Stanley Getz was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, 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.[1] Coming to prominence in the late 1940s with Woody Herman's big band, Getz is described by critic Scott Yanow[2] 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).
Albums:
1953 Stan Getz Plays
1955 West Coast Jazz
1955 Hamp and Getz
1956 The Steamer
1956 For Musicians Only
1957 Stan Getz And The Oscar Peterson Trio
1957 At The Opera House
1957 Getz Meets Mulligan In Hi-Fi
1961 Focus
1962 Jazz Samba
1963 Stan Getz With Cal Tjader
1963 Jazz Samba encore!(with Luiz Bonfa )
1963 Getz/Gilberto
1964 Getz/Gilberto #2
1964 Getz Au-Go-Go
1964 Stan Getz & Bill Evans
1967 Sweet Rain
1972 Captain Marvel
1976 The Best Of Two Worlds
1977 The Peacocks