Stan Getz

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  Stan Getz
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  GETZ PLAYS JOBIM : THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA
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  O Morro Năo Tem Vez

The early 1960s were an amazing time in the evolution of Jazz - Sonny Rollins came down from " The Bridge " and preached his new gospel of hard bop tinged with freedom; John Coltrane was progressing from " My Favourite Things " to " A Love Supreme " and Stan Getz was introducing the Bossa Nova to the world stage. All of these events were to be of great and lasting significance in the grand sche...

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  Stan Getz
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  Verve Jazz Masters 53: Bossa Nova
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  Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)

As the night winds down quietly we have Stan Getz from "The Bossa Nova Years

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  Stan Getz
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  Yours And Mine
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  Con Alma

I leave you with a track from the great Stan Getz off his Sweet Rain AlbumStan on tenor sax backed by Ron Carter on bass, Grady Tate on drums, & Chick Corea on piano. The album was released originally in 1967

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Stan Getz (1927 - 1991) was one of the great artists in the history of jazz. His brilliant technique, his drive for perfection and his superior musicianship were hallmarks of everything he did in music. Known as "The Sound" because of his tone on the sax, Getz became known for playing "Bossa Nova," a style of music from Brazil that required extremely intimate playing and a flexible sense of rhy...

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