Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The family had then moved to the new york city for better opportunities. By the time stan getz recorded captain marvel with chick corea, stanley clarke, tony williams, and airto moreira, he had been in the music business. Favorite tracks include airegin, stella by starlight, and woody n you. Although the music does not quite reach the excitement level of the getz raney storyville session, this music particularly the ballads really shows off the tenors appealing tone. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Tenor saxophonist stan getz is in excellent form playing with one of his finest groups, a quintet with guitarist jimmy raney and pianist duke jordan. A life in jazz is the dichotomy between the heights of getzs professional accomplishment and the violent chaos of his personal life unstated because biographer donald l. Stan getz plays by stan getz 8436028698738 cd barnes. Nov 21, 2017 stan getz, charlie byrd licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of verve.
Stan getz community is a great place if youre a stan getz fan, a jazz lover, jazz historian or just curious. Official cafepress store of jazz saxophone legend stan getz. He grew up in new york and was a natural on the sax, dropping out of high school to become a professional musician. Jazz great stan getz talks about his drug and alcohol abuse. Stan worked hard in school receiving straight as and finished 6th grade close to the top of his class. He enrolled in james monroe high school new york in. After some unsuccessful pitches, stan felt disappointment and seemed he finally ran out. In burtons new book, learning to listen, he offers a candid account of personal struggles and professional.
His parents were ukrainian jews who immigrated from kiev city, ukraine. Stan getz licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of sony music media. His parents were ukrainian jews who immigrated from the kiev area in the ukraine in 1903. Stan getz had a long career as a saxophone stylist between the 1940s and the 1980s, but hes probably best known for popularizing the bossa nova sound of jazz in the early 1960s, with the hit the girl from ipanema. My local comic book store is having this event thing. Stan getz s prodigiously prolific musical career encompassed the tumultuous eras of big band, swing, bebop, and free jazz. 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.
Then by 2012, stan is hired by archie comics to create a new comic book series. Known as the sound because of his warm, lyrical tone, getzs prime influence was the wispy, mellow tone of his idol, lester young. Here is the life and career of stan getz 1927 1991, the tenor saxophonist known in jazz circles as the sound. Buy stan getzs album titled stan getz plays to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another. Gary burton recalls secret gay life, drunken stan getz, share this article. Stan getz plays burt bacharach and hal david verve, 1968. Though he is most famous for the girl from ipanema, getzs extraordinary talent established him in the pantheon of jazz greats. Jazz critic dave gelly has a jazzy and breezy prose style, not unlike the tenor saxophone style of the book s subject, stan getz.
He enrolled in james monroe high school new york in the bronx and was a bright student. The forum is created by his daughter beverly getz youre more than welcome to join and learn some more about the master on tenor saxophone the sound. Stan getz and chet baker, airegin, sonny rollins, stockholm 1983. Stan getz biography life, family, children, parents. Getz at the gate live by the stan getz quartet on amazon music. The stan getz quartet stan getz getz at the gate 3 lp. Stan getz, american jazz tenor saxophonist, perhaps the bestknown musician of jazzs cool school, noted for his mellow, lush tone. Born on february 2, 1927, and raised in the bronx, getz was a handsome, intelligent child who was drawn to music. Getz at the gate live at the village gate 1961 jetzt. Maggin avoids the issue and instead presents us two distinct narratives. It is peculiar that verve shelved the results for over a decade before issuing any of the music, though it may have been felt that getz and evans hadnt had enough time to achieve the desired chemistry, though there. Stan getz 54 getz songs transcribed for all bb instruments exactly from his recorded solos.
Stan getz 1 saxophonist the cool school 2 bossa nova 3 back to the traditional quartet 4 the mature getz 5 selected discography 6 sources 7 best known for his relaxed, melodic improvisations, stan getz 8 was one of the most celebrated jazz musicians of his time. Sep 17, 20 gary burton recalls secret gay life, drunken stan getz, share this article. The only studio meeting between stan getz and bill evans took place over two days in 1964, with the aggressive drummer elvin jones and either richard davis or ron carter on bass. Jun 09, 1991 stan getz left home a poor jewish kid from the bronx. The key to playing this sonny rollins tune is not to compare yourself to sonny rollins. Though he is most famous for the girl from ipanema, getz s extraordinary talent established him in the pantheon of jazz greats. Their previous collaboration was a decade earlier on getzgilberto vol.
The essential stan getz stan getz songbook by stan getz. Take your lh playing to the next level with my free ebook. Stan getzs most popular book is stan getz nobody else but me. February 2, 1927 june 6, 1991 was an american jazz saxophonist. Gary burton recalls secret gay life, drunken stan getz. Niven collection of jazz history, a cassette recording from the jazz artist stan getz, from the era of 19621963. The interview primarily focuses on stans drug and alcohol abuse throughout his career. Steve kuhn on piano provides terrific support and some very fine solos. Stan getz was born on february 2, 1927 in philadelphia. Getz at the gate live at the village gate 1961 2 cds. I zipped through this book, and it went down as easy as a dry martini after a hard days work. Sep 30, 2003 by the time stan getz recorded captain marvel with chick corea, stanley clarke, tony williams, and airto moreira, he had been in the music business for nearly thirty years, and was widely revered. 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. Book stan comics 204 n fort hood st, ste d, killeen, texas 76541 rated 4.
Feb 02, 2009 stan getz licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of sony music media. Stan getz quartet live in paris is a live album by saxophonist stan getz which was recorded. Getz recorded over 150 albums during his lifetime, and several are considered jazz classics. The essential stan getz stan getz songbook, an album by stan getz on spotify. Of the great instrumental soloists who emerged from the revolution in jazz styles that grew in the years after world war ii, tenor saxophonist stan getz 19271991 was perhaps the greatest sheer melodist, the most avid pursuer of pure beauty and emotion. Stan getz left home a poor jewish kid from the bronx. He was born stanley getz in philadelphia, the son of ukrainian jews whod. Stan getzs prodigiously prolific musical career encompassed the tumultuous eras of big band, swing, bebop, and free jazz. Stan getz, charlie byrd licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of verve. The family later moved to new york city for better jobs. Jazz great stan getz talks about his drug and alcohol. Stan getzts, chet bakertp,vo, jim mcneelyp, george mrazb, victor lewisds live at sodra theatern, stockholm, sweden, february 18. People time august 1, 2001 three months before his death, tenor saxophonist stan getz teamed with pianist kenny barron at the cafe montmartre in copenhagen to record a series of. The latest episode of the pbs animated interview series blank on blank features jazz great stan getz in a 1986 interview with music executive joe smith who was in the midst of writing his book, off the record.
Stan getz and chet baker, airegin, sonny rollins, stockholm. The best of the verve years, volume 2 album edit master. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The orchestral muscle was provided by arranger eddie sauter. Stan getz stanley gayetzky, february 2, 1927 philadelphia june 6, 1991 malibu, california was an american jazz tenor saxophone player. Stan getz plays is a wonderful record, and though stan getz sounded consistently good throughout his long career, there is something special about this record for melike all the pieces just fell magically in place.
Stan getz the sound this site, by beverly getz, daughter of stan getz, carries on the legacy of her fathers lifelong achievements as one of the greatest saxophonists to have ever lived. He played with the bands of jack teagarden, stan kenton, jimmy dorsey, and benny. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Maggin quotes saxophonist zoot sims as saying, yeah, stans a nice bunch of guys. Check out getz at the gate live by the stan getz quartet on amazon music. Books by stan getz author of stan getz bb tenor saxophone. Stan getz biography birthday, trivia american jazz. Stella by starlight has interesting chord changes, and has been played by lots of musicians, but stan was born to play stella. In burtons new book, learning to listen, he offers a candid. It seems so simple now, but it took quite a while to figure out that stan getz is part swing, and part modern jazz, of course, but also, hardly known at all, one equal third early jazz.
Getz began studying the saxophone at age and made his professional debut at 15. Stan getz was born to a jewish couple from ukraine on 2 february 1927 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. Recorded with a teac ad500 cassette deck, a desktop computer with a modern soundblaster sound card, and the audio recording program goldwave. The forum is created by his daughter beverly getz youre more than welcome to join and learn some more about the. Stan getz has 17 books on goodreads with 22 ratings. The jazz star might have been all airy samba fog to some, but on this classic date he really showed his expansive horn talents. Jazz critic dave gelly has a jazzy and breezy prose style, not unlike the tenor saxophone style of the books subject, stan getz. Find stan getz movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets.
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