Review by Pemberton Roach:
Though in 1963 some purists considered Reflections to be certain evidence that Stan Getz had sold out and abandoned "real jazz" completely, the album is actually, while perhaps not a masterpiece, an artful and intriguing sidebar to the tenor saxophonist's now celebrated bossa nova period. Getz was always a sublimely smooth and lyrical player who had already recorded in an orchestral setting on the groundbreaking Focus, and had a number one pop hit with Jazz Samba. It was only natural, then, that he would want to combine the two concepts. Although Reflections does at times bear the slight stench of easy listening (sweeping strings, a Lawrence Welk-like vocal chorus), it's definitely not elevator music. Getz is in as fine form as ever, and the restrictive pop-based song structures challenge him to use his creative faculties in interesting ways. It's a true master musician who can make Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" swing without descending into schmaltzy Trini Lopez territory or losing any of the tune's original melancholic urgency. There are a few tracks, of course, where Getz jumps back into a more straight-ahead and cool jazz bag. The Lalo Schifrin tune "Nitetime Street" features an appropriately bluesy and brooding guitar solo from Kenny Burrell, and Getz's take on "Love" is a wild Latin romp that matches the vitality of anything on his Gilberto/Jobim collaborations. A highly underrated and oft-ignored album, Reflections should be re-evaluated and viewed not as an acceptance of crass commercialism, but as a daring and brilliant artist's attempt to find pure music by blurring the boundaries between jazz and pop.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/reflections-mw0000047075
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Reseña de Pemberton Roach:
Aunque en 1963 algunos puristas consideraron que Reflections era una prueba fehaciente de que Stan Getz se había vendido y había abandonado por completo el "jazz de verdad", el álbum es en realidad, aunque quizá no sea una obra maestra, un complemento ingenioso e intrigante del ahora célebre período de bossa nova del saxofonista tenor. Getz siempre fue un intérprete sublimemente suave y lírico que ya había grabado en un entorno orquestal en el innovador Focus, y tuvo un éxito pop número uno con Jazz Samba. Era natural, pues, que quisiera combinar ambos conceptos. Aunque Reflections desprende a veces un ligero olor a música fácil (cuerdas de barrido, coros vocales a lo Lawrence Welk), no es en absoluto música de ascensor. Getz está en tan buena forma como siempre, y las restrictivas estructuras de las canciones basadas en el pop le desafían a utilizar sus facultades creativas de forma interesante. Es un verdadero maestro de la música que puede hacer que "Blowin' in the Wind" de Bob Dylan tenga swing sin descender al territorio de la Trini López o perder la urgencia melancólica original de la melodía. Hay algunos temas, por supuesto, en los que Getz vuelve a un saco de jazz más directo y fresco. El tema de Lalo Schifrin "Nitetime Street" cuenta con un solo de guitarra apropiadamente bluesero y melancólico de Kenny Burrell, y la versión de Getz de "Love" es un salvaje retozo latino que iguala la vitalidad de cualquiera de sus colaboraciones con Gilberto/Jobim. Reflections, un álbum muy infravalorado y a menudo ignorado, debería ser reevaluado y visto no como una aceptación del comercialismo craso, sino como el intento de un artista audaz y brillante de encontrar la música pura difuminando los límites entre el jazz y el pop.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/reflections-mw0000047075
1 - Moonlight In Vermont - 2:26
2 - If Ever I Would Leave You - 2:14
3 - Love - 2:42
4 - Reflections - 2:42
5 - A Sleepin' Bee - 2:42
6 - Charade - 2:40
7 - Early Autumn - 4:02
8 - Penthouse Serenade - 3:15
9 - Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most - 3:57
10 - Nitetime Street - 3:53
11 - Blowin' In The Wind - 2:33
Credits:
Arranged By – Claus Ogerman (tracks: 1, 2, 11), Lalo Schifrin (tracks: 3 to 10)
Engineer [Director] – Val Valentin
Engineer [Recording] – Phil Ramone
Liner Notes – Jack Maher
Photography By – Jack Birnett
Producer – Creed Taylor
Tenor Saxophone – Stan Getz
Notes:
Recorded in New York City on Oct. 21, 22, & 28, 1963.
Label: Verve Records – V6-8554
Released: 1964
Genre: Jazz
Style: Latin Jazz, Post Bop, Cool Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/Stan-Getz-Reflections/release/2577752
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