Stan Getz

tenor saxophone · 1927–1991 · Philadelphia

Soft-voiced tenor, king of bossa with Getz/Gilberto (Verve, 1964).

Styles

• Cool (Birth of the Cool)
• Bossa nova, jazz samba
• West Coast

Landmark tracks

• Flamingo (1954)
• Desafinado (1962)

Cited in 2 radio episodes

• Jun 2, 2026: Getz 1954, Chronique d'une descente aux enfers (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Mar 5, 2026: Stan Getz & Eddy Louiss at Ronnie Scott's - 1970 (Jazzlive, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Stan Getz

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