Stan Getz
Born:
02/02/1927
City:
Philadelphia
Region:
Pennsylvania
Country:
USA
Died:
06/06/1991
Years Active:
1942-1991
Instruments:
Sax
Former Members:
Associated Artists:
Played With:
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Stan Getz was an American jazz saxophone player. Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, 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 went on to perform in bebop, cool jazz and third stream, but is perhaps best known for popularizing bossa nova, as in the worldwide hit single "The Girl from Ipanema" (1964). His behavioral issues that stemmed from heroin addiction led Zoot Sims to describe him as “a nice bunch of guys.”
Discography
Released: 1957 |
Released: 1958 |
Released: 1964 |
Released: 1967 |
Released: 1968 |