Blue Skies (Stan Getz album)

Blue Skies
Studio album by Stan Getz
Released	1995
Recorded	January 1982 San Francisco, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:03
Label	Concord Jazz CCD 4676
Producer	Carl Jefferson and Stan Getz
Stan Getz chronology
Billy Highstreet Samba (1981) Blue Skies (1995) Pure Getz (1982)

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]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
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]

Track listing

1. "Spring Is Here" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 7:08
2. "Antigny" (Marc Johnson) - 7:34
3. "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 7:42
4. "There We Go" (Jim McNeely) - 8:24
5. "Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin) - 6:39
6. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:54

Personnel

• Stan Getz - tenor saxophone
• Jim McNeely - piano
• Marc Johnson - bass
• Billy Hart - drums

References

1. Stan Getz Catalog, accessed July 26, 2016
2. Stan Getz discography: 1980's, accessed July 26, 2016
3. Henderson, Alex. Blue Skies – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved July 26, 2016.
4. Deffaa, Chip (December 1, 1995). "Blue Skies". Entertainment Weekly . ew.com. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 546. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.