Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)
2. Night and Day
3. I'm Okay
4. Like Someone in Love
5. Stablemates
6. I Remember Clifford
7. Gone With the Wind

Disc 2:

1. First Song (For Ruth)
2. There Is No Greater Love
3. Surrey With the Fringe on Top
4. People Time
5. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
6. Hush-A-Bye
7. Soul Eyes

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #51849 in Music
• Released on: 1992-02-04
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Live

Amazon.com essential recording
This album, a series of duets laying the wondrously inquisitive piano of Kenny Barron next to the breathy, half-lit tenor of Stan Getz, was both the last public appearance and the final recording in the life of Getz. Recorded with astonishing clarity live at Copenhagen's Montmartre Café, People Time serves as a passionate coda to the life of this great saxophonist. Many of the tunes seem chosen for their emotional content, as if Getz were aware this might be his swan song. Speculation aside, this is a remarkably gorgeous, exquisitely paced recording. Throughout, Getz and Barron exhibit both a deep understanding of the material as well as sympathetic, truly harmonious playing. Never rushed, never brash, People Time lingers over melodies, fleshing them out and extracting every ounce of feeling. A must-have for fans of both artists. --S. Duda

Customer Reviews

Stan's last record : two hours of pure joy
Although he was dying from cancer in March 1991, Stan Getz choose the most difficult combination for his last public appearances: the duet,tenor sax and piano, with the magnificent Kenny Barron.These two CDs were recorded live in Copenhagen,at the famous "Café Montmartre",on March 3,4,5 and 6,1991.Three months later, on June 6,Stan Getz died.The result is certainly Getz's greatest recording, and even if he had only made this record,he would be one of jazz greatests artists forever.It seems incredible that a man,who is almost dead,desperatly fighting illness,can blow with such mastery.His choruses on "East of the sun","night and day","hush-a-bye","softly as in a morning sunrise","stablemates" are some of the most beautiful things ever played.He also plays an incredible version of Charlie Haden's theme, "first song".Beeing certainly Stan's best record,this is also true for Kenny Barron,who is amazing all through these two hours.He explodes as one of the greatests jazz pianists of the end of the century.I've been amazed by Stan's "anniversary" and "serenity" albums on EmArcy,but this one is miles ahead.A milestone in the history of jazz,and the most definitive recordings by Mr Getz,one of the most beautiful voices of tenor saxophone.

Almost too much
This is the most achingly beautiful record I have ever heard, in any genre of music. Getz seems to be seeking redemption and meaning for a life that he must have felt had been largely squandered in alcohol and drugs. Having achieved sobriety in his last few years, he seemed bent on leaving a testament to his true gifts, which were stupendous. This is why Serenity, Anniversary, and especially this record are the most beautiful of his career.

last recordng by the best sax player of his generation
The best sax player of his generation joined by one of the best pianists ever. This is Getz last recording, and some of his solos are almost unbearably sad. His lyrical inventiveness was never greater though. Getz doesn't embellish the original melody in his solos. He makes comletely new ones of even greater beauty. Here they are often plaintive and full of pain. Jazz artists rarely display this sort of emotional openess. But Getz's technnical skills and Romantic imagination turn all this into high art. Barron, of course, is simply the best jazz pianist around. Together they have produced a truly great album.