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Stan Getz (1927 - 1991) was called “The Sound” early on because of his lyrical, warm sound he produced on his tenor saxophone. Of this quality of tone on his sax, John Coltrane said simply, “We’d all play like that . . . if we could.” A simple piano introduction in a ragtime style contrasts with the warm, emotional performance Getz gets from his tenor sax. “Blue Skies” was written by Irving Berlin in 1927 for his musical “Betsy.”
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I leave you with a track from the great Stan Getz off his Sweet Rain Album
Stan on tenor sax backed by Ron Carter on bass, Grady Tate on drums, & Chick Corea on piano. The album was released originally in 1967
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My favorite middle school art teacher and lunch partner Zan turned me on to the artist Andy Goldsworthya few years ago, and his work resonated deeply within me from the moment I saw it. His book, Time, is a vast meditation on the transient nature of things, as he creates sculptures that disappear as the temperature rises or falls, or as the sea comes in to claim the cairn of stones he balances so carefully. So Friday I spent the day blowing leaves and mulching them all... MORE
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Although the world knows, loves, and respects the great John Coltrane, the tenor player they really know in their soul is Stan Getz, who exemplified the truism "Music speaks louder than words." A quiet man whose career spanned the greatest musical innovations in the history of the greatest American art form, Stan Getz never stopped playing, never stopped moving forward, and never, ever, screamed about it. He was a consummate gentleman, a jazz sessionman's preferred band le... MORE
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This record reminded me how much more there was to Stan Getz than bossa nova...In a career that spanned Ella as well as his brushes with the young lions of the 60s (Chick Corea, Ron Carter, Grady Tate...) its that damn bossa nova period most folks know him for. The track I want to serve up here is from his first record with Chick Corea, one often cited as the best song from his best record (and one written by Corea). Enjoy. Stan Getz - Litha - from A Life In Jazz: ... MORE
