Focus - (Verve Vault Series): Vinyl Janelle Monae LP1 - The Fun of

LP1 - The Fun of Watching Fireworks

released September 1993

Liberty Fanfare

A friend who took me through one of the most trying times in human history and a fairly trying time in my own personal history

the record would find a mass audience among successive generations thanks to the enduring appeal of anthems like “Bastards of Young” and “Left of the Dial” and ballads like “Swingin Party” and “Here Comes a Regular

Focus - (Verve Vault Series): Vinyl Janelle Monae LP1 - The Fun ofFocus, released in 1961 on Verve Records, stands as a singular entry in saxophonist Stan Getzs discography a chamber jazz suite composed and arranged by Eddie Sauter, with Getz as its sole improviser. Recorded in July 1961 at Webster Hall in New York City, Focus pairs Getz expressive tenor saxophone with a string orchestra conducted by Hershy Kay. Sauters seven movement suite originally envisioned for violinist Jascha Heifetz unfolds in layered