Woody’n You – 1961

Stan Getz

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No one had a tone quite like Stan Getz, a beautiful sound that made him the Johnny Hodges of the tenor.

But at the same time, Getz was a very fluent soloist quite at home at fast tempos and in nearly any musical situation.

This clip features Getz at a concert in Italy in 1961 where he is joined by pianist Lou Levy, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Ed Thigpen.

They play Dizzy Gillespie’s “Woody’n You” at a relaxed but cooking tempo that is filled with inventive ideas by Getz.

-Scott Yanow

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