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Stan Getz : nobody else but me / Dave Gelly.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML419.G48 G45 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gelly, Dave.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Getz, Stan, 1927-1991.
- Getz, Stan.
- Jazz musicians--United States--Biography.
- Jazz musicians.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco, Calif. : Backbeat Books, 2002.
- Summary:
- The creator of the unforgettable "Girl from Ipanema" tenor sax tone, Stan Getz, the son of Ukrainian immigrants, took his unique sound through five decades of swing, cool, bossa, and beyond. This new biography focuses on Getz's musical legacy, exploring the lightness of touch, lyricism, and warm glow that mark his sound. 100 photos, some in color.
- Contents:
- 1 Another Time, Another Place 8
- 2 A Tuxedo And A Toothbrush 14
- 3 Kai's Krazy Kats 22
- 4 Four Brothers 30
- 5 Long Island Sound 40
- 6 Move 52
- 7 Everything Happens To Me 62
- 8 Ghost Of A Chance 72
- The Pictures 82
- 9 Fine And Dandy 98
- 10 Focus 108
- 11 Girl From Ipanema 118
- 12 Who Cares? 128
- 13 Sweet Rain 138
- 14 Pure Getz 152
- 15 Voyage 160.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-169) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0879307293
- OCLC:
- 51320734
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