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Stan Getz | Essential albums and listening guide
Explore Stan Getz through Jazz Samba. Discover what to listen for and follow related styles to your next record.
Stan Getz
Meet the artist
A tenor saxophonist celebrated for a soft tone who helped bring bossa nova to international audiences through recordings including Getz/Gilberto. His airy tenor sound and flowing lines draw on swing and modern jazz.
In encounters with Brazilian voice and guitar, that background becomes a source of unusual intimacy. Phrases settle into spaces around the singer and rhythm rather than pushing through them. Agile improvisation remains beneath the relaxed surface, but the music can be enjoyed simply as song, without focusing on technique.
Where to start listening
Notice the warm saxophone tone and its relationship with guitar and voice. Humming along with the melodies is a welcoming way to begin.
1962Jazz Samba
Stan Getz / Charlie Byrd
Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd’s 1962 recording helped introduce bossa nova to a broad American audience and sparked a major jazz-world enthusiasm for the music.
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1964Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz / João Gilberto / Antônio Carlos Jobim
Stan Getz and João Gilberto’s collaboration includes The Girl from Ipanema and helped turn bossa nova into a worldwide phenomenon.
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