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Getz

American  
[gets] / gɛts /

noun

  1. Stan(ley), 1927–91, U.S. jazz saxophonist.


Getz British  
/ ɡɛts /

noun

  1. Stanley, known as Stan. 1927–91, US jazz saxophonist: leader of his own group from 1949

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He played in a band with Stan Getz, the legendary jazz saxophonist, before touring the country with the Henry Jerome Band.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Even Getz acknowledges that a whole lineup of Murakamis would be “aesthetically tough to watch.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

“It’s a practical problem,” says Shlomo Getz, who leads a center for kibbutz research at the University of Haifa, noting that the communities accounted for most of the population on Israel’s side of the border.

From Seattle Times Mar. 26, 2024

He always seemed to get right into “the zone,” and he generates so much power during his three-chorus solo that one almost marvels that the unflappable Stan Getz follows him at all.

From New York Times Feb. 7, 2024

“How about us two getting moving and trying to get that girl out of the orphanage, Victor or Signor Getz, which do you prefer?”

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke

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