Peacocks

Stan Getz | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 11, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Koch Records
• ASIN: B00000IWNZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #358,256 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I'll Never Be the Same

2. Lester Left Town

3. Body and Soul

4. What Am I Here For?

5. Serenade to Sweden

6. The Chess Players

7. The Peacocks

8. My Buddy

9. The Hour of Parting

10. Rose Marie

11. This Is All I Ask

12. Skylark

13. Mosaic/Would You Like to Take a Walk

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must for Getz fans, August 23, 2002

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Paul Duke (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Peacocks (Audio CD)

This is a wonderful record, and anyone who is a fan of Stan Getz will enjoy his excellent playing here, with great company -- Jimmy Rowles, an idiosyncratic and charming pianist who was somewhat underappreciated because he spent most of his career on the west coast, and the greats Buster Williams and Elvin Jones. A couple of performances here are real classics -- especially "The Peacocks", a beautiful tune which was also performed by some other fine musicians for the soundtrack of the film "Round Midnight." My only quibble is the Jon Hendricks vocal additions on two tunes -- he transcribed two of Getz's improvised solos and overdubbed sung versions of the solos later, so it sounds like Getz and the singers are improvising together. I find the effect weird. And especially on this GREAT performance of Wayner Shorter's "The Chess Players" (why is this incredibly swinging tune not played more often?) I dearly wish I could hear it without the voices. If anyone from Columbia happens to read this -- there are many of us fans out here waiting for a re-release of this album with a bonus track WITHOUT the voices. What heaven that would be.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mid-70's jazz ballad standard, June 22, 2006

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J. Cohen "fan of all" (Long Island, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Peacocks (Audio CD)

A mid-70's jazz masterpiece!

This title has always been a jazz ballad hallmark, hailed by the '70s and '80s jazz critics, but now largely forgotten.

Rowles' relaxed style allows Getz and company to stretch out and explore the songs. "The Peacocks" is a minor key blues ballad that allows Getz to express his trademark mournful style. Lester Left Town is a classic Shorter hard bop song, and is a sample of the rich variety the bop composition could contain. (The other classic Shorter composition, the Chess Players, adds strange lyrics which have nothing to do with chess).

Hasn't dated one bit!!!

4.0 out of 5 stars One of Getz' best, January 1, 2010

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Bradley F. Smith (Miami Beach, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Peacocks (Audio CD)

From 1975, this low-key lovely date features the lesser-known pianist Jimmy Rowles who also sings a few tunes. At a time when many jazz records were fusion and electrified, this defied the conventions of the day. As a result, it goes down as one of the best dates by Getz.