Stan Getz

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Stanley Gayetsky (aka Stan Getz) (1927 in Philadelphia - 1991 in Malibu, California) was born to Russian-Jewish parents and raised in New York City, Getz played a number of instruments before his father bought him his first saxophone at the age of 13. In 1943, he was accepted into Jack Teagarden’s band. After playing in various bands (1944 Stan Kenton; 1945 Jimmy Dorsey; 1945–46 Benny Goodman), Getz became known as a soloist in the Woody Herman Band from 1947–49. He scored a hit with his melodic and lyrical solo on Ralph Burns’s Early Autumn. With few exceptions, Getz would be a leader on all of his recording sessions after 1950.

Getz became involved with drugs and alcohol while a teenager. He also developed a pack-a-day cigarette habit. In 1954, he was arrested for trying to stick up a pharmacy to get morphine. As he was being processed in the prison ward of Los Angeles City Hospital, his wife - Beverly Byrne, a former vocalist with the Gene Krupa band, whom he married on November 7, 1946 - gave birth to their third child one floor below; they divorced in 1956. Getz married Swedish aristocrat Monica Silfverskiold on November 3, 1956, and had 1 child. In 1957, a son was born to Inga Torgner, one of his many dalliances. Getz beat both wives repeatedly during drug-induced rages. Beverly was addicted to heroin, as was Stan, but eventually got sober. After years of trying to get him sober, Monica, who had gained custody of Stan and Beverly’s children, left him; he divorced her in 1987, claiming, incredibly, abuse and infidelity. [1] (read more)

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BebopGrandpop (Friday 25 April 2008)
Stan Getz: incredible tone quality; played cool jazz, but he could also burn, playing things like on Green Dolphin Street. He plays ballads like an angel.
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SYL2Oh (Friday 11 April 2008)
Lyrical Inspiration ,"The Sound" !
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KPTNY (Tuesday 1 April 2008)
Noone blows the sax as soft and smooth and yet so powerfull and expressivly. :)
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ajcmusic (Monday 31 March 2008)
lovin stan.
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Cropulis (Monday 10 March 2008)
Captain Marvel is the goods.
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spscorcher (Tuesday 26 February 2008)
Stan is Smooth.
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betty187bop187 (Thursday 21 February 2008)
how beautiful his voice is
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elpollo09 (Tuesday 19 February 2008)
QUE GRANDE
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barthez (Saturday 16 February 2008)
@raffaellooo: I think it's João Gilberto who sings, together with Astrud Gilberto and Stan plays sax.
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igor_falc (Sunday 13 January 2008)
new pictures!
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raffaellooo (Thursday 10 January 2008)
cant understand how he speaks portuguese so well
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F_Hole (Saturday 8 December 2007)
@ gerekriss: also try Zoot Sims, esp. late period with Jimmy Rowles.
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hydrogenz (Wednesday 5 December 2007)
Love it!
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javiwer (Monday 12 November 2007)
@Gerekriss: Have a try with a guy called Ike Quebec. He's got an album called "Soul Samba" (1962) which is absolutely amazing. Hope you'll like it.
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elchoy (Friday 26 October 2007)
he's the dude in charge!
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loneparadise (Sunday 12 August 2007)
@gerekriss: I'd say Lester Young. He was Stan Getz's prime influence.
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lawlypopz (Tuesday 31 July 2007)
Although, you can never go wrong with John Coltrane....
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lawlypopz (Tuesday 31 July 2007)
Um...John Coltrane has a totally different style than Stan Getz. If you want someone who has a similar style try Sonny Rollins.
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lintilla42 (Wednesday 25 July 2007)
gerekriss - how about Dave Brubeck?
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decovert (Tuesday 29 May 2007)
essaie Astrud Gilberto
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cruiseoveride (Saturday 12 May 2007)
--irma--, i myself play a beautiful autmn leaves on my alto sax
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musicmiller (Friday 11 May 2007)
Me like!
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bilo07 (Thursday 10 May 2007)
@ gerekriss John Coltrane
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--irma-- (Monday 26 March 2007)
Autumn leaves..
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gerekriss (Friday 23 March 2007)
Except Miles Davis, any recomendations for artists similar to Stan Getz?
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NickC2007 (Friday 16 February 2007)
Not enough people are listening to this
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ctrl_shift_esc (Wednesday 24 January 2007)
ш фь shit
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elinorre91 (Thursday 18 January 2007)
yes, whole jazz is shit if you think so. saxophonists are bastards. children listening to jazz are full of emptiness. yo.
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elchoy (Friday 22 December 2006)
Getz is the shit!
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blaqkaudio (Monday 3 July 2006)
jazz samba. best summer record ever.
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bigsexyshaq (Monday 29 May 2006)
He GETZ me hot!
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qacidic3 (Monday 1 May 2006)
this is HOT!
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