''Sweet Rain'' is a

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album by Stan Getz, released on the Verve record label in 1967.

Reception

The

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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".

Track listing

#"Litha" ( Chick Corea) – 8:30 #"O Grande Amor" (

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) – 4:44 #"Sweet Rain" ( Mike Gibbs) – 7:12 #"

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" ( Dizzy Gillespie) – 8:06 #"

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" ( Corea) – 8:57 :''Recorded on March 21 (Tracks 1-3) and March 30 (Tracks 4-5), 1967.''

Personnel

Musicians

* Stan Getz – tenor saxophone * Chick Corea – piano * Ron Carter – bass *

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– drums

Additional personnel

*Producer – Creed Taylor *Engineer –

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*Cover photograph – Tom Zimmerman *Director of engineering –

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*Original liner notes – Johnny Magnus

Chart performance

References

{{Authority control Stan Getz albums 1967 albums Albums produced by Creed Taylor Verve Records albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio