Stan Getz a donation from the Herb Alpert Foundation. Stan Getz 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, 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
Getz/Gilberto '76 Getz/Gilberto '76 Getz/Gilberto '76 is a live album by saxophonist Stan Getz and guitarist/vocalist João Gilberto which was recorded at Keystone Korner in 1976 and released on the Resonance label in 2016. The Allmusic review by Matt Collar called it "'some of Getz and Gilberto's best live performances of the period' stating that "Getz and his band were more than amenable to backing the enigmatic Gilberto, who appears here in a variety of settings, from solo to duo to accompaniment by the full band. What's particularly fascinating is hearing how the band adjusts to Gilberto's distinctive and subtle phrasing, his