Jazz

Focus on Stan Getz

Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz (1927-1991) is one of the most important jazz stylists of the last century. Schooled in the '40s big bands of Teagarden, Kenton, and others, Getz first rose to prominence ...
NPR

Saxophonist Stan Getz Delivers A Barrelful Of Tenor On 'Getz At The Gate'

There's nothing dated about a new 2-disc album that revisits Getz's 1961 nightclub recording at New York's Village Gate. Listening to it now, it's hard to overstate what a terrific tenor he was. This ...
Jazz

Stan Getz: Dynasty

Verve's Originals series, which in late 2008 brought us tenor saxophonist Stan Getz's wonderful box set The Bossa Nova Albums (Verve, 2008), follows through with a remastered reissue of Dynasty, a ...
ecoustics

UMe/Verve/Acoustic Sounds Classic Jazz Reissues Reviewed: Getz Au Go-Go; The Great Kai & J.J.; Sonny Rollins’ Alfie

Three Excellent Audiophile-Worthy Vintage Jazz Reissues From Universal Music, Verve Records & Acoustic Sounds Feature Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz and Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson w/ Bill Evans Three ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

Stan Getz: 'Getz/Gilberto'

Bossa nova, the Brazilian dance, swept the United States in the 1960s. Stan Getz was at the forefront of the movement, along with Antonio Carlos... Stan Getz: 'Getz/Gilberto' [MUSIC] A.B. SPELLMAN, ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

'The Stan Getz Quartet In Paris'

In fact, his acclaim as a bossa nova pioneer during this period overshadowed his career as a bebop saxophonist, leading Verve Records to delay subsequent Getz jazz releases out of fear they would ...
The Brooklyn Paper

THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED

run. Steve Getz, son of venerable tenor saxophonist Stan Getz, who died in 1981, opened Williamsburg’s first jazz club on Oct. pulled out of the deal. "The reason [the club closed] is a lack of ...