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Title: Focus: Stan Getz Reissued, Remastered
Description: New York: Verve, 1987. Audio CD. Disc in excellent condition. Jewel box like new. Full liner notes. 9 tracks. 'A year or two shy of his bossa nova success, Stan Getz set his mind to improvising against a backdrop of darkish yet scintillating string charts. The orchestral muscle was provided by arranger Eddie Sauter; the heady and fluid horn lines, of course, came from Getz. The jazz star might have been all airy samba fog to some, but on this classic date he really showed his expansive horn talents: whether leaping and yelping on such galvanizing sides as "I'm Late, I'm Late" or ingeniously responding to the many shades heard in a grand ballad like "I Remember When," Getz is never short on ideas or panache. Admittedly Getz's most challenging date and arguably his finest moment, Focus roams the vast jazz landscape outside of bop and boogaloo to fabulous and memorable effect. 'Stan Getz, tenor saxophone; string orchestra led by members of the Beaux Arts String Quartet; in part with John Neves, bass, Roy Haynes, drums; Hershy Kay, conductor. Recorded July 14, 28, and Sept. -Oct. 1961, New York. Originally released as Verve V6-8412. Program notes by Joel Goldberg, and by Dom Cerulli from the original liner notes.. Fine .

Keywords: 9786304510414, Jazz; Musical Arrangements; Musicians; Orchestra; Audio Cd; Cultural History; Samba; Cultural History Music/Opera/Songs Audio/Video Ephemera