Sweet Rain
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| Sweet Rain | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | Last week of July 1967[1] | |||
| Recorded | March 21 and 30, 1967 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:29 | |||
| Label | Verve V6-8693 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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Sweet Rain is a jazz album by Stan Getz, released on the Verve record label in 1967.
Reception[edit]
The Allmusic review by Steve Huey states that Sweet Rain is "one of Stan Getz's all-time greatest albums," and "the quartet's level of musicianship remains high on every selection, and the marvelously consistent atmosphere the album evokes places it among Getz's very best. A surefire classic".[2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
Track listing[edit]
- "Litha" (Chick Corea) – 8:30
- "O Grande Amor" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes) – 4:44
- "Sweet Rain" (Mike Gibbs) – 7:12
- "Con Alma" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 8:06
- "Windows" (Corea) – 8:57
- Recorded on March 21 (Tracks 1-3) and March 30 (Tracks 4-5), 1967.
Personnel[edit]
Musicians[edit]
- Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
- Chick Corea – piano
- Ron Carter – bass
- Grady Tate – drums
Additional personnel[edit]
- Producer – Creed Taylor
- Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
- Cover photograph – Tom Zimmerman
- Director of engineering – Val Valentin
- Original liner notes – Johnny Magnus
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top LPs (Billboard)[4] | 195 |
| US Jazz LPs (Billboard)[4] | 5 |
References[edit]
- ^ Billboard July 22, 1967
- ^ a b Huey, Steve. "Sweet Rain – Stan Getz | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 546. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ a b "Sweet Rain – Stan Getz | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
