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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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Getz / Gilberto
1964
Adore
1998
'Round About Midnight
1957
Jazz Samba
1962
Labcabincalifornia
1995
The Main Ingredient
1994
Bass On Top
1957
Sweet Rain
1967
Getz Au Go Go
1964
Whiplash (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2014
Small World
1988
Previously Unreleased Recordings
1974
Impressions
1963
Jazz Samba Encore!
1963
Bilingual
1996
Billie Holiday At Storyville
1976
The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973
Getz / Gilberto #2
1966
A Rare Live Recording Of Billie Holiday
1964
Big Band Bossa Nova
1962
Focus
1961
Cool Velvet
1960
Volume 1
1955
Forever Miles
2012
Credited work
5,857 releases · 797 albums · active 1950–2026
- Performance · 8,215
- Other credits · 748
- Production · 249
- Mastering · 2
Studios: Carnegie Hall · Pierce Hall, Washington, D.C. · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Jazzhus Montmartre
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Miles Davis
- Stan Getz Quartet
- Astrud Gilberto
- Woody Herman
- Benny Goodman
- The Stan Getz Quartet
- The Stan Getz Quintet