Jazz Articles about Stan Getz

Stan Getz

by Peter Madsen
May 30, 2006

I still remember the phone call as if it were yesterday. It was twelve years ago and on the other end of the line from California was the voice of one of the finest tenor saxophone players in jazz history. It was the great Stan Getz and I was overwhelmed to say the least when I heard him ask me if I was free to go to Europe with him in three days. Of course I knew of Stan's greatness ...

Stan Getz: Plays for Lovers

by Norman Weinstein
January 28, 2006

This compilation enters a marketplace littered with Getz compilations--and it's superior to the lot. It triumphs over the ton of Verve Getz disks by virtue of not having “The Girl From Ipanema," which the Verve marketing department assumed jazz fans needed to own on at least five Getz discs. More seriously, this anthology, culled from the newly combined Fantasy and Concord labels, offers a glowing showcase of Getz the ballad genius, from the early '50s to the '80s.

Creed Taylor Productions, Part 2

by Chris M. Slawecki
April 3, 2005

Part 1 | Part 2 The place in jazz history held by Creed Taylor is impeccable, stylish, and essential. He produced some of the best music for some of the best labels dedicated to jazz, then formed his own label and with meticulous preparation and his musician's ear kept on making great jazz records. Taylor began as a producer for Bethlehem Records, where his work with Charles Mingus stands among the label's best. In 1960, ...

Stan Getz: Captain Marvel & Bossas and Ballads

by AAJ Staff
October 31, 2003

Submitted on behalf of George Harris

Many a musician have an artistic and commercial peak. Very few have more than one; the true masters are able to reach artistic heights over many periods and styles. For the ones who have had only one period of creativity, God in his mercy has created places of refuge for them, known as Las Vegas. Gifted with a unique voice and style, Stan Getz was able to adapt to, master, define and ultimately transcend ...

Stan Getz: Affinity

by Jack Bowers
April 3, 2003

Talk about spontaneity. The material that comprises Affinity was taped a quarter-century ago by Stan Getz’s brother-in-law, bassist Peter Silfverskjöld, during an after-supper jam session at the Silfverskjöold home -- and was never intended for commercial release.

“I had borrowed a deck tape-recorder, which I left on during the session,” Peter writes in the liner notes. “As you can hear, the setting is very informal -- if you listen closely you can hear my grandfather’s clock chime ...

Stan Getz: My Foolish Heart

by AAJ Staff
January 22, 2003

Opening with a snappy “Invitation," this newly-found home recording shows off what producer Joel Dorn calls “prime Getz." Rodgers and Hart’s “Spring is Here" wafts and splashes through a fragrant rain chilled by Jack DeJohnette’s shivery brush work, but DeJohnette sharpens the tempo for Chick Corea’s “Litha," sparking Stan and Richie Beirach to burning life.

This is not another “Desafinado" compilation. This is Getz cookin’ it up with a team of ‘big name’ players. Dave Holland’s bouncy ...

The Stan Getz Quartet With Chet Baker: Quintessence, Volume 1

by AAJ Staff
January 21, 2003

Chronicling the first half of the last reunion of two “bad boys" of jazz, Quintessence demonstrates how, even in the autumns of their lives, Baker and Getz could still play on their feet and swing with the big boys. Like an old, weather-worn door, Baker creaks a bit but always comes swinging back. From his valiant scat in "Just Friends" and a cooking "But Not For Me" to his flaring Gillespie-esque trumpet licks in "Dizzy Atmosphere," Chet keeps the pace ...