One of the alltime great tenor saxophonists, stan getz was known as the sound because he had one of the most beautiful tones ever heard. Dale ep 200 stan getz stan in retrospect jax 5002 stan getz bopcycle frosty. Nastos stated the song is you is a missing link between a less than successful teaming with bill evans, and the more modern quartet music getz played thereafter with corea, jimmy rowles, joanne brackeen, or kenny barron. Getz gilberto stan getz joao gilberto featuring antonio carlos jobim. Stan getz discography project jazz discography project.
Stream tracks and playlists from stan getz on your desktop or mobile device. The complete stan getz columbia albums collection 8 cds. An introduction to the world of stan getz stan getz. So unique was stan getzs saxophone sound that his solo on early autumn catapulted him to stardom in 1948 his tone was so unique that he was nicknamed the sound and even coltrane wished he cou.
Stan getz plays in 1955, focus from 1961 with arranger and composer eddie sauter, and jazz samba from 1962 with guitarist charlie byrd, which brought brazils bossa nova to american shores. The latter pretty much shows off his solo chops, while the former is more of an interplay between the two. Stan getzbob brookmeyer recorded fall 1961 verve vv6 8418 saxtrombone duets backed by pianist steve kuhn, bassist john neves and drummer roy haynes. Getz had the opportunity to play in a variety of major swing big bands while a teenager due to the world war ii draft. The new revised stan getz discography arne astrup on. The recordings of american jazz saxophonist stan getz from 1944 to 1991. Bossa nova sambajazz jazz bebop big band cool jazz jazz fusion third stream. Stan getz stanley gayetzky born february 2, 1927, philadelphia, pa. The collection will also be available as a digital download and on streaming services. Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. Tenor saxophone legend stan getzs career spanned six decades in which. Getz is always his debonair, wistful, freelyfloating self, completely at home in the brazilian idiom that hed adopted only a few months before.
February 2, 1927 june 6, 1991 was an american jazz saxophonist. It was a phenomenal success after its release in april 1962 and has achieved an enduring popularity. These are some of the best tunes from stan getz discography that. Fresh from the sudden success of jazz samba and desafinado, stan getz asked the 28yearold, strikingly gifted gary mcfarland to arrange a bossa nova album for big band as a followup. Getz, whose main early influence was lester young, grew to be a major influence himself and to his credit he never stopped evolving. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from stan getz. Singer from brazil, born 30 march 1940 in salvador da bahia, brazil. This 1976 album by the late saxophonist stan getz is a reunion of sorts with joao gilberto, the great brazilian guitarist and singer, and the music of antonio carlos jobim or tom jobim, along with the stylish and nonintrusive arrangements of oscar carlos neves. Getz recorded over 150 albums during his lifetime, and several are considered jazz classics. Listen to stan getz soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 2701 tracks. Gilberto, astrid gilberto, astrud, astrud giberto, astrud gilbert. Norgran label discography norgran label 10 inch series mgn 1 swing johnny hodges 1154 reissue of clef mgc151. Stan getz discography 19432011 mp3 jazz, bossa nova, jazz da costa oeste, cool. Getz worked yet another angle during the 60s with this appealing jazz combo and choral mix.
Tenor saxophonist with a luxuriant tone who helped the spread of. Complete your stan getz with laurindo almeida collection. Stan getzcharlie byrd jazz samba verve vv6 8432 the launch of the samba craze in the us, includes desafinado, remastered in 1997. Jazz, bossa nova, west coast jazz, cool jazz quality. Al donahue and his orchestra, benny goodman and his orchestra, cal tjader stan getz sextet, cbs jazz allstars, chet baker stan getz quartet, dizzy gillespie stan getz. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, getz was known as the sound because of his warm, lyrical tone, his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of his idol, lester young. Getz, whose main early influence was lester young, grew to be a major influence himself, and to his credit he never stopped evolving.
He had already followed up a slew of straight jazz dates with some initial forays into the world of strings and, of course, his massively successful explorations of bossa nova. Bebop was in vogue and stan was at his boppingist, especially for the tunes recorded at storyville with guitarist jimmy rainey. Stan getz with guest artist laurindo almeida discogs. These recordings were cut by a young stan getz as his first sides as a leader with the exception of the tunes recorded with guitarist johnny smith, who was the leader for the set.
Improvisational tenor saxophonist with a luxuriant tone who helped the spread of cool jazz in the 1950s and furthered the bossa nova explosion in the 1960s. Albums include getz gilberto, jazz samba, and for musicians only. Coming to prominence in the late 1940s with woody hermans big band, getz is described by critic scott yanow as. Stan getz biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from stan getz at the discogs marketplace. The discography of astrud gilberto consists of sixteen studio albums and two live albums on verve records, cti records, perception records, audio fidelity records, denon records, polygram records, pony canyon and magya productions, as well as one music dvd on coqueiro verde records. It is a welcome addition not only to fans of stan getz, but also to any jazz lovers collection. Stan getz and charlie byrds album jazz samba, which launched the bossa nova craze in the united states, celebrated 2012 its 50th anniversary. The trio changed the world in the early 1960s with its getzgilberto albums.
Getzgilberto is the standard for bossas, so thats a must. Its a very worthwhile item to own if you search for it, well recorded and performed by a group that could collectively be the most purely. Stan getz plays burt bacharach and hal david verve, 1968. The stan getz quartet stan getz getz at the gate 3 lp. Stan getz w howard rumseys lighthouse allstars the lighthouse, hermosa beach, ca, sep. Captain marvel 1972 w chick corea, stanley clarke, tony williams 2. Coming to fame with the woody herman band in the 40s, he held his own through both the swing and bebop eras, then found renewed commercial success in the early 60s when a joao gilberto collaboration.
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