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ALBUMThe Girl From IpanemaStan Getz
Albums by Stan Getz
ALBUMOn Savoy: Stan GetzStan Getz
ALBUMGetz For Lovers (Deluxe Edition)Stan Getz
ALBUMHaig '53 - The Other Piano Less QuartetChet Baker & Stan Getz
ALBUMJazz At Radio Rai: Stan Getz Quartet Live (Via Asiago 10)Stan Getz
ALBUMStan Getz Quartet (feat. Stanley Cowell, Miroslav Vitous & Jaques DeJohnette)Stan Getz
ALBUMEarly Gold 1950-1952Stan Getz
ALBUMSextet (Remastered)Cal Tjader & Stan Getz
ALBUMThese Foolish ThingsStan Getz
ALBUMGenesisStan Getz
ALBUMSax GreatsStan Getz, Coleman Hawkins, Don Byas, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura & Ted Nash
Stan Getz's Popular Music Videos
The Girl From Ipanema (feat. Astrud Gilberto)
Stan Getz & João Gilberto
Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) [feat. Astrud Gilberto & Antônio Carlos Jobim]
Stan Getz & João Gilberto
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Stan Getz Essentials
A rich saxophone sound that could carry bossa nova chill and cool-jazz swing.
Stan Getz: The Session Musicians
“The Sound” elevated everything he touched.
Artist Biography
One of the all-time great tenor saxophonists, Stan Getz possessed one of the most beautiful tones in all of jazz. He was also among the greatest of melodic improvisers, melding lush romanticism with jazz's sense of physical toughness. In 1964, already a frequent poll-winner for decades, he released the groundbreaking Getz/Gilberto album with João Gilberto. Along with its smash single "The Girl from Ipanema," it helped him reach a new level of popularity, becoming one of the highest-selling jazz LPs in history and winning several Grammy awards. During the late '60s and the '70s, Getz's playing became more athletic: Sweet Rain in 1967, Change of Scenes with the Clarke-Boland Big Band in 1971, and Captain Marvel in 1974 offered excellent examples of his bona fides in progressive jazz and fusion.
Hometown
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Genre
Jazz