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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