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Stan Getz

1927 - 1991

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Stan Getz (born Stanley Gayetski; February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of his idol, Lester Young. Coming to prominence in the late 1940s with Woody Herman's big band, Getz is described by critic Scott Yanow as "one of the all-time great tenor saxophonists". Getz performed in bebop and cool jazz groups. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stan Getz is the 202nd most popular musician (up from 204th in 2019), the 1,274th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,151st in 2019) and the 59th most popular American Musician.

Stan Getz is most famous for his saxophone playing. He was a pioneer in the cool jazz genre, and he also played with artists such as Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker.

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Among musicians, Stan Getz ranks 202 out of 3,175. Before him are Fatboy Slim, Dr. Alban, Nicko McBrain, Emil Gilels, Wilhelm Kempff, and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. After him are György Cziffra, Mike Shinoda, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Maria João Pires, John Paul Jones, and Giovanni Battista Martini.

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Among people born in 1927, Stan Getz ranks 54. Before him are William Perry, Hugo Pratt, Geneviève Page, George O. Abell, Alan MacDiarmid, and Romano Mussolini. After him are Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad, John Vane, Daniel Keyes, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Marvin Minsky, and Eduardo Martínez Somalo. Among people deceased in 1991, Stan Getz ranks 36. Before him are Demetrios I of Constantinople, Rajiv Gandhi, Natalia Ginzburg, Jerzy Kosiński, Wilhelm Kempff, and Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal. After him are Jean Tinguely, Don Siegel, Gunnar Gren, Martha Graham, Claudio Arrau, and Salvador Luria.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stan Getz ranks 1,274 out of 20,380. Before him are Philip Zimbardo (1933), Catharine MacKinnon (1946), Rey Mysterio (1974), Billy Joel (1949), Anna Lee Fisher (1949), and Ray Tomlinson (1941). After him are John Belushi (1949), MacKenzie Scott (1970), Ida Tarbell (1857), Frank Marshall (1946), William Kemmler (1860), and Rudy Giuliani (1944).

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Among musicians born in United States, Stan Getz ranks 59. Before him are Bill Evans (1929), Ray Manzarek (1939), Herbie Hancock (1940), Lionel Richie (1949), Chick Corea (1941), and James Hetfield (1963). After him are Mike Shinoda (1977), Willie Nelson (1933), Dizzy Gillespie (1917), Eric Peterson (1964), Izzy Stradlin (1962), and Alicia Keys (1981).

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