The creator of the unforgettable Girl from Ipanema tenor sax tone this son of Ukranian immigrants took his unique sound through five decades of swing cool bossa and beyond. From Getz's teenage gigs with Dorsey Goodman and Stan Kenton fame with Woody Herman years as a masterful bandleader and struggles with drugs and the law this biography tells the bittersweet story of one of our most beloved jazz musicians. This is the first book to focus on Getz's musical legacy exploring the lightness of touch lyricism and warm glow that marked his sound. It also gives insight into his skills as a consummate improviser capable of playing with a musical tonal and emotional range matched by few other musicians.TH We'd all sound like that if we could. THa John Coltrane on Stan Getz
- ISBN10 0879307293
- ISBN13 9780879307295
- Publish Date 1 February 2003
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 24 January 2013
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Hal Leonard Corporation
- Imprint Backbeat Books
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 178
- Language English