Voyage (Stan Getz album) also commented "Stan Getz found a perfect accompanist in pianist Kenny Barron". Voyage is a cosmic musical event that reveals the inside of Getz's unique tone and endless melodic ideas. The audio engineer seems to have understood the intimate nature of Getz's soul and recorded him probably as well as he was ever recorded. This feels like you're taking a ride inside his tenor sax, from deep and reedy low notes to those shocking, brilliant announcements where he slyly shouts, "Here's something you need to hear." Young tenor players who want some insight on tone need only listen to Stan's
Big Band Bossa Nova (Stan Getz album) stars. DeMichael went on to say: "Getz' melodic gift was never more evident; even the way he plays "straight" melody is masterful. Few jazzmen have had this gift... and it has to do with singing by means of an instrument, for Getz doesn't just play a solo, he "sings" it, as can be heard on any of these tracks, most evidently on "Triste" and "Saudade". About the writing DeMichael says: "McFarland shares in the artistic success of the album. His writing is peerless... he knows the proper combination of instruments to achieve certain sounds and he has the taste not