Gettin' Together! is an album recorded in 1960 by Paul Gonsalves. AllMusic's Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 1/2 stars. He wrote "The music is straight-ahead and shows that Gonsalves was quite capable of playing with younger "modernists"." The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings describes it as “a remarkable album, beautifully played and recorded.”[1]
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | December 20th 1960 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39.24 | |||
| Label | Jazzland | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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It was voted number 1 in the 50 All-Time Overlooked Jazz Albums from Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[2]
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| Allmusic | [3] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [1] |
Track listing
- "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach/Jerome Kern) - 3.32
- "J. And B. Blues" (Joe Livramento) 4:57
- "I Surrender, Dear" (Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford) 4:22
- "Hard Groove" (Paul Gonsalves) 4:57
- "Low Gravy" (Jelly Roll Morton) 7:51
- "I Cover the Waterfront" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) 4:06
- "Gettin' Together" (Babs Gonzales) 4:54
- "Walkin"' (Richard Carpenter) 4:45
Personnel
- Paul Gonsalves - Tenor Saxophone
- Nat Adderley - Cornet, except #3, 6 & 8
- Wynton Kelly - Piano
- Sam Jones - Bass
- Jimmy Cobb - Drums