GETZ,STAN
FOCUS (VERVE VAULT SERIES 180 GRAM) - LP

UPC: 602478261718
Label: VERVE
Format: LP
Release Date: November 14, 2025
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Focus, recorded at Webster Hall in New York City and released in 1961 on Verve Records, stands as a singular entry in saxophonist Stan Getz's discography. Focus pairs Getz's expressive tenor saxophone with a string orchestra conducted by Hershy Kay. Getz's parts were entirely improvised, as he navigated pre-composed frameworks with melodic invention and emotional clarity. The album represents a true collaboration between composer/arranger Eddie Sauter and Getz, and a radical departure from the conventions of jazz "with strings" albums of the time. Sauter's charts emphasize contrapuntal writing, rhythmic complexity, and harmonic ambiguity, while Getz — unedited and unrehearsed in the traditional sense — weaves a lyrical, instinctive line throughout. The result remains one of the most original and artistically daring projects in Getz's recorded legacy; the artist's favorite of all the records he made.

The Verve Vault Series is always mastered from analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

TRACK LIST:

Side A:

1. On the Sunny Side of the Street
2. The Eternal Triangle

Side B:

1. After Hours
2. I Know That You Know