Stan Getz

 

Artist:   Stan Getz
Birth Name:  Stanley Gayetski
Born:  February 2, 1927.  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died:  June 6, 1991 (Aged 64).  Malibu, California, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bossa Nova, Bebop, West Coast Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Post Bop, Brazilian Traditions, Saxophone Jazz
Occupation:  Musician
Instruments:  Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone

Stan Getz was an American Jazz Saxophonist.  His idol Lester Young and in 1940 with Woody Herman's Big Band.  He went to perform in Bebop and Cool Jazz Group, but best known for Bossa Nova with the worldwide Hit Single "The Girl From Ipanema" (1964) performed with Astrud Gilberto, and for his work done under the influence of Joao Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Title:  Focus (Verve Vault Series) (2025)

Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bossa Nova, Bebop, West Coast Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Post Bop, Brazilian Traditions, Saxophone Jazz

Label:  Verve

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  I'm Late,  I'm Late (8:10)

 2.  Her (6:13)

 3.  Pan (3:58)

Side Two:

 1.  I Remember When (5:03)

 2.  Night Rider (3:58)

 3.  Once Upon A Time (4:48)

 4.  A Summer Afternoon (6:03)

Personnel:

Stan Getz:  Tenor Saxophone

Steve Kuhn:  Piano

John Neves:  Bass

Roy Haynes:  Drums

Alan Martin:  Violin

Norman Carr:  Violin

Gerald Tarack:  Violin

Jacob Glick:  Viola

Bruce Rogers:  Cello

Focus is an album by Stan Getz, originally released on January, 1962 by Verve, remastered and reissued on November 13, 2025 by Verve.  180 Gram Vinyl.