Billy Highstreet Samba

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Billy Highstreet Samba
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Studio album by
Released1990
RecordedNovember 4, 1981
Studio Davout, Paris, France
Genre Jazz
Length62:38
Label EmArcy
838 771 2
Producer Stan Getz
Stan Getz chronology
Spring Is Here
(1981)
Billy Highstreet Samba
(1990)
Blue Skies
(1982)

Billy Highstreet Samba is an album by saxophonist Stan Getz which was recorded in Paris in 1981 and released on the EmArcy label in 1990. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Select 3/5 [6]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Not essential music but a fine example of Getz's flexibility and creative instincts". [4]

Track listing

  1. "Hospitality Creek" (Mitchel Forman) - 9:49
  2. "Anytime Tomorrow" (Chuck Loeb) - 6:02
  3. "Be There Then" (Loeb) - 8:10
  4. "Billy Highstreet Samba" (Loeb) - 6:01
  5. "The Dirge" (Forman) - 7:04
  6. "Page Two" (Loeb) - 8:59
  7. "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 6:27
  8. "Tuesday Next" (Loeb) - 10:06 (CD Bonus Track)

Personnel

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References

  1. Stan Getz Catalog, accessed July 26, 2016
  2. Stan Getz discography: 1980's, accessed July 26, 2016
  3. Stan Getz discography: album entry accessed July 26, 2016
  4. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Billy Highstreet Samba – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 546. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. Rice, Glenn (August 1990). "Stan Getz: Billy Highstreet Samba". Select . p. 94.