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Stan Getz

Stan Getz

American Jazzman


Dead at 64 years
Birthday
Wednesday
He is born 97 years, 1 months and 27 days ago
Death date
Thursday

He is dead since 32 years, 9 months and 23 days

Cause of death: liver cancer

Birthplace
Philadelphie, United States
Nationality: american États-Unis
Categories
Musicians » Jazzmen » Saxophonists
Birth sign: Aquarius
Chinese birth sign: Rabbit

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".

Source : Wikipedia