Stan Getz Music

This is an incredible lineup with amazing chemistry. All Tony Williams fans should love it because Tony is kicking major butt along with Corea and Clarke, and Getz is on the second peak of his career here. Every song is awesome! Check out the videos for 500 Miles High and Captain Marvel on Youtube from the 1972 Montreux Jazz Festival. There is also a video of La Fiesta from the same concert, but it is quite rare.

I have only recently begun to listen and to appreciate jazz music (i.e 12 months ago) . People like Dexter Gordon, Lester Young, Oscar Peterson, Sonny Rollins, Art Pepper and Stan Getz are true legends in the musical world.

Captain Marvel is a claasic recording which displays the wonderful talents of Stan Getz, one of the top Tenor men in jazz history. The saxophone and rhythm section here is pulsating and riveting from beginning to end with no weak points. I now own several records of Stan and "Captain Marvel" proves once again that he was not content to stay with only one style of music but wanted to be continually challenged with a variety of musical styles.

The recording quality is also excellent with all instruments clearly defined even though the energy is high for most of the record. If you are a fan of Stan or jazz in general then this record comes higly recommended. If you are able get the release with the bonus tracks then do so as it provides over 68 minutes of wonderful music.

With the advent of YouTube there is some live footage of this band at Montreaux in '72. It is blazing with energy, and for anyone who loves Tony Williams or Chick Corea from that era it's a must see, just as this record is a must have. How will it fare with traditional Getz lovers? Probably low unless you love high octane, balls-out, fusion blowing. Indeed, Getz wanted to get in on the fusion thing that was happening all around him, and he picked the very best players to do it with. Mutual admiration society here I imagine. A great record for fusion buffs but probably a pass for Getz lovers who want his romantic, sensitive, nuance-filled playing. I know Getz's work in its usual context, and I don't think this is as bad as one reviewer does, but it IS largely a fusion record. As such, be forewarned. But if you love Tony and Chick, you're in for a real treat that many missed when it first came out.

I had the opportunity to catch Getz perform at the Village Gate, NYC shortly after this recording, so maybe I'm biased. I believe Getz had the ability to make any style sound so relaxed...COOL....You know,.... Mellowwwwwww!!!!That was Stan The Man. Pick up on this fussion, Latin, synthoid, what's-a-ma-jiggy sound. Dig Captain Marvel! It's so....GETZZZZZZZ!!!!!

Stanley!!!....hey!!...who CAN'T listen to cuts "La Fiesta" and "Captain Marvel" and NOT start dancin'???...both cuts hit you like a BLOW TORCH!! Of course, it's the drums & bass that drive you but Stan's sax charts the course!! This is BOSSA NOVA times 10!!!....a very muscular SAMBA!...MACHO SAMBA!! This is the first Stan Getz CD that I heard him WAIL (La Fiesta)!! Although this was recorded in the early 70s...it's NOT dated...it still SWINGS...beyond belief!! I own many (22) Stan Getz CDs...but I don't think he ever burned as hot on these testosterone-induced Latin numbers.

Why Stan didn't grab Chick, Tony Williams and Stanley Clarke and make a follow-up, I'll never know. He probably thought those young cats would give him cardiac arrest...but he need'nt worry...not only does he keep UP...he LEADS!! I must admit though, after listening to this CD...I had to catch my breath...and take a shower...it's HOT!!! Buy it...and sweat with a smile!

This is an incredible lineup with amazing chemistry. All Tony Williams fans should love it because Tony is kicking major butt along with Corea and Clarke, and Getz is on the second peak of his career here. Every song is awesome! Check out the videos for 500 Miles High and Captain Marvel on Youtube from the 1972 Montreux Jazz Festival. There is also a video of La Fiesta from the same concert, but it is quite rare.

I have only recently begun to listen and to appreciate jazz music (i.e 12 months ago) . People like Dexter Gordon, Lester Young, Oscar Peterson, Sonny Rollins, Art Pepper and Stan Getz are true legends in the musical world.

Captain Marvel is a claasic recording which displays the wonderful talents of Stan Getz, one of the top Tenor men in jazz history. The saxophone and rhythm section here is pulsating and riveting from beginning to end with no weak points. I now own several records of Stan and "Captain Marvel" proves once again that he was not content to stay with only one style of music but wanted to be continually challenged with a variety of musical styles.

The recording quality is also excellent with all instruments clearly defined even though the energy is high for most of the record. If you are a fan of Stan or jazz in general then this record comes higly recommended. If you are able get the release with the bonus tracks then do so as it provides over 68 minutes of wonderful music.

With the advent of YouTube there is some live footage of this band at Montreaux in '72. It is blazing with energy, and for anyone who loves Tony Williams or Chick Corea from that era it's a must see, just as this record is a must have. How will it fare with traditional Getz lovers? Probably low unless you love high octane, balls-out, fusion blowing. Indeed, Getz wanted to get in on the fusion thing that was happening all around him, and he picked the very best players to do it with. Mutual admiration society here I imagine. A great record for fusion buffs but probably a pass for Getz lovers who want his romantic, sensitive, nuance-filled playing. I know Getz's work in its usual context, and I don't think this is as bad as one reviewer does, but it IS largely a fusion record. As such, be forewarned. But if you love Tony and Chick, you're in for a real treat that many missed when it first came out.

I had the opportunity to catch Getz perform at the Village Gate, NYC shortly after this recording, so maybe I'm biased. I believe Getz had the ability to make any style sound so relaxed...COOL....You know,.... Mellowwwwwww!!!!That was Stan The Man. Pick up on this fussion, Latin, synthoid, what's-a-ma-jiggy sound. Dig Captain Marvel! It's so....GETZZZZZZZ!!!!!

Stanley!!!....hey!!...who CAN'T listen to cuts "La Fiesta" and "Captain Marvel" and NOT start dancin'???...both cuts hit you like a BLOW TORCH!! Of course, it's the drums & bass that drive you but Stan's sax charts the course!! This is BOSSA NOVA times 10!!!....a very muscular SAMBA!...MACHO SAMBA!! This is the first Stan Getz CD that I heard him WAIL (La Fiesta)!! Although this was recorded in the early 70s...it's NOT dated...it still SWINGS...beyond belief!! I own many (22) Stan Getz CDs...but I don't think he ever burned as hot on these testosterone-induced Latin numbers.

Why Stan didn't grab Chick, Tony Williams and Stanley Clarke and make a follow-up, I'll never know. He probably thought those young cats would give him cardiac arrest...but he need'nt worry...not only does he keep UP...he LEADS!! I must admit though, after listening to this CD...I had to catch my breath...and take a shower...it's HOT!!! Buy it...and sweat with a smile!

This is an incredible lineup with amazing chemistry. All Tony Williams fans should love it because Tony is kicking major butt along with Corea and Clarke, and Getz is on the second peak of his career here. Every song is awesome! Check out the videos for 500 Miles High and Captain Marvel on Youtube from the 1972 Montreux Jazz Festival. There is also a video of La Fiesta from the same concert, but it is quite rare.

I have only recently begun to listen and to appreciate jazz music (i.e 12 months ago) . People like Dexter Gordon, Lester Young, Oscar Peterson, Sonny Rollins, Art Pepper and Stan Getz are true legends in the musical world.

Captain Marvel is a claasic recording which displays the wonderful talents of Stan Getz, one of the top Tenor men in jazz history. The saxophone and rhythm section here is pulsating and riveting from beginning to end with no weak points. I now own several records of Stan and "Captain Marvel" proves once again that he was not content to stay with only one style of music but wanted to be continually challenged with a variety of musical styles.

The recording quality is also excellent with all instruments clearly defined even though the energy is high for most of the record. If you are a fan of Stan or jazz in general then this record comes higly recommended. If you are able get the release with the bonus tracks then do so as it provides over 68 minutes of wonderful music.

With the advent of YouTube there is some live footage of this band at Montreaux in '72. It is blazing with energy, and for anyone who loves Tony Williams or Chick Corea from that era it's a must see, just as this record is a must have. How will it fare with traditional Getz lovers? Probably low unless you love high octane, balls-out, fusion blowing. Indeed, Getz wanted to get in on the fusion thing that was happening all around him, and he picked the very best players to do it with. Mutual admiration society here I imagine. A great record for fusion buffs but probably a pass for Getz lovers who want his romantic, sensitive, nuance-filled playing. I know Getz's work in its usual context, and I don't think this is as bad as one reviewer does, but it IS largely a fusion record. As such, be forewarned. But if you love Tony and Chick, you're in for a real treat that many missed when it first came out.

I had the opportunity to catch Getz perform at the Village Gate, NYC shortly after this recording, so maybe I'm biased. I believe Getz had the ability to make any style sound so relaxed...COOL....You know,.... Mellowwwwwww!!!!That was Stan The Man. Pick up on this fussion, Latin, synthoid, what's-a-ma-jiggy sound. Dig Captain Marvel! It's so....GETZZZZZZZ!!!!!

Stanley!!!....hey!!...who CAN'T listen to cuts "La Fiesta" and "Captain Marvel" and NOT start dancin'???...both cuts hit you like a BLOW TORCH!! Of course, it's the drums & bass that drive you but Stan's sax charts the course!! This is BOSSA NOVA times 10!!!....a very muscular SAMBA!...MACHO SAMBA!! This is the first Stan Getz CD that I heard him WAIL (La Fiesta)!! Although this was recorded in the early 70s...it's NOT dated...it still SWINGS...beyond belief!! I own many (22) Stan Getz CDs...but I don't think he ever burned as hot on these testosterone-induced Latin numbers.

Why Stan didn't grab Chick, Tony Williams and Stanley Clarke and make a follow-up, I'll never know. He probably thought those young cats would give him cardiac arrest...but he need'nt worry...not only does he keep UP...he LEADS!! I must admit though, after listening to this CD...I had to catch my breath...and take a shower...it's HOT!!! Buy it...and sweat with a smile!

Spikey. Painfully noisey in places. avoid this CD if you value your money.

"Not for reactionaries" "Avant-garde": always code words for dissonant music!

One of Getz most controversial and challenging albums.

This is a jarring concept album, much like Bernstein's Westside Story orchestral background without the lyrical parts like "Maria" etc. More like "When you're a Jet/ you're a Jet all the Way". Very 50's Urban Nightmare/Asphalt Jungle/Westside Story soundtrack.

I've gone back and listened to this again after ten years (see below) and emotionally I still don't like it, don't find it wonderful like most of Getz music, but I recognize the artistic achievement. Stan Getz, the best sax man in Jazz history, shows himself the capable of playing anything, but the music is mostly too aggressive and switchblade spikey. Who says Stan's a featherweight and can't play the tough stuff? The serene or blueszy stuff, which he does best, is far too short, only goes on for a few seconds or a minute. Ultimately like a meal with too much pepper.

"Quidproquo" maybe the best of the meager pickings here. The bi-polar tempos change too quickly to ever really develop a mood, but in places there is very touching melancholy lonely mood, without the usual Getz romance. Very anxious/angst in other places.

I think there was probably less improvization here than any other Getz album, sounds very scripted.

Sounds a little like Getz soundtrack music "Mickey One". I say, get "Focus" for a much more satisfactory musical experience of Getz with a Big Band, but if your taste runs to such things- challenging, avant-garde - it is an achievement, unlike 99% of Getz other work.

Bold. Beautiful. Bad. More than anything else, "Change of Scenes" is a magnet for misapprehension. As one of the Clarke-Boland Big Band's finest recordings, it is a seething, torrential, maddeningly oblique portrait of modern creative large group jazz. Its multifarious, somewhat schizophrenic character belies the sheer technical virtuosity of the composition and arrangement, among the most assured, uncompromising charts Francy Boland ever set to paper. The playing is positively superlative, even for a group of this caliber; no doubt about it, this is hardly Getz's session to dominate. This is, in fact, the album's only genuine failing point; its true brilliance is obscured by the blinding star power of its guest tenor, reading in catalogs like just another digression in a vast catalog of Getzian tangents. The truth is, "Change of Scenes" is not a Stan Getz album. This is not to discredit the recording's apparent frontman, an adventurous improviser too often pigeonholed as a proponent of more low-key aesthetics; his contribution to the album is invaluable. However, the real star is the Big Band itself. Honestly, how can any one man stand out in a group that, at different times, boasted the talents of Johnny Griffin, Sahib Shihab, Ronnie Scott, Benny Bailey, Tony Coe, Ake Persson, Jimmy Woode, Art Farmer, Albert Mangelsdorff, and Clarke and Boland themselves (to name only a few)? Getz may be the man, but he's just one in a cast of thousands here... and it's easy to get lost.

This is not an album for reactionaries. It's gorgeous without ever sounding pretty, emotional, bombastic, and sensitively constructed. This is about as far out as a large group can get without lapsing into straight-up Sun Ra territory. For something catchy, a little fluffier, try Getz's bossa nova recordings. For more subdued, less involved charts, try "Focus." However, for all its wooly, strenuous textures, dizzying rhythmic shifts, explosive leads, and wrenchingly dynamic improvisational luster, "Change of Scenes" is an essential recording. It may not depict Getz in the most flattering light, but he's playing catch up here... this is a different ballgame. For major league listeners only... or those with big ears, anyway.

This music is some of the most creative big band to ever grace my cd player.I wish it was longer.The ensemble sound is great as is the recording.... and what writing!!!!!!!

Definately one of the very best albums I have played. The scoring puts this style of big band music in a league of its own - not the usual swing you would dance to! The music undulates in tension and serenity, invoking feelings of unrest which are resolved with, what can only be described as, a wipe of the forhead and a sigh. Getz plays his sax with great diversity in tone - smooth as silk one minute, rasping the next. Any percussionists out there will surely marvel at the creativity and prominance of Kenny Clarkes drumming. The album is surely a masterpiece in musical creativity. I highly recommend you listen to this album!

This should be available on CD. Period. I listen to it on a scratchy cassette, which I made from my old LP. It skips and hisses. Why is this not available on CD? How insane.

I currently own this album (yes, on vinyl), because I cannot find it on CD. This is one of the smoothest albums. Street Tatoo is my favorite. I agree with Mr. Moreno from S.F. Ca. I myself am a S.F. Ca. native. Is this just a California thing. Come on Sony, you are late and wrong for not having this on CD. I hope the word (Getz) around so that this album by Stan Getz can be put on CD. Whoever submitted the cover art, I thank you.

How come this album can be out of print? Stan Getz playing with Lalo Schifrin on Keyboards, Stanley Clarke and Abraham Laboriel on Bass? A cover painted by Charles M. Schulz showing Snoopy on sax and Schroeder on the toy piano? Come on, Sony Music, you can do so much better!