Stan Getz Quintet - Lester Left Town - 13 July 1980 • World of Jazz

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, 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. Influenced by João Gilberto and Antônio Carlos Jobim, he popularized bossa nova in America with the hit single "The Girl from Ipanema" (1964).

At the North Sea Jazz Festival Stan Getz played with four young musicians. The Line-up of his Quintet is:

Stan Getz (soprano sax, tenor sax),
Chuck Loeb (guitar),
Mitch Forman (piano),
Brian Bromberg (bass),
Mike Hyman (drums )

Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague, The Netherlands, 13 July, 1980

He played among others: ‘‘Lester left town’ by Wayne Shorter'.

Other compositions he played: (see full concert on World Of Jazz):
‘Chappaqua’
‘Lush life’ (Billy Strayhorn)
‘Kali-Au’ (Chuck Loeb)
‘Hospitality Creek’ (Mitch Forman)


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