Stanley Getz

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Stanley Getz was an influential American jazz saxophonist best known for popularizing bossa nova in the United States through recordings like "The Girl from Ipanema."

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instanceOf human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
saxophonist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1990s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940s ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance ⓘ
Grammy Award for Record of the Year ⓘ
causeOfDeath liver cancer ⓘ
collaboratedWith Antonio Carlos Jobim ⓘ
Astrud Gilberto ⓘ
Bill Evans ⓘ
Charlie Byrd ⓘ
Chick Corea ⓘ
Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ
João Gilberto ⓘ
Kenny Barron ⓘ
Oscar Peterson ⓘ
Woody Herman ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1927-02-02 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1991-06-06 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jewish Americans ⓘ
familyName Getz ⓘ
genre bebop ⓘ
bossa nova ⓘ
cool jazz ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
givenName Stanley ⓘ
instrument tenor saxophone ⓘ
knownFor lyrical saxophone tone ⓘ
popularizing bossa nova in the United States ⓘ
memberOf Woody Herman Orchestra ⓘ
movement bossa nova ⓘ
cool jazz ⓘ
name Stanley Getz ⓘ
notableWork Focus ⓘ
Getz/Gilberto ⓘ
Jazz Samba ⓘ
Stan Getz & Bill Evans ⓘ
Stan Getz Plays ⓘ
Sweet Rain ⓘ
The Girl from Ipanema ⓘ
linked to: Garota de Ipanema
occupation jazz saxophonist ⓘ
musician ⓘ
placeOfBirth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
placeOfDeath Malibu, California, United States ⓘ
linked to: Malibu, California
raisedIn New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
recordLabel Prestige Records ⓘ
Roost Records ⓘ
Verve Records ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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