Recorded at the Munich Philharmonic Hall in 1990 before a highly appreciative audience, the 63-year-old Stan Getz gives his final concert performance, and it is an excellent one indeed. His instantly recognizable tenor sax tone, well known for its rounded mellifluousness, has, by this time, grown fuller, with an attractive edge to it. He sounds in tip-top form as he and his quartet play a varied program of up-tempo swingers ("Seven Steps to Heaven," "What Is This Thing Called Love") and numerous lush ballads (Thad Jones's "Yours and Mine," Billy Strayhorn's "Blood Count"). Kenny Barron's piano style complements Getz perfectly, and the two seem particularly inspired on this evening. On several numbers, synthesizers are used to simulate the string sections of Getz's 1989 recording, Apasionado, and these textural pieces ("Espagnira," "Coba") add a studiolike lushness to the live concert. Stan Getz was a major force on tenor sax for over 40 years, and this final document-- a marvelous recording of an inspired performance--is a fitting testimony to his greatness. --Wally Shoup
Product Description
2 CD's recorded live in Germany 1990 at Munich Philharmonic Hall, with Kenny Barron, Alex Blake & Eddie Del Barrio. Gorgeously packaged in tri-fold digipak from Eagle Jazz.
The Final Concert Recording,Stan Getz,Red Int / Red Ink,Jazz,Jazz Music,Pop
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