Kai Winding's Krazy Kids
        24. Grab Your Axe Max - Kai Winding's Krazy Kids
        25. Early Autumn - Woody Herman And His Orchestra

        Customer Reviews:

        4 out of 5 stars Earliest Stan Getz compendium.......2003-09-27

        A marvelous compendium of very early Stan Getz at his very Coolest, and Beboping-est taken from at least a half dozen other albums.

        Titles come from 1945-1950.

        Some of this is on the Roost sessions.

        There is a sparkling version of "Too Marvellous for Words" with Stan and Al Haig, Stans best pianist after Kenny Barron.

        It ends with the swooningly beautiful title track, Stan with Woody Herman and the Four Brothers doing "Early Autumn", the song really started his career and catapulted him to international attention.

        A great price, you'd have to spend $70 to find these songs on the original albums.

        Recording quality is mediocre and some of the original albums sound better. But at this price...
        Early Autumn
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          		Early Autumn
          Woody Herman with Stan Getz
          Manufacturer: RCA
          ProductGroup: Music
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          ASIN: B000002WGT
          Release Date: 1992-02-11

          Tracks:

          1. Apple Honey
          2. Four Brothers
          3. Early Autumn
          4. Cousins
          5. Blue Getz Blues
          6. Caldonia
          Early Autumn
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            		Early Autumn
            Stan Getz
            Manufacturer: Golden Stars
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            ASIN: B000083MGI
            Release Date: 2003-01-21

            Tracks:

            1. Early Autumn
            2. Keeper of the Flame
            3. Michelle, Pt. 1
            4. Michelle, Pt. 2
            5. Stan Gets Along
            6. Stan's Mood
            7. Slow
            8. Fast
            9. Skull Buster
            10. Ante Room
            11. Pennies from Heaven
            12. Crazy Chords
            13. Indian Summer
            14. Long Island Sound

            Tracks:

            1. Stardust
            2. There's a Small Hotel
            3. I've Got You Under My Skin
            4. Goodnight My Love
            5. What's New?
            6. Too Marvelous for Words
            7. You Stepped Out of a Dream
            8. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)
            9. Lady in Red
            10. My Old Flame
            11. On the Alamo
            12. Gone With the Wind
            13. Yesterdays
            14. You Go to My Head

            Tracks:

            1. Sweetie Pie
            2. Hershey Bar
            3. Tootsie Roll
            4. Strike up the Band
            5. Imagination
            6. For Stompers Only
            7. Out of Nowhere
            8. 'S Wonderful
            9. It Might as Well Be Spring
            10. Best Thing for You
            11. I'm Getting Sentimental over You
            12. I Only Have Eyes for You
            13. Prelude to a Kiss
            14. Dear Old Stockholm (Ack Veland du Sk
            Without a Song
            Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
            • like "Roost" sessions, dreadful pressing quality.
            		 Without a Song
            Stan Getz
            Manufacturer: Early Bird
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            ASIN: B00001U070
            Release Date: 1999-10-01

            Tracks:

            1. Born to Be Blue
            2. Ack Veland du Sk
            3. Ah-Moore (Amour)
            4. Move
            5. Get Happy
            6. Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most
            7. Without a Song
            8. Folks Who Live on the Hill
            9. But Not for Me
            10. Cherokee
            11. Darn That Dream
            12. Out of Nowhere

            Customer Reviews:

            2 out of 5 stars like "Roost" sessions, dreadful pressing quality........1999-11-06

            Like the "Roost Sessions", there are some good, cool, VERY early, undated Getz performances. By the sound quality, I would estimate about 1950 or so.

            Dreadful technical quality in the recordings, much worse than "Roost", if you can imagine, some recordings transcribed from LP's (78's?) with pops and scratches.

            Recording quality mars Stan in these warm, cool, reserved sessions. Stan, as usual is great, with a lot of ballads.

            Backup band sounds mediocre, journeyman performers(?) May have been cut during his Swedish exile.(?)

            No credits.

            If you like "Roost" you may like this.

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            4. Get Another Plan [CD-single]
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            6. Graciously
            7. Hold On
            8. Hold on Tight
            9. Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, Vol. 6
            10. I

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