Bossas & Ballads – The Lost Sessions
Encyclopedia
In 1989, tenor saxophonist Stan Getz
recorded a couple of sessions for A&M Records
. But the results were shelved in favor of Apasionado, an orchestrated latin jazz
suite that was released in 1990. These sessions, recorded by A&M and issued for the first time on Verve Records
, show Getz playing bossa nova
and ballads at his finest in his later years. It also highlighted the outstanding compositions of Kenny Barron
, who worked with Getz towards his last years.
Stan Getz
Stanley Getz was an American jazz saxophone player. Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of his idol, Lester Young. Coming to prominence in the late 1940s with Woody Herman's big band, Getz is described by critic Scott...
recorded a couple of sessions for A&M Records
A&M Records
A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...
. But the results were shelved in favor of Apasionado, an orchestrated latin jazz
Latin jazz
Latin jazz is the general term given to jazz with Latin American rhythms.The three main categories of Latin Jazz are Brazilian, Cuban and Puerto Rican:# Brazilian Latin Jazz includes bossa nova...
suite that was released in 1990. These sessions, recorded by A&M and issued for the first time on Verve Records
Verve Records
Verve Records is an American jazz record label now owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded by Norman Granz in 1956, absorbing the catalogues of his earlier labels, Clef Records and Norgran Records , and material which had been licensed to Mercury previously.-Jazz and folk origins:The Verve...
, show Getz playing bossa nova
Bossa nova
Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music. Bossa nova acquired a large following in the 1960s, initially consisting of young musicians and college students...
and ballads at his finest in his later years. It also highlighted the outstanding compositions of Kenny Barron
Kenny Barron
Kenny Barron , is an American jazz pianist. He is the younger brother of tenor saxophonist Bill Barron, and known for his lyrical, adaptive style.-Biography:...
, who worked with Getz towards his last years.
Track listing
- "Sunshower" (Kenny BarronKenny BarronKenny Barron , is an American jazz pianist. He is the younger brother of tenor saxophonist Bill Barron, and known for his lyrical, adaptive style.-Biography:...
) - "Yours and Mine" (Thad JonesThad JonesThaddeus Joseph Jones was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader.-Biography:Thad Jones was born in Pontiac, Michigan to a musical family of ten . Thad Jones was a self taught musician, performing professionally by the age of sixteen...
) - "Joanne Julia" (Kenny Barron)
- "Soul Eyes" (Mal WaldronMal WaldronMalcolm Earl Waldron was an American jazz and world music pianist and composer, born in New York City.Like his contemporaries, Waldron's roots lie chiefly in the hard bop and post-bop genres of the New York club scene of the 1950s; but with time, he gravitated more towards free jazz and composition...
) - "Spiral" (Kenny Barron)
- "Beatrice" (Sam RiversSam RiversSamuel Carthorne Rivers , is an American jazz musician and composer. He performs on soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica and piano....
) - "The Wind" (Russ Freeman, Jerry GladstoneJerry GladstoneJerry Gladstone is the CEO and founder of ARA Corp and The Common Thread Project.-Background:Jerry L. Gladstone, born March 11, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Massapequa, New York, is the CEO and founder of ARA Corp, an entertainment fine arts company.-Early life:Gladstone attended the...
) - "El Sueno" (Kenny Barron)
- "Feijoada" (Kenny Barron)
Session information
Recorded March 28, 1989 A&M, LA - Mixed at Capitol, LA March 17–19, 2003- Al SchmittAl SchmittAl Schmitt is a recording engineer and record producer.-Early career:Schmitt grew up in New York City. After serving in the U.S. Navy he began working at Apex Recording Studios at the age of 19. In the late 1950's Schmitt moved to Los Angeles and became a staff engineer at Radio Recorders on Santa...
(production engineer) - Stan Getz (tenor saxophone)
- Kenny Barron (piano)
- George MrazGeorge MrazGeorge Mraz is a jazz bassist and alto saxophonist. He was a member of Oscar Peterson's group, and has worked with Stan Getz, Tommy Flanagan, Chet Baker and many other important jazz musicians...
(bass) - Victor LewisVictor LewisVictor Lewis is an American jazz drummer, a major force in the genre since the 1980s.-As leader:*1992: Family Portrait - with John Stubblefield, Edward Simon, Cecil McBee, Don Alias, Jumma Santos...
(drums) - Herb AlpertHerb AlpertHerbert "Herb" Alpert is an American musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, or TJB. He is also a recording industry executive — he is the "A" of A&M Records...
(producer)