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Focus
Japanese remastered reissue of 1961 album, packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. Universal. 2003.
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- Posted: Jan-13-2009
Hate to agree with the negative reviews - but there is much better Getz out there!
Stan Getz was great. This CD, however, is hard to listen to. It sounds like music I used to hear in my dentist's office. If you like Charlie Parker with Strings, you'll love this album. If you enjoy straight ahead jazz, consider yourself forewarned!!!
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- Posted: Sep-12-2008
One of a kind
By 1961 when "Focus" was recorded, Stan Getz was a rising jazz star. "Focus" is one of a kind. The strings are not used as "filler" behind Getz's marvelous playing. The Beaux Arts Orchestra does not sound as if they are a "second thought". Their contribution is integral to the magic that is...
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- Posted: Jan-27-2007
Getz's Classical Side is a Winner
All of his life, Getz explored many avenues in music. Yes, all of Sauter's original musical score on this album sound like a film noir movie score from the 50s, but the brilliance of Getz's sound overshadows all of that. Getz's tonality is unbelievable, and "I'm Late, I'm Late" is an all-time...
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- Posted: Jul-10-2006
Incredible
A number of reviewers do not rate this work too highly, maybe because it is at times eccentric, disjointed and very different. However, like many fine works of art, sometimes you just need to stand back, take it in for a while and slowly the appreciation blossoms. This is how I felt about...
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- Posted: Apr-22-2006
2.5 Stars: Disappointing
I hate to be a wet blanket thrown over very warm reviews here, but this album doesn't do much for me. It lacks the bounce and giddiness of the Jazz Samba album, the collaborative briliance of Getz/Gilberto, and the energy of Captain Marvel--all albums that I have listened to repeatedly. This one,...
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- Posted: Apr-17-2006
Wow
I'm a member of WBGO -- the NPR-Jazz station around NYC/NJ, and I'd just bought their 25th-Anniversary compliation of what they hailed to be 30 of the greatest tracks from Verve and Blue Note Records. I'd not listened to all of it yet, but figured that this would be good listening as I worked...
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- Posted: Feb-16-2006
Truly hypnotic brilliance.
Perfection is what this album is all about. Stan Getz's tone says it all ...pure and lush , full of the warmth of a summer evening. He mesmerises you. Just listen to the track "HER" ..a very emotionally moving ballad that Stan wrote in tribute to his mother. It carries you to another hemisphere,...
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- Posted: Feb-09-2006
Not your typical Sax and String album
This is an absolutely unique and fascinating CD! The string arrangements are very original and provocative--not syrupy at all, but not dissonant either. Stan Getz' tenor playing is equally original and provocative. I've been a big jazz fan for 30 years, but this album completely surprised me with...
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- Posted: Dec-25-2005
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- Posted: Jun-22-2005
Not only Getz' favorite, but mine, too.
The story behind the making of this record is almost as impressive as the record itself. Stan Getz had commissioned Eddie Suter to write something for him to record, and he gave Sauter carte blanche. Eddie came up with a suite for strings and drum. None of the sax parts were written. Stan was...
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