Stylistically, Tim Garland is half a century away from [Stan] Getz, in his composition as well as his playing. The whole soundscape is heavier and sometimes darker, especially in pieces such as Dream State and Night Flight, while the saxophone ascends to stratospheric heights rarely attempted in the early 60s. Where Focus was charming, Refocus is challenging and definitely of our time.

Whether you’re a fan of the past century’s jazz-with-strings experiments or not, ReFocus is a rich testament to Tim Garland’s improv eloquence and sophisticated compositional palette - and his close empathy with his subject too, since this vigorously personal music also manages to invite speculation as to what Getz, that capriciously lyrical sketch-artist of the saxophone, would have made of the same ingenious scores.