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Stan Getz was an American jazz musician and saxophonist who played the tenor saxophone. Born Stanley Gayetsky in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 2, 1927, he began his work period in 1943. He was associated with the jazz, bebop, Bossa Nova, and latin jazz genres. His recordings were released on Roost Records.
Getz received the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. He died of liver cancer, a natural cause, in Malibu on June 6, 1991. He spoke English and was active until the end of his work period in 1991.
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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…
Known for
- 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
- The Exterminator — Himself1980
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self1975
- Stan Getz Quartet @ Berliner Jazztage 1974 — Self1974
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1927
- Active to
- 1991
Discography
- Battle of the Saxes / Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams1950
- Long Island Sound / Marcia1950
- My Old Flame / The Lady in Red1950
- There’s a Small Hotel / I’ve Got You Under My Skin1950
- On the Alamo / For Stompers Only1951
- You Go to My Head / Fool Rush In1953
- Split Kick1954
- Hamp and Getz1955
- Stan Getz at The Shrine1955
- West Coast Jazz1955
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- Listeners
- 1,618,854
- Total plays
- 30,578,935
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Stan Getz (Stanley Gayetzky, February 2, 1927 Philadelphia – June 6, 1991 Malibu, California) was an American jazz tenor saxophone player. Known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, Getz's prime influence was the wispy, mellow tone of his idol, Lester Young. His parents were Ukrainian Jews who immigrated from Kyiv city, Ukraine in 1903. The family later moved to New York City for better jobs. Stan worked hard in school receiving straight "A's" on average and finished 6th grade
Key facts
- Born
- Stanley Gayetski , ( 1927-02-02 ) February 2, 1927, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Died
- June 6, 1991 (1991-06-06) (aged 64), Malibu, California , U.S.
- Genres
- Cool jazz bossa nova bebop
- Instrument
- Tenor saxophone
- Years active
- 1943–1991
- Labels
- Prestige Verve Columbia
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Official website
The mission of stangetz.net is to preserve the legacy that Stan left. Not only for his present day fans, but for future generations. It is our wish to document Stan’s life & work. To give some insight into our “Nice bunch of guys!” Stan was a multifaceted man who could be quite rough around the edges…and, equally the opposite. To perhaps clarify much of the fiction written about Stan and replace it with fact wherever possible. We hope you enjoy the site! Please feel free to contact us with any questions. We will make every effort to answer swiftly.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Malibu
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- bebop
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Record label
- Roost Records
- Official website
- www.stangetz.net
- Image
- Getz&BakerSandvika1983a.jpg
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- Commons category
- Stan Getz
- date of birth
- 1927-02-02
- date of death
- 1991-06-06
- cause of death
- liver cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Stanley Gayetsky
- start of work period
- 1943-00-00
- name in native language
- Stan Getz
- social media followers
- 10700
- end of work period
- 1991-00-00
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