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 A Oscar Peterson Trio

Title:  Stan Getz And The Oscar Peterson Trio (Verve Vault Series) (2026)

Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bossa Nova, Bebop, West Coast Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Post Bop, Brazilian Traditions, Saxophone Jazz

Label:  Verve

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  I Want To Be Happy (7:35)

 2.  Oennies /fro Heaven (5:16)

 3. Ballad Medley:

     -Bewitched Bothered And Bewildered

     -I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)

     -How Long Has This Been Going On?

     -I Can't Get Started

     -Polka Dots And Moonbeams (10:10)

Side 2:

 1.  II'm Glad There Is You (4:38)

 2.  Tour's End (4:55)

 3.  I Was Doing All Right (4:08)

 4.  Bronx Blues (5:31)

Personnel:

Stan Getz:  Tenor Saxophone

The Oscar Peterson Trio:

Oscar Peterson:  Piano

Herb Ellis:  Guitar

Ray Brown:  Bass

Stan Getz And The Oscar Peterson Trio is an album by Stan Getz And The Oscar Peterson Trio, originally released in 1958 by Verve, remastered and reissued on February 13, 2026 by Verve.  Pressed on 180 Gram Vinyl.