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Stan Getz |
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Name: Stan Getz
| Nee: |
Stanley Getz |
| Born: |
2 Feb 1927 |
| Died: |
6 Jun 1961 |
| Origin: |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Instruments: |
Sax (Tenor) |
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| Stan Getz was a jazz musician. He is considered one of the greatest tenor saxophone players of all time, well known for his instantly recognizable warm tone as displayed in his version of the song 'The Girl from Ipanema'.
He played a number of instruments before his father bought him his first saxophone at the age of 13. In 1943, at the age of 16, he was accepted in Jack Teagarden's band. After playing in various other bands (1944 Stan Kenton, 1945 Jimmy Dorsey. 1945-46 Benny Goodman) he was best known as a soloist in the Woody Herman Band from 1947-49.
In the 1950s, Stan Getz became quite popular playing cool jazz with Horace Silver, Oscar Peterson, and many others. In order to escape his drug addiction (for which he had gotten arrested in 1954), he temporarily moved to Denmark in 1958. |
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