Stan Getz • Focus

 

 

Review by Stephen Cook
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.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/focus-mw0000188079

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Reseña de Stephen Cook
A uno o dos años de su éxito en la bossa nova, Stan Getz se propuso improvisar sobre un fondo de oscuros pero centelleantes arreglos de cuerda. El músculo orquestal corrió a cargo del arreglista Eddie Sauter; las embriagadoras y fluidas líneas de trompa, por supuesto, fueron obra de Getz. Para algunos, la estrella del jazz podría haber sido todo niebla de samba aireada, pero en esta cita clásica mostró realmente su expansivo talento con la trompa: ya fuera saltando y gritando en temas tan galvanizantes como "I'm Late, I'm Late" o respondiendo ingeniosamente a los muchos matices que se escuchan en una gran balada como "I Remember When", a Getz nunca le faltan ideas ni garbo. Sin duda, la fecha más difícil de Getz y posiblemente su mejor momento, Focus recorre el vasto paisaje del jazz fuera del bop y el boogaloo con un efecto fabuloso y memorable.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/focus-mw0000188079

Tracklist:
01. I'm Late, I'm Late
02. Her
03. Pan
04. I Remember When
05. Night Rider
06. Once Upon A Time
07. A Summer Afternoon
08. I'm Late, I'm Late Stan
09. I Remember When

Personnel:
Stan Getz (tenor saxophone);
Steve Kuhn (piano);
John Neves (bass);
Roy Haynes (drums);
Alan Martin, Norman Carr, Gerald Tarack (violin);
Jacob Glick (viola);
Bruce Rogers (cello);
Eddie Sauter (arranger);
Hershy Kay (conductor).

1961

 

 

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