Imported from Europe
Imported from Europe is an album by saxophonist Stan Getz which was released on the Verve label in 1959.[1][2]
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | August 26 and September 15 & 16, 1958 Stockholm, Sweden | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:50 | |||
| Label | Verve MGV 8331 | |||
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny stated "Imported from Europe channels the frosty ambience of its geographic origins to create one of Getz's most evocative efforts -- a decisively modern and cerebral session, it's nevertheless humanized by the warm, rich tone of Getz's tenor sax".[3]
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Track listing
- "Bengt's Blues" (Bengt Hallberg) - 4:15
- "Honeysuckle Rose" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf) - 6:43
- "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 7:18
- "Topsy" (Edgar Battle, Eddie Durham) - 6:25
- "Like Someone in Love" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 4:15
- "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 3:42
- "Stockholm Street" (Lars Gullin) - 4:12
- Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden on August 26, 1958 (tracks 2-4), September 15, 1958 (tracks 5 & 6) and September 16, 1958 (tracks 1 & 7)
Personnel
- Stan Getz - tenor saxophone
- Benny Bailey - trumpet
- Åke Persson - trombone
- Bjarne Nerem (tracks 6 & 7), Erik Nordström - tenor saxophone
- Lars Gullin - baritone saxophone
- Bengt Hallberg (tracks 1 & 5-7), Jan Johansson (tracks 2-4) - piano
- Gunnar Johnson - bass
- William Schiopffe - drums
References
- Stan Getz Catalog, accessed July 25, 2016
- Verve Records: Album Entry Archived 2016-08-18 at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 25, 2016
- Ankeny, Jason. Imported from Europe – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
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