San Juan Suite

Michael Gettel | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 24, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Miramar
• ASIN: B000007NZT
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #507,430 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sucia/Shallow Bay

2. Orcas

3. Summer Rain

4. The Straits

5. Whale Song

6. Rosario

7. The Kelpie

8. Watercolors

9. Drifting

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Finest Piano CDs in Existence, June 3, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: San Juan Suite (Vol. 1) (Audio CD)

This is truly a magnificent CD. It is Michael Gettel at his peak. Never have I had a CD where I have loved every track; this is the exception. Each track has a delightful melody, and is a pleasure to listen to from beginning to end.

My favourite track is "Summer Rain". What technique this man has!! I am a primary school teacher in England (UK), and I played this track to my class of 11 year olds. On the board, I wrote the number of letters for the name of the track (6,4), and several of them correctly guessed the title of the track. Talk about aptly named!

Not surprisingly, I have never been to San Juan, but the music of this CD has inspired me to make the effort to visit there one day soon.

I have several Gettel CDs. This is easily his best one. How this one was allowed to go out of print I'll never know. Get it if you can, you won't be disappointed.

Very highly recommended.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Puget Sound life captured in music, May 11, 2001

By 

Michael Erisman (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: San Juan Suite (Vol. 1) (Audio CD)

I grew up in the Seattle area and, despite the wealth of musical talent to come out of the Northwest, no one has captured the essence of the San Juan Islands and Western Washington State the way Michael Gettel has. I play this CD all the time when I want to relax, and it takes me back home every time. One can almost feel the salt-water mist hitting your face, hear the sea gulls, the waves on the shore, watch the raindrops hit the ocean surface, and see the emerald pine trees. Can someone create moss with music? If you have been to the San Juan Islands in the great Pacific Northwest, you will love this CD, and if you haven't been there, this may be the next best thing. Curl up on a rainy day with a Starbucks and enjoy!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE Sound of the San Juan Islands, September 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: San Juan Suite (Vol. 1) (Audio CD)

This CD is amazing! Ever since I heard the tape as a young girl in the San Juan Islands (Orcas Island), I've associated its sound with the magical San Juans. The music is peaceful, beautiful, and melodic. Michael Gettel perfectly captures the mood of the islands in his music. I will cherish this CD forever and ever and listen to it to fall asleep or just to relive my childhood days in the islands, as my family, on one occasion, drove around Orcas Island in the rain, listening to San Juan Suite. Buy this CD - you will be amazed!