Stan Getz - Stan Getz Plays

문득...옛날 이야기...
대학교때 주로 듣는 음악은 쇳소리가 경쾌한 Rock이나 Beetles, Stevie Wonder 정도가 가장 인상깊다..
친구가 권해줘서 일년가까이 Marilyn Manson 의 가장 대중적인 음반이라고 불리는 Mechanical Animals 라는 음반에 빠져있던 때를 제외하고는 Beetles 와 함께 희노애락을 느꼈던 것 같다..

정말 재즈에 대해 알고 있는 것들이라고는 Autumn leaves 와 Fly to the moon, 빌에반스,베니굿맨,루이암스트롱의 이름이 전부였던 시절이었는 데..
친구들 들려준 Girl from Impaneama 를 듣고 몇번을 리플레이 했는 지 모른다..
그때 아마도 Stan Getz의 연주이지 않았나 기억하는 데..
유일하게 캬바레를 연상되지 않은 색소폰연주는 처음이었던 것 같다..
그 후로 유명하고 대중적이라는 이유만으로 Stan Getz 에 귀기울이지 않았는 데
최근 섹소폰연주가 귀에 감기면서 Stan Getz 의 음악을 자주 듣게 된다..

최근의 그의 연주가 다르게 느껴지면서 드디어 앨범을 하나 지르고..ㅎ
블로그에 올려본다.

1. 01 - Stella By Starlight.mp3

Stan Getz  Biography

* by Scott Yanow - Allmusic

One of the all-time great tenor saxophonists, Stan Getz was known as "The Sound" because he had one of the most beautiful tones ever heard. Getz, whose main early influence was Lester Young, grew to be a major influence himself and to his credit he never stopped evolving. Getz had the opportunity to play in a variety of major swing big bands while a teenager due to the World War II draft. He was with Jack Teagarden (1943) when he was just 16 and this was followed by stints with Stan Kenton (1944-1945), Jimmy Dorsey (1945), and Benny Goodman (1945-1946); he soloed on a few records with BG. Getz, who had his recording debut as a leader in July 1946 with four titles, became famous during his period with Woody Herman's Second Herd (1947-1949), soloing (along with Zoot Sims, Herbie Steward, and Serge Chaloff) on the original version of "Four Brothers" and having his sound well-featured on the ballad "Early Autumn." After leaving Herman, Getz was (with the exception of some tours with Jazz at the Philharmonic) a leader for the rest of his life. During the early '50s, Getz broke away from the Lester Young style to form his own musical identity and he was soon among the most popular of all jazzmen. He discovered Horace Silver in 1950 and used him in his quartet for several months. After touring Sweden in 1951, he formed an exciting quintet that co-featured guitarist Jimmy Raney; their interplay on up-tempo tunes and tonal blend on ballads was quite memorable. Getz's playing helped Johnny Smith have a hit in "Moonlight in Vermont," during 1953-1954 Bob Brookmeyer made his group a quintet and, despite some drug problems during the decade, Getz was a constant poll winner. After spending 1958-1960 in Europe, the tenorman returned to the U.S. and recorded his personal favorite album, Focus, with arranger Eddie Sauter's Orchestra. Then, in February 1962, Getz helped usher in the bossa nova era by recording Jazz Samba with Charlie Byrd; their rendition of "Desafinado" was a big hit. During the next year, Getz made bossa nova-flavored albums with Gary McFarland's big band, Luiz Bonfá, and Laurindo Almeida, but it was Getz/Gilberto (a collaboration with Antonio Carlos Jobim and João Gilberto) that was his biggest seller, thanks in large part to "The Girl From Ipanema" (featuring the vocals of Astrud and João Gilberto). Getz could have spent the next decade sticking to bossa nova but instead he de-emphasized the music and chose to play more challenging jazz. His regular group during this era was a piano-less quartet with vibraphonist Gary Burton, he recorded with Bill Evans (1964), played throughout the 1965 Eddie Sauter soundtrack for Mickey One, and made the classic album Sweet Rain (1967) with Chick Corea. Although not all of Getz's recordings from the 1966-1980 period are essential, he proved that he was not shy to take chances. Dynasty with organist Eddie Louiss (1971), Captain Marvel with Chick Corea (1972), and The Peacocks with Jimmy Rowles (1975) are high points. After utilizing pianist Joanne Brackeen in his 1977 quartet, Getz explored some aspects of fusion with his next unit which featured keyboardist Andy Laverne. Getz even used an Echoplex on a couple of songs but, despite some misfires, most of his dates with this unit are worthwhile. However, purists were relieved when he signed with Concord in 1981 and started using a purely acoustic backup trio on most dates. Getz's sidemen in later years included pianists Lou Levy, Mitchell Forman, Jim McNeely, and Kenny Barron. His final recording, 1991's People Time, (despite some shortness in the tenor's breath) is a brilliant duet set with Barron. Throughout his career Getz recorded as a leader for Savoy, Spotlite, Prestige, Roost, Verve, MGM, Victor, Columbia, SteepleChase, Concord, Sonet, Black Hawk, A&M, and EmArcy among other labels (not to mention sessions with Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, and Gerry Mulligan) and there are dozens of worthy records by the tenor currently available on CD. By 강대원 - 창고닷컴 changgo.com 쿨 재즈 색소포니스트로 60년대 보사노바 열풍의 주인공이었던 스탄 게츠는 1927년 2월 2일 필라델피아에서 태어났다. 레스터 영(Lester Young)의 직접적인 영향을 받은 그는 15살때 부터 연주력을 인정받고 곧 베니 굿맨(Benny Goodman), 우디 허만(Woody Herman) 등의 밴드에서 활동하며 명성을 얻기 시작했다. 특히 우디 허만 밴드에서 주트 심스(Zoot Sims), 세르쥬 샬로프(Serge Charloff), 허비 스튜어트(Herbie Steward)와 함께 색소폰 4인방으로 큰 인기를 얻었다. 스탄 게츠는 40년대 말부터 자신의 밴드를 결성해 활동하였으나 50년대 비밥의 득세로 인해 별다른 주목을 받지 못했다. 게다가 약물중독 때문에 그의 활동은 현저히 줄어들고 말았다. 하지만 60년대 들어 조앙 질베르투(Joao Gilberto), 아스트루드 질베르투(Astrud Gilberto), 찰리 버드(Charlie Byrd), 안토니오 카를로스 조빔(Antonio Carlos Jobim) 등의 브라질 뮤지션들과 보사노바를 연주하며 최고의 전성기를 맞이하게 되었다.-이 당시 발표된 그의 보사노바 대표작으로 [Getz/ Gilberto] [Getz/ Gilberto 2] [Big Band Bossa Nova] [Jazz Samba] 등이 있다. 보사노바로 그는 엄청난 인기를 얻었으나 60년대에서 70년대로 넘어가는 프리재즈, 퓨전재즈에는 적응하지 못하고 다시 좌절의 시간을 보내고 말았다. 80년대 콩코드 레이블과 계약, 재기에 성공하며 연륜미 넘치는 테너 색소폰 연주를 들려주었는데 안타깝게도 91년 세상을 떠나고 말았다. 스탄 게츠의 사후, 피아니스트 케니 바론(Kenny Barron)과 듀오로 91년 3월 몽마르뜨 클럽에서 가졌던 라이브 실황 [People Time]이 뒤늦게 발표되었는데 이 앨범에서 스탄은 마치 얼마 남지 않은 자신의 생을 즉시한 듯 뭉클한 색소폰 연주로 큰 감동을 전해주었다.