Stan Getz

Stanley Getz, better known as Stan Getz (February 2, 1927 - June 6, 1991) was an American jazz musician. He is considered one of the greatest tenor saxophone players of all time, and was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical, and instantly recognizable tone as displayed in his version of the song "The Girl from Ipanema". Getz's prime influence was the wispy, mellow tone of Lester Young, yet Getz continued to develop his approach to playing throughout his life. He said of himself in 1986: "I never consciously tried to conceive of what my sound should be..."

Partial discography

• West Coast Jazz (1955)
• Hamp and Getz (1955)
• The Steamer (1956)
• For Musicians Only (1956)
• Stan Getz And The Oscar Peterson Trio (1957)
• At The Opera House (1957)
• Getz Meets Mulligan In Hi-Fi (1957)
• Focus (1961)
• Jazz Samba (1962) – Remastered in 1997.
• Stan Getz With Cal Tjader (1963)
• Stan Getz And Luiz Bonfa Jazz Samba encore! (1963)
• Getz/Gilberto (1963) – A Grammy award winner.
• Getz/Gilberto #2 (1964)
• Getz Au-Go-Go (1964)
• Stan Getz & Bill Evans (1964)
• Sweet Rain (1967)
• Captain Marvel (1972)
• The Best Of Two Worlds (1976)
• The Peacocks (album) (1977)
• Serenity (1991)
• People Time (1991) – with Kenny Barron
• Bossas & Ballads- The Lost Sessions (2003) – Recorded in 1989, but not issued until 2003.