Stan Getz

Dizzy Gillespie records ‘For Musicians Only’ with Stan Getz and Sonny Stitt (1956)

Dizzy Gillespie's 'For Musicians Only' is recorded on October 16, 1956 with Stan Getz and Sonny Stitt and released in 1958 by Verve.Track Listing : 1.Bebop (Dizzy Gillespie) - 12:48...

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On TV today, Oscar Peterson, Stan Getz et al sit in with Nat King Cole (1957)

October 15, 1957 - for his own NBC show, Nat King Cole is accompanied by Jazz At The Philharmonic - that is Illinois Jacquet (ts), Ray Brown (b), Roy Eldridge...

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Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson plus the Oscar Peterson trio record ‘Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson at the Opera House’ for Verve (1957)

'Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson at the Opera House' is a live album recorded on October 10, 1957, accompanied by the Oscar Peterson trio and released the same year by...

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Stan Getz goes to Stockholm (1978)

October 10, 1978 - Stan Getz performs in Stockholm, Sweden, backed by a band of local musicians

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Stan Getz sits in with Hermeto Pascoal & Grupo (1978)

September 14, 1978 - Hermeto Pascoal has invited Stan Getz and several others to join him and his "Grupo" during his concert at "Festival de Jazz de São Paulo" at...

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Stan Getz records for Verve, ‘Big Band Bossa Nova’ with the Gary McFarland Orchestra (1962)

Stan Getz' 'Big Band Bossa Nova' is an album recorded on August 27 and 28, 1962 with the Gary McFarland Orchestra and released the same year by Verve.Track Listing :...

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Stan Getz plays at Montreux Jazz (1978)

July 20, 1978 - Stan Getz Quintet - that is Stan Getz (ts), Andy Laverne (p), Mike Richmond (b) and Billy Hart (d) - performs at "Montreux Jazz Festival" in...

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Stan Getz takes his Group to Munich (1990)

July 18, 1990 - The Stan Getz Group - that is Stan Getz (ts), Kenny Barron (p), Eddie Del Barrio & Frank Zottoli (synth), Alex Blake (b) and Terri Lyne...

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Stan Getz records ‘Focus’ for Verve with a string orchestra (1961)

Stan Getz' 'Focus' is an album recorded on July 14 & 28 and September-October 1961 with a string orchestra and released the same year by Verve. Track Listing : 1.I'M...

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Dizzy Gillespie & Stan Getz meet in Nice (1978)

July 14, 1978 - Dizzy Gillespie, Barney Wilen, Stan Getz and more perform together at the "Grande Parade du Jazz" in Nice, France

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Stan Getz plays at North Sea Jazz (1980)

July 13, 1980 - Stan Getz performs with Mitchel Forman (p), Brian Bromberg (b), Mike Hyman (d) and Chuck Loeb (g) at "North Sea Jazz Festival" in The Hague, The...

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Stan Getz Quartet plays in Vienna, Austria (1987)

July 4, 1987 - the Stan Getz Quartet featuring Kenny Barron on piano performs at Jazz Gala in Stadthalle Vienna, Austria.

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We remember Stan Getz. ‘Getz à Go Go’

This day (June 6, 1991), in Malibu, California, died Stan Getz, an American jazz saxophone player who was known as The Sound. Tracklist : The Girl From Ipanema . Desafinado...

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Getz and Evans record for Verve ‘Stan Getz & Bill Evans’ with Elvin Jones & Ron Carter (1964)

'Stan Getz & Bill Evans' is a collaboration album recorded with Elvin Jones & Ron Carter on May 5 & 6, 1964 and released in 1973 by Verve.Track Listing :...

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Stan Getz plays while Michel Legrand conducts (1972)

April 29, 1972 - you do not miss Stan Getz with a Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michel Legrand on French television.

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MGM / Verve publish ‘Jazz Samba’ by Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd (1962)

'Jazz Samba' by Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd is a bossa nova (and the first on the American jazz scene) album released on April 20, 1962 by Mgm/Verve. Track Listing...

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Stan Getz records ‘Sweet Rain’ with Chick Corea et al (1967)

Stan Getz' 'Sweet Rain' is an album recorded on March 21 & 30, 1967 with Chick Corea, Ron Carter and Grady Tate and released in July 1967.Track Listing : 1.Litha...

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‘Getz/Gilberto’ by Stan Getz & João Gilberto features also Tom Jobim and Astrud Gilberto (1963)

'Getz/Gilberto' by Stan Getz & João Gilberto is an album featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim and Astrud Gilberto, recorded on March 18–19, 1963 and released in March 1964 by Verve.Track Listing...

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Stan Getz & Chet Baker meet in Stockholm (1983)

February 18, 1983 - Stan Getz and Chet Baker perform together at the Södra Teatern in Stockholm, Sweden

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Stan, Chick, Dizzy et al go to the White House (1982)

December 4, 1982 - American president Ronald Reagan has invited a few top jazz players to the White House - that is Diane Schuur, Stan Getz, Chick Corea, Miroslav Vitouš,...

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