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Stan Getz opens with two choruses on baritone sax, the first of two solos, followed by Gerry Mulligan on tenor sax. Taken at a medium-up swing tempo of 152 BPM over the 40-bar AABAB in E♭, the improvisation flows with assured, relaxed momentum. Getz's baritone playing retains the airy, singing quality that defined his tenor work, his phrases flowing with characteristic grace despite the larger instrument's physical demands. Recorded for the album Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi in 1957, the performance captures Stan Getz at 29 to 30 years old. "Too Close for Comfort" features both saxophonists on their swapped instruments on the 1957 Verve album Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi, with Stan Getz taking the first two-chorus solo on baritone saxophone over the 40-bar AABAB form at 152 beats per minute in E-flat major.
Stan Getz was 29 to 30 years old at the time.
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