1961 was the year before Stan Getz's and Charlie Byrd's smash Jazz Samba recording appeared. The album's success netted an influence so imposing it impacted the direction of the saxophonist's creative life. Before this, there was scant recorded evidence to document where Getz was headed after he returned to America from a three-year sojourn in Copenhagen. Getz recorded Focus with Eddie Sauter in the summer of 1961, and in the fall, Stan Getz Bob Brookmeyer: Recorded Fall 1961 was recorded with the other members of his "Boston Band": drummer Roy Haynes, pianist Steve Kuhn, and bassist John Neves. This group was captured at the Village Gate in November. Earlier that year, Getz formed a quartet with bassist Scott LaFaro that included Kuhn and drummer Pete LaRoca. By early March, Haynes (after the bassist's lobbying) was in the drum chair. On July 3, the quartet performed to a standing ovation at Newport; three days later, LaFaro was killed in an accident. Two weeks later, the saxist engaged Neves. Simultaneously, John Coltrane replaced Getz at the top of the tenor polls in 1961. His new directions -- monitored by Getz in Europe -- influenced the more muscular direction employed here that would evaporate on Focus and Jazz Samba. In addition, Kuhn had worked with 'Trane before McCoy Tyner.

1		Announcement
2		It's All Right With Me
3		Wildwood
4		When the Sun Comes Out
5		Impressions
6		Airegin
7		Like Someone in Love
8		Woody 'n You
9		Blues
10		Where Do You Go
11		Yesterday's Gardenias
12		Stella by Starlight
13		It's You or No One
14		Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most
15		52nd Street Theme
16		Jumpin' with Symphony Sid