Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophone player. Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, 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 went on to perform in bebop, cool jazz and third stream, but is perhaps best known for popularizing bossa nova, as in the worldwide hit single "The Girl from Ipanema" (1964). Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophone player. Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, 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 went on to perform in bebop, cool jazz and third stream, but is perhaps best known for popularizing bossa nova, as in the worldwide hit single "The Girl from Ipanema" (1964). false 2025-11-07 18:53:44 1203 Avant-Garde Jazz Bebop Bossa Nova Cool Jazz Easy Listening Hard Bop Instrumental Jazz Jazz Latin Latin Jazz Post-Bop Samba-Jazz World Fusion 112084 8f2422ab-0ec6-4c92-80c4-afe9622fab32 /media/data/media5/Music/Stan Getz/folder.jpg /media/data/media5/Music/Stan Getz/backdrop1.jpg /media/data/media5/Music/Stan Getz/fanart.jpg 1962 1964 1965 1967 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1994 1995 1998 2002 2002 2002 2002 2003 2004 2011 2020 Stan Getz