Stan Getz Music

Stan Getz and his quartet...Kenny Barron, Rufus Reid and Victor Lewis...played two sets on a hot night in July of 1987 at the Cafe Montmarte in Copenhagen. Their performance that evening produced two excellent CD's, "Anniversary" and "Serenity". Fortunately, one of the sets was also visually recorded and produced this DVD. It leaves us with a wonderful example of the high level of musicianship these four consistently displayed, as a group and individually. The beauty of this recording is that we are able to not only hear but see the astounding interplay that these gentlemen were capable of when performing together. From a technical standpoint, the visual and audio components are at a very high level even given the fact that the sound is captured monaurally. The selections are a nice blend of jazz standards, both uptempo and ballads. Just four years before his death, Stan was still at the height of his creativity and plays with his usual drive and sensitivity. If you never had an opportunity to see this great artist live, this is the next best thing. One of the iconic figures in jazz tastefully supported by three of the best in the business makes it easy for me to highly recommend this DVD.