Stan Getz

Artist:  Stan Getz
Birth Name:  Stanley Gayetski
Born:  February 2, 1927.  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died:  June 6, 1991 (Aged 64).  Malibu, California, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bossa Nova, Bebop, West Coast Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Post Bop, Brazilian Traditions, Saxophone Jazz
Occupation:  Musician
Instruments:  Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone

Stan Getz was an American Jazz Saxophonist.  His idol Lester Young and in 1940 with Woody Herman's Big Band.  He went to perform in Bebop and Cool Jazz Group, but best known for Bossa Nova with the worldwide Hit Single "The Girl From Ipanema" (1964) performed with Astrud Gilberto, and for his work done under the influence of Joao Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Artist:  Stan Getz Quartet
Title:  Newport Jazz Festival 1964  (2017)
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bossa Nova, Bebop, West Coast Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Post Bop, Brazilian Traditions, Saxophone Jazz
Label:  Hi Hat
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Waltz For A Lovely Wife  (5:49)
 2.  Tonight I Shall Sleep (With A Smile On My Face) (2:50)
 3.  Stan's Blues  (7:47)
 4.  The Singing Song  (3:37)
 5.  Sweet Rain  (5:51)
 6.  6-Nix-Pix-Fix  (5:37)
 7.  Introducing Astrud Gilberto  (0:44)
 8.  Girl From Ipanema  (4:14)
 9.  Eu E Voce  (3:23)
10. But Not For Me  (5:27)
11. I Waited For You  (4:42)
12. Little Willie Leaps  (5:05)

Personnel:

Stan Getz:  Tenor Saxophone
Gary Burton:  Vibes
Gene Cherico:  Bass
Joe Hunt:  Drums

Additional Musicians:

Astrud Gilberto:  Vocals on Tracks:  8, 9
Chet Baker:  Trumpet, Vocals on Tracks:  10-12
Phil Urso:  Piano on Track 11

Newport Jazz Festival 1964 is the live album by Stan Getz Quartet, was released on July 28, 2017 by Hi Hat, recorded live from the Newport Jazz Festival in 1964, includes the entire Voice Of America Radio Broadcast, featuring Gary Burton, Gene Cherico, Joe Hunt and special guests:  Astrud Gilberto, Chet Baker, and Phil Urso.