Getz scored another jazz hit in 1952, in a duo take (with guitarist
Johnny Smith
) of the ballad “Moonlight in Vermont.
” Getz's association with legendary producer
Norman Granz
spawned tours and recordings and put the tenor player in the excellent company of trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, and pianist Oscar Peterson. During the early 1950s, Getz was often teamed on record with other top jazz names, such as
Art Tatum
and
Lionel Hampton
,...