Stan Getz
USA
Born: 02 February 1927
Died: 06 June 1991
Years Active: 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90
Genres: Jazz, International
Styles: Bossa Nova, Latin America, West Coast Jazz, Cool, Bop, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Modal Music
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One of the all-time great tenor saxophonists, Stan Getz was known as "The Sound" because he had one of the most beautiful tones ever heard. Getz, whose main early influence was Lester Young, grew to be a major influence himself and to his credit he never stopped evolving. Getz had the opportunity to play in a variety of major swing big bands while a teenager due to the World War II draft. He was with Jack Teagarden (1943) when he was just 16, followed by stints with Stan Kenton (1944-1945), Jimmy Dorsey (1945), and Benny Goodman (1945-1946); he...
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