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 NERFINISHED
Grammy Award for Record of the Year NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath liver cancer
collaboratedWith Antonio Carlos Jobim NERFINISHED
Astrud Gilberto NERFINISHED
Bill Evans NERFINISHED
Charlie Byrd NERFINISHED
Chick Corea NERFINISHED
Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED
João Gilberto NERFINISHED
Kenny Barron NERFINISHED
Oscar Peterson NERFINISHED
Woody Herman NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1927-02-02
dateOfDeath 1991-06-06
ethnicGroup Jewish Americans NERFINISHED
familyName Getz NERFINISHED
genre bebop
bossa nova
cool jazz
jazz
givenName Stanley NERFINISHED
instrument tenor saxophone
knownFor lyrical saxophone tone
popularizing bossa nova in the United States
memberOf Woody Herman Orchestra NERFINISHED
movement bossa nova
cool jazz
name Stanley Getz NERFINISHED
notableWork Focus NERFINISHED
Getz/Gilberto NERFINISHED
Jazz Samba NERFINISHED
Stan Getz & Bill Evans NERFINISHED
Stan Getz Plays NERFINISHED
Sweet Rain NERFINISHED
The Girl from Ipanema NERFINISHED
occupation jazz saxophonist
musician
placeOfBirth Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Malibu, California, United States NERFINISHED
raisedIn New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED
recordLabel Prestige Records NERFINISHED
Roost Records NERFINISHED
Verve Records
sexOrGender male

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Stan Getz fullName Stanley Getz