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The Lost Sessions
Stan Getz
Verve

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Bob Parlocha's Editorial:
These are previously unreleased tracks by Stan from 1989. Originally, this was to be the first Getz release on A&M Records, but was replaced for a more commercially oriented CD. Stan is in wonderful form in the company of his favorite piano player of the period, Kenny Barron. Unissued Getz is like finding a pirate's treasure. -- Bob Parlocha

Amazon's Editorial:
There has been no lack of previously unissued material by the late Stan Getz coming out on CD, but the opportunity to get a further taste of the great tenor saxophonist's exceptional final period is not to be passed on. Recorded two months before his death in 1989 (and two years after the brilliant club dates documented on Anniversary and Serenity), "Bossas and Ballads: The Lost Sessions" finds him in top form, continuing his memorable association with pianist Kenny Barron. Produced for A&M by Herb Alpert, but shelved in favor of the synthesizered Apasionado, this is vintage Getz: cool and relaxed but possessed of a sneaky explosive power. The man's lyricism could be devastating, and knowing he would be soon gone adds to the potency of his expression on songs such as "Sunshower" (one of five tunes by Barron), Mal Waldron's "Soul Eyes" and Sam Rivers' "Beatrice." A quarter century after spearheading the bossa nova movement in America, he brings a bit less lilt to the form, but more body, never resting on his inventions.

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The Lost Sessions Stan Getz Verve Usually ships in 24 hours Price: Under $15	Bob Parlocha's Editorial: These are previously unreleased tracks by Stan from 1989. Originally, this was to be the first Getz release on A&M Records, but was replaced for a more commercially oriented CD. Stan is in wonderful form in the company of his favorite piano player of the period, Kenny Barron. Unissued Getz is like finding a pirate's treasure. -- Bob Parlocha Amazon's Editorial: There has been no lack of previously unissued material by the late Stan Getz coming out on CD, but the opportunity to get a further taste of the great tenor saxophonist's exceptional final period is not to be passed on. Recorded two months before his death in 1989 (and two years after the brilliant club dates documented on Anniversary and Serenity), "Bossas and Ballads: The Lost Sessions" finds him in top form, continuing his memorable association with pianist Kenny Barron. Produced for A&M by Herb Alpert, but shelved in favor of the synthesizered Apasionado, this is vintage Getz: cool and relaxed but possessed of a sneaky explosive power. The man's lyricism could be devastating, and knowing he would be soon gone adds to the potency of his expression on songs such as "Sunshower" (one of five tunes by Barron), Mal Waldron's "Soul Eyes" and Sam Rivers' "Beatrice." A quarter century after spearheading the bossa nova movement in America, he brings a bit less lilt to the form, but more body, never resting on his inventions.