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Person · Male
Stan Getz
- From
- Philadelphia, United States
- Active
- 1927–1991
- Rating
- ★ 4
- Releases
- 349
- jazz
- bossa nova
- cool jazz
- bebop
About
Stan Getz (born Stanley Gayetski; February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of his idol, Lester Young. Coming to prominence in the late 1940s with Woody Herman's big band, Getz is described by critic Scott Yanow as "one of the all-time great tenor saxophonists". Getz performed in bebop and cool jazz groups. Influenced by João Gilberto and Antônio Carlos Jobim, he also helped popularize bossa nova in the United States with the hit 1964 single "The Girl from Ipanema".
Member of
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Stan Getz Quartet eponymous, tenor saxophone
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Stan Getz Quintet eponymous, tenor saxophone
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Stan Kenton and His Orchestra tenor saxophone
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The Stan Getz – Charlie Byrd Quintet eponymous, tenor saxophone
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Dizzy Gillespie – Stan Getz Sextet eponymous, tenor saxophone
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The New Stan Getz Quartet eponymous, tenor saxophone
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Stan Getz and Orchestra eponymous, tenor saxophone
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Stan Getz Sextet eponymous, tenor saxophone
Discography
Albums
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And the Angels Swing / Symphony Sid's Idea
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Split Kick Apple Music
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Billie and Stan
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West Coast Jazz Apple Music
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Diz and Getz
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Hamp and Getz
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Moonlight in Vermont
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The Brothers
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For Musicians Only
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Stan Getz and The Oscar Peterson Trio
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Getz-Tjader Sextet
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Sittin' In
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Stan Getz Quartets Apple Music
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Cool Velvet
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Recorded Fall 1961
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Focus Apple Music
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Jazz Samba
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Big Band Bossa Nova Apple Music
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At Storyville Vol. 2
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Stan Getz With Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida Apple Music
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Jazz Samba Encore!
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Getz / Gilberto
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Interpretations
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Voices Apple Music
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Sweet Rain Apple Music
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Stan Getz & Bill Evans
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Captain Marvel Apple Music
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The Best of Two Worlds Apple Music
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Children of the World Apple Music
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Forest Eyes
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Voyage
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A Song After Sundown (Stan Getz With Arthur Fiedler At Tanglewood)
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The Sound of Jazz
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Stan Getz Plays Apple Music
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The Lyrical Stan Getz
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Just Friends
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The Getz-Gilberto Story
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Stan Getz meets João & Astrud Gilberto
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Hamp and Getz
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At Storyville, Volumes 1 & 2
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Apasionado Apple Music
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In Denmark 1958-59
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Billy Highstreet Samba
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Stan Getz With Cal Tjader
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The Master Apple Music
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Opus de Bop Apple Music
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Scandinavian Days
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You Gotta Pay the Band
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Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi‐Fi
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L.A. Get-Together!
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Prezervation
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Sweetie Pie
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Spring Is Here
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Another World Apple Music
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Double Exposure
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Samba & Bossa Nova
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Nature Boy
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Stan Getz Featuring Joao & Astrud Gilberto
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The Peacocks Apple Music
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Nobody Else But Me Apple Music
Singles
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The Girl From Ipanema
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The Girl From Ipanema
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Desafinado
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You Go to My Head / Fool Rush In
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On the Alamo / For Stompers Only
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Long Island Sound / Marcia
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There’s a Small Hotel / I’ve Got You Under My Skin
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My Old Flame / The Lady in Red
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Battle of the Saxes / Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
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Too Marvelous for Words / Michelle
Live
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Live in Paris: Stan Getz 1959
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Getz/Gilberto '76
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Moments in Time Apple Music
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Selections from Getz/Gilberto '76
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Stan Meets Chet
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Jimmy Raney in Paris
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Stan Getz at Large
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People Time: The Complete Recordings
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Stan Getz and the Lighthouse All-Stars: Live
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Live at the Haig 1953
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My Old Flame
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Sweet Rain Apple Music
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My Foolish Heart - Live at the Left Bank
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Quintessence, Volume 2
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The Final Concert Recording
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Greatest Hits
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The Stockholm Concerts
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West Coast Live
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Soul Eyes Apple Music
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My Funny Valentine
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But Beautiful
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Yours and Mine: Live at the Glasgow International Jazz Festival 1989
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The Song Is You Apple Music
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Stan Getz & Arthur Fiedler at Tanglewood
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Stan's Party
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Live in Europe
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’round Midnight - Live in Belgrade '74
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The Carnegie Hall Concert
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People Time
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Woody And Friends
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Early Autumn
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Live at Storyville, Boston 28 October 1951
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Serenity
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'Round Midnight
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Lover Man
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Dynasty Apple Music
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Anniversary!
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Great Jazz Gala '80
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Line for Lyons
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Live At Midem '80
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Newport in New York '72 - The Jam Sessions, Volume 2
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In Paris Live
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Getz/Gilberto #2
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Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson at The Opera House
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In Stockholm
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Stan Getz at The Shrine Apple Music
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Looking Back
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Autumn Leaves
Compilations
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A Catalogue of Jazz
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The Girl From Ipanema
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Our Favorites
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Jazz Samba
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Jazz Samba With Charlie Byrd / Big Band Bossa Nova
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Work From Home with Stan Getz
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Four Classic Albums
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Ten Songs for You
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5 Original Albums
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The Classic Albums Collection 1955-1963
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More West Coast Jazz
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Bossa Nova Years
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Stan Getz Quintessence, Vol. 2 Los Angeles - New York - Stockholm 1952-1958
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Desafinado
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England 1958 / Chicago 1957
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Jazz Samba / Big Band Bossa Nova
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The Immortal Soul
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Stan Getz Vol.2: Seven Classic Albums
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Eight Classic Albums
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Focus + Cool Velvet
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Jazz Samba / Jazz Samba Encore!
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The Legend Collection: Stan Getz
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Mitos do jazz, Volume 4: Stan Getz
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The Complete Columbia Albums Collection
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Four Classic Albums: Focus / The Soft Swing / West Coast Jazz / Cool Velvet
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The 1953-54 Clef/Norgran Studio Sessions
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Master Of The Sax
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The Cool Sound Of Stan Getz
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Chamber Music - Split Kick (Two Original Albums)
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Quintets: The Clef & Norgran Studio Albums
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Standards: Great Songs / Great Performances
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Kind of Getz
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All-Star Groups: Three Classic Albums Plus
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Getz Plays Bossa Nova (Jazzclub World)
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Stan Getz: The Bossa Nova Albums
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The Very Best Of Jazz
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Anthology 1952-1955
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Their Greatest Hits
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20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Stan Getz
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The Chronological Classics: Stan Getz 1954
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De legendes van de jazz
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Their Greatest Hits
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The Smoothest Operator
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Getz Smart
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The Chronological Classics: Stan Getz 1952-1953
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Music For Lovers
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Plays for Lovers
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More Stan Getz for Lovers Apple Music
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Supreme Jazz: Stan Getz
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Body and Soul
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The Song Is You Apple Music
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The Chronological Classics: Stan Getz 1953
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Samba e bossa nova: Saudaçoes do Rio
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Instant Atmosphere: Selections from the For Lovers series
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Stella by Starlight
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Jazz Ballads 10: Stan Getz
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Modern Jazz Archive: Stan Getz
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Yesterdays: Stan Getz Plays STANdards
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Jazz Moods: Cool
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Melody Express 1948-1952
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Also known as
Getz Stan · Satn Getz · Stan Gets · Sten Getz
Tags
- bop
- jazz musicians
- saxophonists
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 8f2422ab-0ec6-4c92-80c4-afe9622fab32
- ISNI
- 0000000110330511
- IPI
- 00011749993
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 13 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.