Captain Bacardi
Well-Known Member
I just picked up Bossas And Ballads: The Lost Sessions by Stan Getz, which was released on A&M/Verve. This was produced by Herb Alpert. In fact, this was recorded before Getz's Apasionado album. This release is a straight-ahead jazz album with Stan's basic quartet: Kenny Barron on piano, George Mraz on bass, and Victor Lewis on drums.
The tunes are:
- 1. Sunshower (Kenny Barron) 7:21
2. Yours And Mine (Thad Jones) 8:00
3. Joanne Julia (Kenny Barron) 7:50
4. Soul Eyes (Mal Waldron) 7:23
5. Spiral (Kenny Barron) 7:54
6. Beatrice (Sam Rivers) 8:14
7. The Wind (Russ Freeman - Jerry Gladstone) 8:56
8. El Sueno (Kenny Barron) 6:36
9. Feijoada (Kenny Barron) 6:24
The liner notes have several quotes from Herb and Barron, and there are photos of the musicians and Herb as well. So why wasn't this released after the recording session? According to Herb, "We didn't release the album because A&M wasn't set up for a straight-ahead jazz album. We lacked the appropriate marketing and sales strategies peculiar to this genre. Besides, by then Stan and I were in deep discussion about Apasionado, the new project which was absorbing our interest." Funny, but I thought the Modern Masters Series was for that purpose.
The music is terrific, vintage Getz. The album is aptly titled. It's all bossas and ballads. Getz and Barron are great together. Nice tunes, great recording.
Capt. Bacardi