Focus
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Focus is a 1961 jazz album by saxophonist Stan Getz, renowned for its innovative blend of cool jazz improvisation with string orchestra arrangements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Focus canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| arranger | Eddie Sauter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Stan Getz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Stan Getz discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Verve V6-8412 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition |
follows "Stan Getz at Large"
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precedes "Jazz Samba" ⓘ |
| composer | Eddie Sauter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed by jazz critics ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
cello
ⓘ
double bass ⓘ drums ⓘ viola ⓘ violin ⓘ |
| featuresMusician | Roy Haynes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | LP record ⓘ |
| genre |
cool jazz
ⓘ
third stream ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | "Focus (Stan Getz album) cover" ⓘ |
| hasPart |
"A Summer Afternoon"
NERFINISHED
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"Her" NERFINISHED ⓘ "I Remember When" NERFINISHED ⓘ "I'm Late, I'm Late" NERFINISHED ⓘ "I'm Late, I'm Late" (alternate take) NERFINISHED ⓘ "Night Rider" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Once Upon a Time" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Pan" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label | Verve Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| length | approximately 40 minutes ⓘ |
| listedIn | essential jazz albums lists ⓘ |
| mainInstrument | tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration between Stan Getz and Eddie Sauter
ⓘ
integration of cool jazz improvisation with string orchestra arrangements ⓘ |
| orchestration | string orchestra ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl ⓘ |
| performer | Stan Getz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Creed Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Verve Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | RCA Victor Studio A, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate |
1961-07
ⓘ
1961-08 ⓘ |
| reissueFormat |
compact disc
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digital download ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
cool, lyrical tenor saxophone tone
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through-composed string parts with improvised saxophone lines ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.