
Artist
104 albums
Stan Getz 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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City Nights
The Oscar Pettiford Memorial Concert

Stan Getz and Gerry Mulligan / Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio

For Musicians Only - The Complete Sessions: Live & Studio

Getz Meets Mulligan In Hifi
Moments In Time

Big Band Bossa Nova

The Essential Stan Getz: The Columbia Years

Stan Getz at Nalen

Jazz Giants '58

Jazz in Paris: Communications '72