Stan Getz – Focus (Verve V-8412)

Verve V-8412 · 12-inch LP · 1961

V-8412

Focus

Stan Getz

Released: Late January 1962
Tracks: 7

The sources disagree on the year: 1961 in the Jazz Discography Project, 1962 on Wikipedia.

1 more track from these dates went to The Best Of Stan Getz

Who's on it

Stan Getz – tenor sax
Norman Carr – violin
Alan Martin – violin
Gerald Tarack – violin
Jacob Glick – viola
Bruce Rogers – cello
Hershy Kay – conductor
Eddie Sauter – composer, arranger
Steve Kuhn – piano
John Neves – bass
Roy Haynes – drums

Credits

Producer: Creed Taylor
photography: Pete Turner

The tracks

Side one

1I'm Late, I'm LateOctober, 1961 · 61VK2758:08
2HerOctober, 1961 · 61VK2766:08
3PanOctober, 1961 · 61VK2773:55

Side two

1I Remember WhenOctober, 1961 · 61VK2784:57
2Night RiderOctober, 1961 · 61VK2793:52
3Once Upon A TimeOctober, 1961 · 61VK2804:45
4A Summer AfternoonOctober, 1961 · 61VK2815:56

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The 2 sessions

October, 1961Webster Hall, NYC, July 14, 1961;NYC, September and Stan Getz With Hershy Kay And His Orchestra
- Stan Getz – tenor sax
- Norman Carr – violin
- Alan Martin – violin
- Gerald Tarack – violin
- Jacob Glick – viola
- Bruce Rogers – cello
- Hershy Kay – conductor
- Eddie Sauter – composer, arranger
- Steve Kuhn – piano
- John Neves – bass
- Roy Haynes – drums
4 tracks on this record · 4 takes that dayOpen the session →
October, 1961Webster Hall, NYC, July 28, 1961;NYC, September and Stan Getz With Hershy Kay And His Orchestra
- Stan Getz – tenor sax
- Norman Carr – violin
- Alan Martin – violin
- Gerald Tarack – violin
- Jacob Glick – viola
- Bruce Rogers – cello
- Hershy Kay – conductor
- Eddie Sauter – composer, arranger
- Steve Kuhn – piano
- John Neves – bass
- Roy Haynes – drums
3 tracks on this record · 3 takes that dayOpen the session →

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

The whole band 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	V-8719	The Best Of Stan Getz	Stan Getz Quintet With Strings	1967	Stan Getz, Norman Carr, Alan Martin, Gerald Tarack, Jacob Glick, Bruce Rogers, Hershy Kay, Eddie Sauter, Steve Kuhn, John Neves, Roy Haynes

4 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	V-8418	Recorded Fall 1961	Stan Getz, Bob Brookmeyer	1961	Stan Getz, Steve Kuhn, John Neves, Roy Haynes

2 of them 7 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PRLP 7002	Stan Getz Quartets	Stan Getz Bop Stars	1955	Stan Getz, Roy Haynes
	PRLP 7013	Conception Featuring Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz	Stan Getz Bop Stars	1956	Stan Getz, Roy Haynes
	LP 1345	Third Stream Music	The Modern Jazz Quartet & Guests	1960	Alan Martin, Gerald Tarack
	MG 12156	Opus De Jazz Vol. 2	John Rae	1961	Steve Kuhn, John Neves
	V-8665	Stan Getz With Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida	Stan Getz With Laurindo Almeida	1966	Stan Getz, Steve Kuhn
	PR 7516	Prezervation	Stan Getz With Al Haig	1967	Stan Getz, Roy Haynes
	V-8752	Stan Getz With Richard Evans Orchestra · not on the site yet	Stan Getz With Richard Evans Orchestra	1967	Stan Getz, Roy Haynes

Also from these sessions

Stan Getz Quintet With Strings – The Best Of Stan Getz (Verve V-8719)

V-8719 · 1967The Best Of Stan GetzStan Getz Quintet With Strings

Sources

Jazz Discography Project (sessions, takes, personnel) · Wikipedia (release, running order, credits) · Discogs · MusicBrainz · AllMusic · Wikidata

In the 8000 series

← V-8411Perceptions V-8413 →7 x Wilder