“Getz’s reputed elegance would seem to be at odds with Peterson’s headlong rush of notes. And yet it doesn’t at all sound that way. When talking about this record everyone talks about the ballad medley, because that’s the only Getz they’re primed to hear. Flick to the end, and ‘Tour’s End’, ‘Bronx Blues’ and ‘Blues for Herky’ and the picture is very different. That’s when you start to hear the stomping tenor man behind the labels.”

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“Even though summit meetings don’t always end up with the expected results, this one, on the contrary, marks the blend of one of the most beautiful saxophone sounds in history with the most dazzling bouquets of notes ever imagined on a piano keyboard.”

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Side A:
1. I WANT TO BE HAPPY 7:37
2. PENNIES FROM HEAVEN 5:19
3. BALLAD MEDLEY 10:12
a) BEWITCHED
b) I DON’T KNOW WHY I JUST DO
c) HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON?
d) I CAN’T GET STARTED
e) POLKA DOTS AND MOONBEAMS

Side B:
1. I’M GLAD THERE IS YOU 4:41
2. TOUR’S END 4:58
3. I WAS DOING ALL RIGHT 4:11
4. BRONX BLUES 5:34
5. BLUES FOR HERKY 3:45*

*Bonus track: From the same session. Not on the original LP.

STAN GETZ, tenor sax
OSCAR PETERSON, piano
HERB ELLIS, guitar
RAY BROWN, bass

Los Angeles, October 10, 1957.

Original session produced by NORMAN GRANZ.