Focus (Stan Getz album)

Focus
Studio album by
Stan Getz
ReleasedLate January 1962[1]
RecordedJuly 14, 1961 (#1–3)
July 28, 1961 (#4–7; strings)
Webster Hall, New York City
September–October 1961 (#2–7; Getz's parts)
Location unknown
GenreCool jazz, third stream
Length38:13 original LP
43:41 CD reissue
LabelVerve
V6-8412
ProducerCreed Taylor
Stan Getz chronology
Jazz Jamboree '60
(1960) 		Focus
(1962) 		Jazz Samba
(1962)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
DownBeat[2]
AllMusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

Focus is a jazz album recorded in 1961, featuring Stan Getz on tenor saxophone with a string quartet, piano, bass, and drums. The album is a suite which was originally commissioned by Getz from composer and arranger Eddie Sauter. Widely regarded as a high point in both men's careers, Getz later described Focus as his favorite among his own records.[6] The pair would next collaborate on their soundtrack to the 1965 film Mickey One.[7]

  1. ^ "Billboard". February 3, 1962. p. 24. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  2. ^ DownBeat: March 29, 1962, vol. 29, no. 7.
  3. ^ Stephen Cook. "Focus - Stan Getz | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 82. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Penguin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Stan Getz | Biography, Albums, & Streaming Radio". AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  7. ^ Music from the Sound Track of Mickey One at AllMusic