One of the all-time great jazz saxophonists, Stan Getz came from a family of
Ukrainian immigrants to Pennsylvania, although the family later moved to New
York. 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 jazz greats
including Nat King Cole, Lionel Hampton, Stan Kenton, Jimmy Dorsey, Benny
Goodman and Woody Herman. It was with H...