The Very Best Of Stan Getz (CD)

Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz possessed a full, luxuriant tone and a highly melodic improvisational sense. Though he produced consistently rewarding music for the duration of his near 50-year career, he achieved the greatest success in the early '60s when he led the American part of the bossa nova explosion. Indeed, this brilliant fusion of jazz and Brazilian rhythms yielded the tune, "The Girl From Ipanema," which became one of the biggest selling jazz records in history.

• Category:  Music  »  Jazz  »  Tenor Sax
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• Release Date: March 12, 2002
• Label: Verve (USA)
• UPC: 731458421023
• WAPI (Tower ID): 105806749
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #125293 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #11300 in Jazz (See Top 100 Jazz Bestsellers)
• #485 in Tenor Sax (See Top 100 Tenor Sax Bestsellers)

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Personnel includes: Stan Getz (tenor saxophone); Eddie Sauter (arranger); Astrud Gilberto (vocals); Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet); J.J. Johnson (trombone); Kenny Barron, Chick Corea, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Oscar Peterson (piano); Charlie Byrd, Herb Ellis, Joao Gilberto (guitar); Ray Brown, Ron Carter (bass); Shelly Manne, Max Roach, Grady Tate (drums).

Includes liner notes by James Isaacs.

Stan Getz was known for his silky tenor sax tone and his lyrical improvisational style. Building on the approach of Lester Young, Getz became one of the most significant innovators of his generation. THE VERY BEST OF STAN GETZ highlights classic renditions of standards "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon), "Desifinado," the ever-charming "Girl from Ipanema" and more.

This compilation spans Getz's career from 1952 until 1991 when he recorded what would unfortunately be his final album, PEOPLE TIME. Magnificent performances are heard on all 12 tracks by the legendary tenor man. Getz's version of "My Funny Valentine" is unusually cheerful, avoiding the somber, late-night treatment this tune normally receives. On this track, Getz's solo is bluesy, animated and even, at times, quite witty. In contrast, his ballad playing on Billy Strayhorn's "Blood Count" and Mal Waldron's "Soul Eyes" is quite reflective and murky. Pianists Kenny Barron and Oscar Peterson add great allure to two of the tracks: the latter tearing down the house with his blistering solo on "It Don't Mean a Thing (if it Ain't Got that Swing).

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