Fontessa Getz Stan / Donald Byrd 1957

Fontessa Getz Stan / Donald Byrd 1957

In a studio recording in Germany in 1957 the young tenor saxophonist Stan Getz ( 30) is featured with trumpeter Donald Byrd
Stan Getz (1927-1991)was an American jazz musician. He is considered one of the greatest tenor saxophone players of all time. Known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, Getz's prime influence was the wispy, mellow tone of his idol, Lester Young.
Trumpet player Donald Byrd (b. 1932) is a bebop player who played with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He also performed with a wide variety of highly regarded jazz musicians, including John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, and Thelonious Monk. In later years he specialized in jazz fusion, funk and soul.

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[LadeeMelody]

Great footage!! Thank you so much for sharing this - truly enjoyable over and over again!

[DecantuMusic]

Bird!!!

[zenbooter]

Jazzbobob, thank you man.

[blanchelle]

Never heard this tune done by anyone, other than the Modern Jazz Quartet. Sounds nice.

[valentynesuite]

i think drummer is or was influenced by art blakey...

[Supreme7truth]

My musical and trumpet daddy Dr. Donald Byrd a great player who is and was a real inspiration for me

[OscarPetersonFan]

Fontessa is a little suite composed by John Lewis, and it became a MJQ classic