MUSICIAN

Stan Getz

1927 - 1991

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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, with 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". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stan Getz has received more than 2,569,472 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Stan Getz is the 204th most popular musician (down from 160th in 2019), the 1,151st most popular biography from United States (down from 944th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular American Musician.

Stan Getz is most famous for his saxophone playing. He was a pioneer in the cool jazz genre, and he also played with artists such as Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker.

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  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Stan Getz ranks 204 out of 3,175. Before him are Wilhelm Kempff, Ike Turner, Willie Nelson, Kitarō, Amy Winehouse, and Nikolai Rubinstein. After him are Gidon Kremer, Clara Haskil, Ken Hensley, Violeta Parra, Joe Jackson, and Herbie Hancock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Stan Getz ranks 50. Before him are Harry Mulisch, Harry Markowitz, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, George Andrew Olah, Maurice Ronet, and Sydney Brenner. After him are F. Sherwood Rowland, Leszek Kołakowski, Mary Higgins Clark, Juan Almeida Bosque, Alan MacDiarmid, and Robert Noyce. Among people deceased in 1991, Stan Getz ranks 37. Before him are Ragnar Granit, Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, Jean Tinguely, Martha Graham, Claudio Arrau, and Wilhelm Kempff. After him are Leo Fender, Don Siegel, Gino Colaussi, James Irwin, Tom of Finland, and Gene Tierney.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stan Getz ranks 1,151 out of 20,380. Before him are Shelley Winters (1920), Steve Reeves (1926), Gena Rowlands (1930), Jeremy Renner (1971), George Carlin (1937), and Vincent Price (1911). After him are Harrison Schmitt (1935), Tom Berenger (1949), Vannevar Bush (1890), F. Sherwood Rowland (1927), Ed Lauter (1938), and Richard Barthelmess (1895).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Stan Getz ranks 53. Before him are Ritchie Valens (1941), Duff McKagan (1964), Muddy Waters (1913), Alicia Keys (1981), Ike Turner (1931), and Willie Nelson (1933). After him are Joe Jackson (1928), Herbie Hancock (1940), Lenny Kravitz (1964), Snoop Dogg (1971), Mike Portnoy (1967), and Dave Brubeck (1920).

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