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Stan Getz

Philadelphia, United States • 1927-02-02 – 1991-06-06

Stan Getz is credited on 4,298 releases across 800 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,298

Pressings credited

800

Albums

8

Decades active

630

In collections

Biography

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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4,298 releases · 800 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 5,769
  • Other credits · 429
  • Production · 167
  • Mastering · 2

Studios: Pierce Hall, Washington, D.C. · Storyville, Boston · Carnegie Hall · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

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