Stan Getz

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Stan Getz

• There is a thing in music that surpasses the
  imagination

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Early Education

• Born February 2, 1927 in Philadelphia. 
• Began playing music at 12 years of age.
• 1943-Joined Jack Teagardens band at the age of
  16.
  
• Subsequent gigs with the Stan Kenton Big Band and
  Benny Goodman Jazz Orchestra.
  
• 1947-Joined Woody Hermans Second Herd.

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The Four Brothers

• Original member of The Four Brothers saxophone
  section with Zoot Simms and Herbie Steward.
  
• Gained notoriety through his recording "Early
  Autumn" with the Woody Herman Band.
  
• In addition to a drinking problem he developed
  during his time with the Teagarden band, he also
  began a cocaine habit that eventually led to his
  arrest.

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The Cool School

• Also known as West Coast Jazz.
• Subtle form of bebop emphasizing melody over
  velocity, and a stray from traditional chord
  changes.
  
• Other sax contemporaries included Paul Desmond
  and Bill Perkins.
  

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Whatever Stan Wants

• Pioneered the bossa nova, a blend of jazz and
  latin music.
  
• Getz recorded "The Girl from Ipanema" in 1963,
  which reached the top of the commercial charts in
  1964. 
  

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Closing Time

• 1970s-Departed latin music for experimentation
  with electronic instruments.
  
• 1980s-Diagnosed with cancer.
• 1986-Taught at Stanford University.
• 1991-Died due to complications from cancer.

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The Song
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So Danco Samba

• Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim.
• Recorded in March of 1963.
• Joao Gilberto on vocals and guitar.
• BMI award-winning song along with The Girl From
  Ipanema and Desafinado.

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Lyrics

• Repeat Twice
• So danco samba,
• So danco samba,
• Vai, vai, vai, vai, vai,
• So danco samba,
• So danco samba,
• Vai!

• Repeat Twice
• The jazz n samba,
• The jazz n samba,
• Swingin soft and low,
• The jazz n samba,
• The jazz n samba,
• Go!

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• Ja dancei o twist atze demais!
• Mas no sei,
• Me cansei,
• Do calipso
• Ao cha-cha-cha.
• So danco samba,
• So danco samba,
• Vai, vai, vai, vai, vai.
• So danco samba,
• So danco samba,
• Vai!

• The Jet from Rio, non stop U.S.A.!
• This new sound came one day,
• And its clear that
• Its here to stay.
• Its jazz n samba,
• Its so refreshing,
• Like a new perfume.
• Its jazz n samba,
• Its jazz n samba,
• Umm!

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Analysis

• Tenor Sax (B-flat)
• Song begins in E major
• Modulates to G major for solo
• End of bridge modulates to B-flat major
• Chorus changes are
• Gmaj9, A9, D9, Gmaj and C9.

• Concert Pitch
• Song begins in D major
• Modulates to F major for solo
• End of bridge modulates to A-flat major
• Chorus changes are
• Fmaj9, G9, C9, Gmaj, and B9.

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Credits

• Narrated by
  
  
  Jonathan Michell
• Written by
  
  
  Jonathan Michell
• Produced by
  
  Jonathan
  Michell
• Directed by
  
  
  Jonathan Michell
• Funding made possible by a grant from
  
  People Like Jonathan
  Michell
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