Review by Jason Ankeny
After marrying Swedish aristocrat Monica Silfverskiold in late 1956, Stan Getz spent the remainder of the decade living and working on the Scandinavian Peninsula. Recorded in 1959 with local players including pianist Bengt Hallberg, tenor saxman Erik Nordstrom, baritonist Lars Gullin and trombonist Ake Persson as well as expatriate American trumpeter Benny Bailey, Imported from Europe channels the frosty ambience of its geographic origins to create one of Getz's most evocative efforts -- a decisively modern and cerebral session, it's nevertheless humanized by the warm, rich tone of Getz's tenor sax. While the majority of the music spotlights standards including "They Can't Take That Away from Me" and "Like Someone in Love," it's the two originals -- Lars Gullin's "Stockholm Street" and Bengt Hallberg's concluding "Bengt's Blues" -- that prove most impressive, boasting a style and sophistication that are inextricably tied to their Swedish DNA.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/imported-from-europe-mw0000375999
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Reseña de Jason Ankeny
Después de casarse con la aristócrata sueca Monica Silfverskiold a finales de 1956, Stan Getz pasó el resto de la década viviendo y trabajando en la Península Escandinava. Grabado en 1959 con músicos locales, entre los que se encontraban el pianista Bengt Hallberg, el saxo tenor Erik Nordstrom, el barítono Lars Gullin y el trombonista Ake Persson, así como el trompetista estadounidense expatriado Benny Bailey, Importado de Europa canaliza el ambiente helado de sus orígenes geográficos para crear uno de los esfuerzos más evocadores de Getz: una sesión decisivamente moderna y cerebral, que sin embargo se humaniza por el tono cálido y rico del saxo tenor de Getz. Si bien la mayoría de la música se centra en estándares como "They Can't Take That Away from Me" y "Like Someone in Love", son los dos originales - "Stockholm Street" de Lars Gullin y la conclusión de Bengt Hallberg "Bengt's Blues"- los que resultan más impresionantes, con un estilo y una sofisticación inextricablemente ligados a su ADN sueco.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/imported-from-europe-mw0000375999
Tracks:
1 - Bengt's Blues -
2 - Honeysuckle Rose -
3 - They Can't Take That Away From Me -
4 - Topsy -
5 - Like Someone In Love -
6 - Speak Low -
7 - Stockholm Street -
Credits:
Art Direction – Sheldon Marks
Baritone Saxophone – Lars Gullin
Bass – Gunnar Johnsson
Drums – William Schiöpffe
Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
Photography By [Cover] – Phil Stern
Piano – Bengt Hallberg (tracks: 1, 5 to 7), Jan Johansson (tracks: 2, 3, 4)
Tenor Saxophone – Bjarne Nerem (tracks: 6, 7), Erik Nordström, Stan Getz
Trombone – Ake Persson
Trumpet – Benny Bailey
Label: Verve Records – POCJ-2719
Series: Verve Original Collection 50 – 5
Genre: Jazz
Style: Cool Jazz
2 - Honeysuckle Rose -
3 - They Can't Take That Away From Me -
4 - Topsy -
5 - Like Someone In Love -
6 - Speak Low -
7 - Stockholm Street -
Credits:
Art Direction – Sheldon Marks
Baritone Saxophone – Lars Gullin
Bass – Gunnar Johnsson
Drums – William Schiöpffe
Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
Photography By [Cover] – Phil Stern
Piano – Bengt Hallberg (tracks: 1, 5 to 7), Jan Johansson (tracks: 2, 3, 4)
Tenor Saxophone – Bjarne Nerem (tracks: 6, 7), Erik Nordström, Stan Getz
Trombone – Ake Persson
Trumpet – Benny Bailey
Label: Verve Records – POCJ-2719
Series: Verve Original Collection 50 – 5
Genre: Jazz
Style: Cool Jazz
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