| Blue Skies | ||||
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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Recorded | January 1982 San Francisco, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:03 | |||
| Label | Concord Jazz CCD 4676 | |||
| Producer | Carl Jefferson and Stan Getz | |||
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Blue Skies is an album by the saxophonist Stan Getz, recorded in San Francisco in 1982 but not released on the Concord Jazz label until 1995. [1] [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [5] |
The AllMusic review by Alex Henderson stated: "True to form, Getz makes the listener marvel at his tone throughout the album; without question, he had one of the sexiest, most gorgeous tones in the history of jazz. It's unfortunate that this excellent material went unreleased for 13 years". [3]
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