Stan Getz - On Green Dolphin Street (1989)

[romanylowe]

17 years old when I first heard this. Music is dead now. This was the real stuff. Will listen to jazz till the day that I die. The Voice will never leave my iPod. :)

[dochollowaysaxophone]

I absolutely enjoyed this video. You, my friendly sax man have 1000 fingers. So sweet and relaxing sooth the torcherd soul.

[paulostroff99]

Awesome. TY weird collector for posting.

[madero111]

Getz........what more can we say? Huh!

[awesomewelles1990]

I'm hearing a lot of coltrane in this solo.

[gilougilou100]

thank's mister kenny!!!!

[vapid1000]

Stan Getz had one of the most beautiful tones ever!!

[jazzician12]

Really wanted to hear kenny's solo on this haha ....thanks :(

[tuxguys]

Bit of a gem, yes?

One inventive chorus after another, in front of an audience, with the easy familiarity of a conversation with an old friend...

.. and all in under five minutes.

...

[terrryc]

I've listened to Lester all my life, as well as Getz. I didn't realize that it was about RACE. I thought that it was about SOUND. Who cares about some jerk whose Food Stamps didn't arrive on time. You racist pigs have all but destroyed this music with your attitudes. Are you one of those Abba Dabbas who show up at jazz concerts wearing that stupid pillbox hat over a dashiki? Whitney Balliet can blow 20 choruses of Cherokee on the end of my Dick. Music itself has no race.

[jhb134]

@terrryc - Of course, it's NOT about race, at all. I only cited the Getz/Quinichette examples for the sake of argument, nothing more. ... Bix and Louis Armstrong understood and appreciated each other's talents, long ago, regardless of black or white. As for Whitney Balliett, he was one of BEST jazz reviewers of all.

[tsi2568]

So lovely, it's awesome!

[Mamasan41]

THANK YOU!!!

[terrryc]

Arguably the best Tenor sound of the 20th Century....

[jhb134]

@terrryc - Listen to Lester Young. Whitney Balliett/New Yorker once had a pithy column about Getz, titled "His Master's Voice". Getz, Quinichette and other white, tenor saxophonists of their day were STRONGly-influenced by Lester/Prez.

[billyconnearly]

I was 15 and playing this song (on Drums) with My Dad, Bill Nicol - Keyboard, John Graham - Tenor Sax and Fife Legend - Chic Thompson - Trumpet, I learned more from them than I ever learned after!! AND I played with Chuck Berry, The Four Tops, The Temptations et al!

[jazzman110393]

wow

[lanesblitz]

fantastic getz.

[DeLy2ibo]

hey you subsribed me...nice music man...

[Arborwaychet]

Interesting that biographical info claims Stan and Chet detested one another ... yet in their playing ... cool lines, primacy to a beautiful sound (which both had on his instrument) and impeccable choice of notes rather than ... avalanche of notes ... preference for lyrical beauty over buiding sequences to the upper register ... they had so much in common re their approach

[Sanchothesaxplayer]

According to Bev Getz her father Stan used Vandoren number 4 reeds and an Otto Link mouthpiece worked on by Ben Harrod.

And of course a Selmer Mark VI.

Greetings from Switzerland!

[dannyyyyy84]

that's likely a selmer mark VI

[chuns00]

he used a customized rubber link

"...5 * but it was worked on by Ben Harrod..."

with vandoren med hard reeds

search for the mel martin interview, says a lot about stan getz

[DatBoy900]

Stan Getz sounnd is amazing. His recording of infant eyes I like more than Shorters.

[lorisheppa]

Does anyone know what sax, mouthpiece and reeds Stan Getz plays on?

[BrawlR55]

its a selmer sax and most probably a Florida Link

[weirdcollector]

Mouthpiece was a Vintage Otto Link "Slant" Signature n.8, made in Pompano Beach Florida

[saxman8666]

@weirdcollector i think it is a berg larsen mouth peice

[mickysax1]

@lorisheppa Selmer mark 6 tenor. I think it's a rubber link piece

[IOLTA]

Link - either a 6 or an 8, depending on who you trust. *Very* hard reeds.

[pudipudipants]

Is nobody else going to point out stan looks like bill murray?

[SpiritLevelBubble]

More like Rutger Hauer :-)

[seepark12345]

coltrane is sometimes hard for the listeners stan getz's playing is easier for me to listen to

[nittynitnitty]

Imagine this: Coltrane playing on Girl From Ipanema. Wouldn't sound right would it? Stan has such a sweet sound. Live and let live people.

[mlredr]

I beg to differ regarding how Coltrane would sound on "Girl from Ipanema". Coltrane could make any tune his own. Even one like "My favorite things". I always wondered how Coltrane would have played it.

I do agree that people should listen to each artist on his own merits though.

[BigsexyButters]

@mlredr he did play my favorite things

[mlredr]

I meant to say:

I always wondered how Coltrane would have played "Girl from Ipanema"

[Cre8tvMG]

People that argue who is the best musician are missing the point of the music. I bet Getz and 'Trane would both agree on that (although 'Trane would say it faster with more intervals...) ;-)

[oldpython]

Trane's sound is harsh, Getz has a sweet tone. On the Hackensack cut with Trane and Getz, Getz's fast runs are clearer that Tranes but Tranes are longer and louder with large intervals that are very difficult. Trance is a powerhouse, Getz is sexy.

[shoegazer666]

so coltrane is better?

[escobarsfriend]

its al opinion friend.

[shoegazer666]

well, some opinions matter more.

[escobarsfriend]

mine? :D well i dont see how?

[shoegazer666]

lol =P

[Cre8tvMG]

Mmmm - that's sweet stuff.

To say Getz of 'Trane is the best player is like saying 'Strawberry is the best icecream flavor': it's entirely subjective. Trane (usually) played faster, more intervals and changes - does that make him better? If a robot plays faster with more intervals is it better than Coltrane? C'mon! Music, especially jazz, is about the soul. Getz has it, he's just going a different direction than Coltrane - putting his own vibe in it and doing it flawlessly.

[mrhitmanisback]

only one other player can match this ben webster ...stan is so beautiful lyricle and clinicl the sound lives on 500 stars

[TheDonpiccolo]

Stan Getz was the greatest. I saw him in Ft Lauderdale just before he passed away in a small jazz joint on Broward Blvd. and he was as good as ever. This kind of jazz will always be my favorite. so mellow.

[rowandrum]

great clip

[FLsaxman007]

i LOVE this song, and he just makes it that much better

[1Th1617]

VERY cool!!! :) Thanks for posting.

[bonifazius45]

its just great performance

[prezels39]

i am grateful to my oldest brother who turned me onto jazz when i was 10....60 years a go. getz was and remains the tenor gold standard. i appreciate the earlier observation that he plays more with fewer notes. he continues to blow me away. his third stream piece with eddie finnegan on the album "focus", years ago but still relevant today, is mind boggling. i thank all jazz muscians for filling my life with the greatest treats and all the fans who supported them for keeping the genre alive. ede

[mikebrown1181991]

Coltrane is the tenor gold standard. Wow I can't believe you even said that.

[loosecow]

Coltrane has publicly listed Stan Getz as a major influence

[Mamasan41]

@prezels39 AMEN!

[DillWano]

Ok, I'm a growing musician and I'm trying to transcribe this song. I need help with the first part of this song. In the first few seconds Stan Getz plays sounds like the first "ending" in the song but he starts improvising 5 bars before it he goes back to the top...what are the chords he's soloing on...did he just improvise the second ending?

[95841bailey]

I typed in green Dolphin Street chords, and there are many places on the internet, but I don't read music, so don't know which ones are truly helpful! This is a great song. i worked it out by ear on the piano. Keep going, you'll get it!

[DillWano]

Thanks anyway! It is a great song and even if I don't know where he starts I'm still going to get it XD

[JeffreyStewartNewton]

DillWano - This tune is a very common Jazz "standard" - it's in all the "fake" books; you can check your transcription against them....

[loosecow]

Dillwano, he starts improvising on the 2nd 'A' section then continues improvising into the 2nd ending. Then there is a tag of the last turnaround chords going into the solo

[DillWano]

Thanks! That helps a lot!

[mrhitmanisback]

every thought of comentating on football lol

[valvetrom]

S G said a musician has to be totally irreverent

[JeffreyStewartNewton]

I had the great pleasure of having a lesson with Stan Getz. As hip as his tone sounds on recordings, it was unbelievable live and up close!

[pasxizeis]

his mask is a little strange

[BrunoJazzmanLeicht]

A beautiful song, played by four giants of jazz. Stan's da man! For more jazz of all kinds feel free to visit my blog. The link is in my profile.

Best regards,

Brewster

[Bosse1951]

I belive it was Stan the man who got me to like Jazz in the sixties.Simply the best saxophoneplayer.

[eet73]

Stan Getz = greatest sax player ever!! God bless you Stan. Heaven is a very swinging place!

[JazzGeetar213]

Haha. Stan certainly is the man. He's got a style that's completely unique just like the other giants (Brecker, Coltrane, Rollins), but he seems to be able to say more with fewer notes than almost any musician before or after. Whenever I hear Stan I don't hear him - I just hear one huge groove. His playing always seems to gel perfectly with what's going on around him. He lets the music breathe and doesn't try to make it something it's not.

[eet73]

I couldn't have said it any better. He does say more with fewer notes and grooves like hell.

[intermittent92]

ben riley on drums ? i think

[DaddyDriver78]

Great video, Stan is amazing, the rythym section is one of the best I've heard. Kenny and Ben are solid.

[ColmOSullivanRed]

Bassist is Yashuito Mori, Japanese, I believe, but living in Scandanavia, and replacing Ray Drummond mid-way thru' this particular European tour. Worth putting this in the tags - and, indeed, it most certainly is the great Ben Riley. More if you have it!!! Thanks!

[weirdcollector]

Thanks! I took a look at pictures in Yasuhito Mori's Myspace. He is the bass player in this video. No doubt.

[pholzer5]

I think the bassist might be Kiyoshi Kitagawa. What a great rhythm section behind Getz! Check out Ben Riley's drum fill at 2:08! Perfect response to Getz's motif.

Thank you so much for posting this video.

-Peter

[Benjiboennen]

Who's da drummer? :)

[ColmOSullivanRed]

The great Ben Riley.

[reallyelvisiam]

Getz is the dude!! so complex, yet so accessible, so beautiful. kind of reminds me of jazz rock pioneer dave stewart (keyboards)from the english bands national health and hatfield & the north with that prettiness in everything he plays

[PenelopaTie]

Heard this tune live last night and seem not to be able to get enough of it. Gimme more!

Thanks for posting, brilliant. This arrangement is the best by far.

[dragoneyes8888]

this is great i love this

[tisaacso3625]

The bass player sounds great.

[FnLkZ]

his tone is amazing!!

[barrett5000]

It is so strange. Sounds like Jaco.

[StenchingFaucet]

really? i actually really disagree, jacos tone is great for his kind of music but for some reason this guy's sound makes me cringe in this more acoustic/straight ahead setting

[ApatheticVegnagun]

Stan Getz once again proves that music is the old mans throne. Despite any prodigies that appear, they only get better with age, and Getz vocabulary, style, tone, everything about him proves this.

[madero111]

I am from the ghetto and i like the nice things that are said about Getz.

Plus....."Schmoove Bill (the prez) dug the hell out of Getz too.

I definitely feel you Zman...you tell them.

Getz.......what can you say!!

[jonifli]

Jeez!! how can you play that good Ben??

unbeliavable the last chords that Barron plays.a pity not to hear his solo.what can i said about Getz?Soooooooo melodic, and the best sound ever!!!!

[Nabzed]

The Bass Player is Ray Drummond

[weirdcollector]

Ray Drummond is a black guy. The bass player playing in this video is a japanese musician.

[Nabzed]

yeah I had not seen that when I wrote my comment.. sorry

[KingSnowman]

Oh Ya!!

[zuffafight]

Bello bello eccezionale

[defmaa]

"the sound"

[MacXpert74]

One of the best sax players ever!

[jazzmunky]

Getz has a lot of control form the throat, judging by the way he inflates when blowing. Some real note bends in there. It looks like he's putting a lot of physical work into blowing, I wonder - would his embouchure have been pretty flexible/loose? I am told loose embouchure = more agility in leaps + allows partials to sound

[luisamarte2000]

Ah geez! Just blow your frickin' horn! No wonder jazz musicians are so paranoid, insecure screwed up in the head. Most of you are trying too hard at figuring out how someone else plays, that you lose your individuality trying to copy "The Greats"

[jazzmunky]

You draw a negative, generalized conclusion about jazz musicians that's unfounded. There may be some like you describe, but the jazz world includes millions of people from different countries/backgrounds, with many different approaches to learning. Come on! :D Playing an instrument is a journey, it's normal that musicians should want to share specific techniques - the saxophone especially for intonation...if they didn't put in the practice you wouldn't be hearing music like this video...

[2Godbdaglori]

I agree sometimes I start reading these comments and its so discouraging people get so deep, it just takes the fun and adventure out of the music.

[antiemo938726]

you plan an instrument? cause if you don't then seriously people are talking about what makes the music tick so they can replicate it

[jeffsummstl]

Stan Getz = Sheer Delight

[satziebaby]

ooza da drumma? might it be ben riley???

[Tenormania]

why argue about it there's alot of amazing sax players some are still with us some arent.

[pinkieldred]

Isn't it amazing how some musicians are so much in control of their axes their able to play exactly what they are thinking . This is greatness!

[jackkrom]

Kudos for posting this great concert but WHY did you cut off the rest of the song? The other group members are excellent, so let's hear the whole thing!

[jackkrom]

Yes thanks! It's frustrating if this one never came out on a commerical release. Obviously it's when he was touring Europe with Kenny Barron. Every bit of Getz' music should be published, and this is a good addition!

[Nabzed]

i think the bassist is ray drummond...

[ppss17]

the bassist is Yasuhito Mori...

[TheLepidopterist]

Those are some big polka dots...

[artpazz]

hey guys do you want to hear stan at his best get the cd sessions he plays wiyh chick corea and bill evans

[Sanchothesaxplayer]

I do not agree: I find the latest CDs with Kenny Barron among the best. "People Time" is my favourite and "First Song" a very very touching song. A tribute to the world.

I have a collection of 260+ CDs of Stan Getz.

[peppersax]

Flawless playing!!! Technique incredible! What['s crazy is that he doesn't even look like he putting forth any effort. Another great tenor player!!!

[lukeasacher]

Even in 1989 Stan could blow the house down. The greatest lyric tenor player with the smoothest tone and phrasing ever!

[Sanchothesaxplayer]

I totally agree: the finest tenor player ever.

[zeemann]

Stop sounding like Fox News.Sonny ,Coltrane Lester,and Hawk Wayne .Lets keep it real and tell the truth .Stan Getz,(as Sonny Rollins has

pointed out)is the only white sax player who influenced black players like Eddie Harris, Stan Turnrtine and Paul Quintche .I bought my Ist album in 62.

[ariefsaragih]

yea kenny barron piano solo would be sick

[VoteForMiles89]

i love this song

stan just makes it better

[miomao69]

Marvelous clip. I'm a fan of Stan Getz

[zeemann]

WHO ISN"T.

[Tomcatom]

Deaf People

[Sanchothesaxplayer]

Yes: he is my hero.

[scottbos68]

wonderful improv over one of my favorite standards of all time, maybe my favorite of all swing tunes

[VoteForMiles89]

strange that it's half latin then

[scottbos68]

not strange jazz musicians are supposed to make anything swing

[leespeaks]

I'm pretty sure the bassist is Kiyoshi Kitagawa. Nice clip!

[yakusumish]

no, he is Yasuhito Mori, substitute for Ray Drummond at this time.

[beatzzzzz]

Where's the pianosolo?!!! For the rest great recording of course..

[DenRJ]

What a nice one;) thanks for this weirdcollector.

I can't believe how lucky we are.