Recorded at the Munich Philharmonic Hall in 1990 before a highly appreciative audience, Final Concert Recording features the 63-year-old Stan Getz in excellent form. His instantly recognisable tenor sax tone, well known for its rounded mellifluousness, has, by this time, grown fuller, with an attractive edge to it. He sounds in tip-top form as he and his quartet play a varied programme of up-tempo swingers ("Seven Steps to Heaven", "What Is This Thing Called Love") and numerous lush ballads (Thad Jones's "Yours and Mine", Billy Strayhorn's "Blood Count"). Kenny Barron's piano style complements Getz perfectly, and the two seem particularly inspired on this evening. On several numbers, synthesisers are used and these textural pieces add a studio-like lushness to the live concert. Stan Getz was a major force on tenor sax for over 40 years, and this final document--a marvellous recording of an inspired performance--is a fitting testimony to his greatness. --Wally Shoup