Stan Getz's last hurrah

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(Wall Street Journal) - Stan Getz, the great tenor
saxophonist, found a way to make sure that people would be
listening closely when he experienced what would be his
last hurrah. Just a few months before his death, Getz (1927-
1991) decided to make a live album with the pianist Kenny
Barron. Getz and Mr. Barron � who had just spent five years
performing with the bassist Rufus Reid and the drummer
Victor Lewis in what was quite possibly the best quartet of
Getz's career � formed a sort of band within a band,
working four nights in front of a live audience (and a
recording crew) at the Caf� Montmartre in Copenhagen.
Shortly after Getz's death, 14 of these tracks were issued
on a two-CD album titled "People Time" (Amazon.com:
http://bit.ly/PeopleTime ). Now, Universal Music France is
issuing the complete recordings � 48 performances on seven
discs that amount to as moving a last will and testament as
I have ever heard by a major musician...

Continued: http://bit.ly/GetzLast

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Thanks for that !
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