Focus (Stan Getz album)
| Focus | ||||
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| Released | Late January 1962 | |||
| Recorded | July 14, 1961 (string orchestra parts for #s 1–4) July 28, 1961 (Getz's parts for #s 1-4 and the complete parts for #s 5–7) Webster Hall, New York City; additional touch-up recordings made in September and October, 1961, in NYC | |||
| Genre | Cool jazz, third stream | |||
| Length | 38:13 original LP 43:41 CD reissue | |||
| Label | Verve V6-8412 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
Focus is a jazz album recorded in 1961, featuring Stan Getz on tenor saxophone with a string orchestra, piano, bass, and drums. The album is a seven-part suite, which was originally commissioned by Getz from composer and arranger Eddie Sauter. Widely regarded as a high point in both men's careers, Focus was later described by Getz as his favorite among his own records. The pair would next collaborate on their soundtrack to the 1965 film Mickey One.