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Focus is a jazz album recorded in 1961, featuring Stan Getz on tenor saxophone with a string orchestra. The album is a suite which was originally commissioned by Getz from composer and arranger Eddie Sauter. Widely regarded as a high point in both men’s careers, Getz later described Focus as his favorite among his own records.

Track listing:
All compositions by Eddie Sauter.
“I’m Late, I’m Late” – 8:10
“Her” – 6:13
“Pan” – 3:58
“I Remember When” – 5:03
“Night Rider” – 3:58
“Once Upon a Time” – 4:48
“A Summer Afternoon” – 6:03
“I’m Late, I’m Late” [45 rpm issue] – 2:31 Bonus track on CD reissue
“I Remember When” [45 rpm issue] – 2:57 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel:
Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
Steve Kuhn – piano
John Neves – bass
Roy Haynes – drums
Alan Martin, Norman Carr, Gerald Tarack – violin
Jacob Glick – viola
Bruce Rogers – cello
Eddie Sauter – arranger
Hershy Kay – conductor

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Released: Late January 1962
Recorded: July 14, 1961 (#1-3)
July 28, 1961 (#4-7; strings)
Webster Hall, New York City
September–October 1961 (#2-7; Getz’s parts)
Length: 38:13 original LP
43:41 CD reissue
Label: Verve
V6-8412
Producer: Creed Taylor