Oft-overlooked album that's actually one of
Getz's most far-reaching of the 60s! Recorded in the year before he got caught up in his bossa pop frenzy, the record shows
Getz as a darkly toned modernist, weaving out complex solos over the album's extended suite "Focus", written and arranged by the great
Eddie Sauter, with whom
Stan worked on the Mickey One soundtrack. The album's a surprisingly refreshing one, and shows yet another complex side of
Getz's endlessly compelling career. Titles include "I'm Late, I'm Late", "I Remember When", "Pan", "Her", "Night Rider", and "Once Upon A Time", plus bonus single versions of "I'm Late, I'm Late" and "I Remember When"!
(80s West German pressing.)