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    Stan Getz

    American jazz saxophonist (1927–1991)

    Musical artist

    Stan Getz (born Stanley Gayetski; February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazzsaxophonist.

    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.

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    • 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".[1] 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".

    Early life

    Stan Getz was born Stanley Gayetski on February 2, 1927, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[2] Getz's father Alexander ("Al") was born in Mile End, London, in 1904, while his mother Goldie (né