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Stan Getz

Nobody Else But Me

Dave Gelly

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English
Backbeat Books
01 February 2003
The creator of the unforgettable Girl from Ipanema tenor sax tone this son of Ukranian immigrants took his unique sound through five decades of swing cool bossa and beyond. From Getz's teenage gigs with Dorsey Goodman and Stan Kenton fame with Woody Herman years as a masterful bandleader and struggles with drugs and the law this biography tells the bittersweet story of one of our most beloved jazz musicians. This is the first book to focus on Getz's musical legacy exploring the lightness of touch lyricism and warm glow that marked his sound. It also gives insight into his skills as a consummate improviser capable of playing with a musical tonal and emotional range matched by few other musicians.

TH We'd all sound like that if we could. THa John Coltrane on Stan Getz

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Imprint:   Backbeat Books
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 226mm,  Width: 185mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   372g
ISBN:   9780879307295
ISBN 10:   0879307293
Pages:   178
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Dave Gelly is a jazz critic for The Observer, and writes and broadcasts regularly on jazz and related topics. He writes liner notes for major record labels on both sides of the Atlantic and is the author of several books. He edited Masters of Jazz Saxophone and has contributed to Masters of Jazz Guitar and The Sax & Brass Book. Gelly is also an accomplished saxophonist, in addition to being named Jazz Writer of the Year in the 1999 BT British Jazz Awards.

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