Stan Getz - Apasionado FLAC download

I was a bit taken back and confused when a famed jazz critic went on to say, “This rather commercial album is saved only by the great tenor’s creativity. The originals by Eddie del Barrio and Herb Alpert are quite forgettable, and the backup by a variety of studio musicians is anonymous.” He then went on, seeming to contradict himself by stating, “But somehow the wonderful playing of Stan Getz makes this a worthwhile session despite it all.” This is why I so despise critics, preferring reviewers, as critics seem capable of little more than passing judgement while sitting alone in their rooms never achieving anything.Let me assure you, the album is sound and bright, laced with a hypnotic midnight atmosphere, drenched with the feeling of an after hours session, where the staff is busy tabling chairs, the bartender sorting his bottles ... all seeming to take for granted at what they are hearing, yet knowing how lucky they are to wind down each night with unexpected sessions of musical intoxication they’ll be talking about for the rest of their lives.Recorded over three days in September of 1989, Apasionado is structured on the ideas and formula Getz used for his 1961 Verve Focus album. And while the improvisation of Focus has been replaced with a sort of stream of consciousness, the work slowly simmers, belaying a depth, presence, and attitude that stands on its own, making Apasionado a masterful production of restrained wanderlust.Review by Jenell Kesler