Jazz
United States of America
Stan Getz
![Listen to The Girl from Ipanema (feat. Astrud Gilberto & Antônio Carlos Jobim) [Single Version] by Stan Getz & João Gilberto, see lyrics, music video & more!](/mkimage/image/thumb/Music116/v4/14/c5/97/14c597a3-22c8-d2a9-dc49-0f8b1496f776/14UMGIM16822.rgb.jpg/375x375bb.webp "Listen to The Girl from Ipanema (feat. Astrud Gilberto & Antônio Carlos Jobim) [Single Version] by Stan Getz & João Gilberto, see lyrics, music video & more!")
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![Listen to Stan Getz/Cal Tjader Sextet [Original Jazz Classics Remasters] by Stan Getz & Cal Tjader](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music124/v4/76/27/bd/7627bd77-300b-f34f-7be3-a6ace507d937/00888072329331.rgb.jpg/1380x1380bb.webp "Listen to Stan Getz/Cal Tjader Sextet [Original Jazz Classics Remasters] by Stan Getz & Cal Tjader")
![Watch Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) [feat. Astrud Gilberto & Antônio Carlos Jobim] music video by Stan Getz & João Gilberto](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video124/v4/54/97/d7/5497d799-28b9-0a35-eae9-a5093bc97d2a/20UMGIM64464.crop.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) [feat. Astrud Gilberto & Antônio Carlos Jobim] music video by Stan Getz & João Gilberto")
About Stan Getz
Hometown
Philadelphia, United States of America
Born
1927
Genre
Jazz
One of the all-time great tenor saxophonists, Stan Getz possessed one of the most beautiful tones in all of jazz. He was also among the greatest of melodic improvisers, melding lush romanticism with jazz's sense of physical toughness. In 1964, already a frequent poll-winner for decades, he released the groundbreaking Getz/Gilberto album with João Gilberto. Along with its smash single "The Girl from Ipanema," it helped him reach a new level of popularity, becoming one of the highest-selling jazz LPs in history and winning several Grammy awards. During the late '60s and the '70s, Getz's playing became more athletic: Sweet Rain in 1967, Change of Scenes with the Clarke-Boland Big Band in 1971, and Captain Marvel in 1974 offered excellent examples of his bona fides in progressive jazz and fusion.
Stan Getz has also released music as a member of Stan Getz Quintet, Stan Getz Sextet, The New Stan Getz Quartet, Stan Kenton and His Orchestra, Stan Getz & His Swedish Jazzmen, and Stan Getz Quartet.
Musical InfluencesStan Getz's musical influences include Lester Young, Woody Herman, Bert Kaempfert and more.
Influenced by Stan GetzStan Getz has influenced the music of Chick Corea, Joe Henderson, Kenny G and more.
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