Stan Getz & Bill Evans: But Beautiful

A Timeless Collaboration

Experience the synergy between two jazz masters, Stan Getz’s smooth tenor saxophone and Bill Evans’s lush piano harmonies, which create an unforgettable soundscape.

Songwriting Genius

‘But Beautiful’ features compositions by legendary writers like Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen, blending heartfelt lyrics with captivating melodies.

Distinctive Musical Style

The album showcases a blend of bossa nova-infused jazz and intricate harmonics, highlighting both artists’ abilities to innovate and inspire.

Two of my favorite jazz musicians, together on one of my favorite albums. That’s an easy reason to make room on my desert island list.

Hi, I’m Glen Bell, and today I’m sharing But Beautiful, featuring Stan Getz and Bill Evans.

What draws me to this album is the combination of their sounds. Getz has that warm, airy tenor saxophone tone, and Evans brings such richness and sensitivity to the piano. Together, they make familiar melodies feel personal.

Recorded in nineteen seventy-four and released in nineteen ninety-six, But Beautiful captures a musical meeting well worth hearing.

As you listen, pay attention to what happens around the melody. Getz shapes a phrase, and Evans adds a chord or a small detail that gives it another shade of feeling. The piano deserves as much attention as the saxophone. There’s a lot to hear in the way their playing fits together.

The music has an intimate, reflective quality. It invites you to settle in and spend some time with it, letting the melodies unfold.

For me, the appeal is simple: I love the sound of these two musicians, and hearing them together makes this an album I want to keep close. It belongs among my all-time favorites.

If you enjoy lyrical saxophone and expressive jazz piano, give But Beautiful a listen.

You can explore more of my desert island albums at Bay Area Jazz Lines. Which two jazz musicians would you most like to hear together?

My Personal Favorite: Grandfather’s Waltz