Getz, Stan: Focus (Vinyl LP) Dexter Gordon and lounge music into something

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Getz, Stan: Focus (Vinyl LP) Dexter Gordon and lounge music into somethingFocus, released in 1961 on Verve Records, stands as a singular entry in saxophonist Stan Getzs discography a chamber jazz suite composed and arranged by Eddie Sauter, with Getz as its sole improviser. Recorded in July 1961 at Webster Hall in New York City, Focus pairs Getzs expressive tenor saxophone with a string orchestra conducted by Hershy Kay. Sauters seven movement suite originally envisioned for violinist Jascha Heifetz unfolds in layered