Three Classic Albums Plus - Stan Getz

Stan Getz all smooth on us.

Advantages: Near perfect saxophony.
Disadvantages: Too smooth.

The Very Best of Stan Getz. Sax Moods. The cost of this double CD varies, I actually got mine from a boot sale for £3, it can be bought on Amazon for less than a fiver. Stan Getz, to me, on tenor sax is like Kenny G is to soprano, Mr smooth. There is no doubt that this has been both his accolade and his downfall. Traditional jazz fans may well find him too smooth, yet his pedigree and grounding was in some of the more bebop style bands. His 'tone' when playing has been called 'the sound' as it is pretty near perfect, now personally I like something a little more 'off' perfect. This double CD is broadly (though not completely) split into two genres. The first CD is more traditional jazz tunes and ballads whilst the 2nd CD is dominated by Latin, Bossa Nova type tunes, not my favourite genre (CD 2). The thing I do like about ...

paulhanton 16.07.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Sax Moods (The Very Best Of Stan Getz) - Stan Getz

Stan Getz

Advantages: Subliminal tone - a great tenor saxophonists
Disadvantages: Played lots and lots and lots of bossa's - most by Jobim - i like his playing in other styles as well, not just bossa's!

Stan Getz was one of the most famous jazz saxophonists, with his classic tenor sax tone that he generated from his mark VI horn. Many players think that Stan Getz had the ultimate tone, with its depth, richness and smoothness, and many current players try to copy it. Stan Getz is probably most famous for his playing of Bossa's, mostly those written by Antonio Carlos Jobim, and he also did a lot of recordings with the vocalists Gil and Astrud Gilberto. Perhaps Getz's two most recorded pieces are The Girl from Ipanema (Garota de Ipanema) and Corcovada (Quiet Night of Quiet Stars), with him making many recordings of both. My favourite Bossa that Getz played however, is Desafinado (Slightly out of tune), because it suits Getz's playing perfectly, suiting his smooth, rich tone. Although Getz is most famous for his Bossa's, and many ...

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Review of Stan Getz

Stan Getz - Apasionado

Advantages: A great jazz collection
Disadvantages: Stan is the only soloist

I don't know if this album received that much attention when it came out but I've been listening to it lately a lot. I'm a saxophone player, and Getz is not even usually one of my favorites. I always thought his sound was too lightweight or something. The only albums I liked were the early Bossa Nova ones, but not any more. He plays so soulfully on this album, it's like he's literally crying, wailing, and his sound is so beautiful and big and perfect intonation--all the more amazing since he had terminal cancer at the time of the recording. You would never know it. This is a very arranged album with lots of horns and synthesized instruments and percussion and lots of different styles and grooves, but don't let that discourage you because it's very intimate and Stan is the only soloist, blowing all the way through. Occasionally ...

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Review of Getz/Gilberto Vol.2 (Live At Carnegie Hall) - Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto