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Stan Getz (Stanley Gayetzky, February 2, 1927 Philadelphia – June 6, 1991 Malibu, California) was an American jazz tenor saxophone player. Known as “The Sound” because of his warm, lyrical tone, Getz’s prime influence was the wispy, mellow tone of his idol, Lester Young.
His parents were Ukrainian Jews who immigrated from Kiev city, Ukraine in 1903. The family later moved to New York City for better jobs. Stan worked hard in school receiving straight “A’s” on average and finished 6th grade close to the top of his class. Stan’s major interest was in musical instruments, and he felt a need to play every instrument in his sight. He played a number of instruments before his father bought him his first saxophone at the age of 13. Even though his father also got him a clarinet, Stan instantly fell in love with the saxophone and began practicing 8 hours a day. In 1941, he was accepted into the All City High School Orchestra of New York City. This gave Stan a chance to receive a private, free tutor from the New York Philharmonic, Simon Kovar - a bassoon player. He also began to spend more time playing the saxophone. He eventually dropped out of school in order to pursue his musical career, but was later sent back to the classroom by the school system’s truancy officers.
His parents were Ukrainian Jews who immigrated from Kiev city, Ukraine in 1903. The family later moved to New York City for better jobs. Stan worked hard in school receiving straight “A’s” on average and finished 6th grade close to the top of his class. Stan’s major interest was in musical instruments, and he felt a need to play every instrument in his sight. He played a number of instruments before his father bought him his first saxophone at the age of 13. Even though his father also got him a clarinet, Stan instantly fell in love with the saxophone and began practicing 8 hours a day. In 1941, he was accepted into the All City High School Orchestra of New York City. This gave Stan a chance to receive a private, free tutor from the New York Philharmonic, Simon Kovar - a bassoon player. He also began to spend more time playing the saxophone. He eventually dropped out of school in order to pursue his musical career, but was later sent back to the classroom by the school system’s truancy officers.
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WilliamStonier wrote:
Happy Birthday
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AndriousR wrote:
Focus.
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roughkick wrote:
o grande amor is soo very great!
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jazz_and_more wrote:
from >270 bands, 10 are characteristic for jazz last.fm groups, and... unfortunately this week: Stan had to move down from top10 list :-( see top10 at: http://www.last.fm/user/jazz_and_more/journal
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yvong_ wrote:
♥. his work with tom jobim, and even with astrud gilberto is simply beautiful.
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kusechka wrote:
STANислав ЛУЧШИЙ !!!
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Silverchain69 wrote:
gooooooosebumpz He is great musian.
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Tweed15 wrote:
Gotta love "The Sound"
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Druid66 wrote:
Lester Young's big fan sure made good. I can't remember childhood without remembering this guy's records, playing in our house.
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vitormartins wrote:
Love his work with João gilberto
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MattJones1 wrote:
@radiosluchacz listen to o morro nao tem vez and tell me thats boring. but what does a polack know about good music...
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javiikiller wrote:
Why Menina moca ain't in the charts? I really love that song!
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bump58 wrote:
ipanema..........i.......am:)
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daneeeh wrote:
I listen to this and I picture myself in a party in the top floor of a fancy building in the Upper West Side of NYC. Everybody's wearing white. As snobish as you can get
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adinit wrote:
Em garota de Ipanema a execução esta finérrima a gata da voz nem se fala...afinadissima.
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kostik_chuvak wrote:
Свій парубок,хоч і єврей, але то по цимбалах
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RFL00 wrote:
Awesome stuff, what a great Sax player. You can find a rare live performance at: http://specialty.weebly.com/stan-getz.html they have a full song audio sample if anyone is interested.
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PropheticArvin wrote:
Ukrainian))))))))
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F_Roundhouse wrote:
How sad, but cosmic, @Hawkdaddyfoolz
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Hawkdaddyfoolz wrote:
he died the day I was born
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