People Time

Artist: Stan Getz with Kenny Barron
Total time: 115:20
Label: Universal
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Review

Stan Getz's final recording, a two-CD live set of duets with pianist Kenny Barron that was cut just three months before his death, finds the great tenor in surprisingly creative form despite an occasional shortness of breath. Getz's tone is as beautiful as ever and he does not spare himself on this often exquisite set. His version of Charlie Haden's "First Song" is a highlight but none of the 14 performances are less than great. A brilliant farewell recording by a masterful jazzman. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Read About This Recording

Stan Getz had one of the most beautiful tones on the saxophone, but he was also a versatile improviser with many accomplishments during his historic career. Born in 1927, he played with several big bands as he developed his sound on the tenor. After stints with the orchestras of Jack Teagarden, Stan Kenton, Jimmy Dorsey and Benny Goodman, Getz found fame as one of the Four Brothers with Woody Herman's Second Herd, playing a classic ballad solo on Early Autumn.

Out on his own by 1949, Getz became one of the most popular of all tenor-saxophonists. He recorded with many top-notch combos, sounding beautiful on ballads but also holding his own on high-powered dates with Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Peterson. After a few years spent in Europe, he returned to the U.S. in the early 1960s and recorded a series of innovative bossa nova records including The Girl From Ipanema with Joao and Astrud Gilberto. Later on he explored post-bop jazz and electronic fusion before ending his career performing standards in straightahead settings.

Three months before his death in 1991, Getz and pianist Kenny Barron recorded the 2-CD set People Time. Somehow Getz found the strength to play at his best on the 14 selections including East Of The Sun, Like Someone In Love, There Is No Greater Love and Charlie Haden's First Song. With Barron offering stimulating support and his own strong solos, People Time was the perfect way for Stan Getz to end his colorful career.

-Scott Yanow

East of the Sun (and West of the Moon); Night and Day; I'm Okay; Like Someone In Love; Stablemates; I Remember Clifford; Gone with the Wind; First Song (for Ruth); (There is) No Greater Love; The Surrey with the Fringe on Top; People Time; Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise; Hush-A-Bye; Soul Eyes.

Stan Getz, Tenor Sax; Kenny Barron, Piano.

CD Special Features

People Time

The last recording of the legendary Stan Getz.

Two-CD Collection of duets with Stan's long time pianist, Kenny Barron.

Honest, Pure and Beautiful. -from the liner notes by Kenny Barron

Tracks + Soundclips

People Time
	1. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	9:29
	2. Night and Day	8:16
	3. I'm Okay	5:24
	4. Like Someone in Love	8:02
	5. Stablemates	8:47
	6. I Remember Clifford	9:04
	7. Gone With the Wind	7:12
	8. First Song (For Ruth)	9:55
	9. There Is No Greater Love	8:36
	10. Surrey With the Fringe on Top	9:22
	11. People Time	6:14
	12. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise	7:54
	13. Hush-A-Bye	9:33
	14. Soul Eyes	7:32

Details and Credits

Product Details

Label: Universal
Release date: 1992
Live, Instrumental

Styles

Post-Bop
Mainstream Jazz

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Album Credits
Performance Credits
Kenny Barron	Piano
Stan Getz	Sax (Tenor)

Technical Credits
Alain Gerber	Liner Notes
Charlie Haden	Liner Notes
Daniel Richard	Release Preparation
Dave Collins	Mastering
Gorm Valentin	Photography
Ib Skovgaard	Producer
Jean-Philippe Allard	Producer
Johnnie Hjerting	Engineer
Phoebe Ferguson	Photography
Sheila Mathis	Release Preparation