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Stan Getz
Also known as Stanley Getz, Stanley Gayetski
American jazz saxophonist (1927–1991)
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- Stan Getz - Nobody Else but Me
- Getz/Gilberto
- Bossa, Bonfa and Black Orpheus for Tenor Saxophone
- Getz-Gilberto
- Stan Getz - Omnibook
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Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of his idol, Lester Young. Coming to prominence in the late 1940s with Woody Herman's big band, Getz is described by critic Scott Yanow as "one of the…
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- Året var 1976 — Self (archive footage)2025
- Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova — Self2022
- Jazz Club 22022
- All-Star Jazz Show: Live from The Ed Sullivan Theater — Self2011
- Stan Getz & Chet Baker: Live in Stockholm 1983 — Himself2009
- Jazz Icons - John Coltrane Live in '60, '61 & '65 — Himself2007
- Stan Getz: The Last Recording1993
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Stan Getz (born Stanley Gayetski; February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of his idol, Lester Young. Coming to prominence in the late 1940s with Woody Herman's big band, Getz is described by critic Scott Yanow as "one of the all-time great tenor saxophonists". Getz performed in bebop and cool jazz groups. Influenced by João Gilberto and Antônio Carlos Jobim, he also helped popularize bossa nova in the United States with the hit 1964 single "The Girl from Ipanema".
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1927 births1991 deaths20th-century American Jews20th-century American male musicians20th-century American saxophonistsAmerican expatriate musicians in DenmarkAmerican jazz tenor saxophonistsAmerican male jazz musiciansAmerican male saxophonistsAmerican people of Ukrainian-Jewish descentBebop saxophonistsBrazilian jazz (genre) saxophonists