Stan Getz – born Stanley Gayetzsky on February 2, 1927, in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania – was one of the all-time great jazz saxophonists. A naturally
gifted musician, he first took up the saxophone at the age of 13 and was tutored
by Simon Kovar of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. By age 16, he was playing
in Jack Teagarden's band, dropping out of school to pursue his music career,
which soon found him playing alongside many of the era’s jazz greats including
Nat King Cole, Lionel Hampton, Stan Kenton, Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, and
Woody Herman. It was with Woody Herman tha...