Sensual Tenor Stan Getz

Brought Bossa Nova to the Mainstream

By: Charles Giuliano - Mar 29, 2016

Stan Getz

Lush life
Sensual tenor
Stan Getz
Smooth as silk
Ultra complex
Kicked smack
Diverse legacy
Zoot called him
A great bunch of guys
Part of renowned
Four Brothers
On the road
Riding herd
Woody Herman
Peaked with
Samba beat
Brought Bossa Nova
To '60s mainstream
Introduced
Brazilian masters
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Guitarist Luiz Bonfa
Astrud and Joao Gilberto
Iconic hit
Samba standard
The Girl from Impanema
Grammy for Desafinado
Solid Gold records
Never enough
Got restless
Too confined
Stretched out
Switched horses
As artists do
Fusion with Chick Corea
Band with Gary Burton
Too far out
For the fans
Always solid Stan
True to main man