Stan Getz's Horns
Fly1jet
photos, yet, the author has failed to mention one brand of saxophone or of any
other musical instrument that was played by any of the dozens of musicians in
the book, including Mr. Getz. What tenors did Stan play during his career? As
a teenager he's shown playing a split-bell horn, and later, one with the bell
keys on the right. Thanks for any help, here. John V.
SALTO11
jdadson
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> Getz played a Selmer Mk VI
He used a rubber Otto Link and Vandoren reeds. I think the facing on
the mpc was #5 and the reed was 3 1/2, but I'm not totally sure. He did
admit that he had to struggle with the setup. I wouldn't recommend it.
J.
Mitch
jdadson wrote:
> He used a rubber Otto Link and Vandoren reeds. I think the facing on
> the mpc was #5 and the reed was 3 1/2, but I'm not totally sure. He did
> admit that he had to struggle with the setup. I wouldn't recommend it.
>
I'd like to sound half as good as a result of MY struggle......
Mitch
Paul Lindemeyer
>
> Currently reading Stan Getz, A Life in Jazz; by Donald L. Maggin. There are
> photos, yet, the author has failed to mention one brand of saxophone or of any
> other musical instrument that was played by any of the dozens of musicians in
> the book, including Mr. Getz. What tenors did Stan play during his career? As
> a teenager he's shown playing a split-bell horn,
Looks like a Conn Chu Berry alto. (With Jack Teagarden, January, 1944.)
and later, one with the bell
> keys on the right.
Stan is playing a Conn 10M with Kenton in 1944, and an early
Balanced-Action with Goodman in '45, and for the next several years.
After that, a Mark VI, of course.
--
Paul Lindemeyer <pau...@cyburban.com>
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MrWitworth
question correctly, merely stating that Getz played a Mk 6 leave many previous
years of his career unaccounted for horn wise. The Mk 6 is a product of the mid
1950's while Stan Getz was on the road with a name band as early as 1943. I
recall seeing a photo in which he appeared to be holding a Conn 10M. I can't
swear that's what it was, but it was surely not a Selmer Mk 6! Many great
players used the 10M and the King Zephyr and Super 20 prior to the arrival of
the Selmer 6.
Les Izmor
Getz liked a dark, hard reed with no "buzz". A friend of mine reported
that he used to come into the sax specialty shop where he worked and
would buy 3 or 4 boxes of Vandorens, open them up, try all of them
and just keep the absolutely darkest, almost "dead" reeds. He'd then
say--"here kid(my buddy was about 35 at the time!), you can have the
rest of these"(most of all the boxes) and leave.
Eric Koeller
Westchester". Really no struggle at all. Bright, but balanced in all
registers. Could have made a career playing on that setup (in my dreams)
The guitarists called Eric Clapton "God"; guess they never heard Mr. Getz!
Eric Koeller
Les Izmor wrote in message <36ef3...@news.ic.net>...
>Paul Lindemeyer <pau...@cyburban.com> wrote:
>>
>> Fly1jet wrote:
>> >
>> > Currently reading Stan Getz, A Life in Jazz; by Donald L. Maggin. There
are
>> > photos, yet, the author has failed to mention one brand of saxophone or
of any
>> > other musical instrument that was played by any of the dozens of
musicians in
>> > the book, including Mr. Getz. What tenors did Stan play during his
career? As
>> > a teenager he's shown playing a split-bell horn,
>>
>> Looks like a Conn Chu Berry alto. (With Jack Teagarden, January, 1944.)
>>
>> and later, one with the bell
>> > keys on the right.
>>
>> Stan is playing a Conn 10M with Kenton in 1944, and an early
>> Balanced-Action with Goodman in '45, and for the next several years.
>> After that, a Mark VI, of course.
>>
>
>I thought he sounded best in the early 50's on a Super Balanced with
>a Tonalin(white) Brilhart.
Chris
memorabilia is being donated to the Berklee College of Music in
Boston. And that the Mark VI would be displayed in some fasion. Can
anyone confirm/deny this?
fly...@aol.com (Fly1jet) wrote:
>Currently reading Stan Getz, A Life in Jazz; by Donald L. Maggin. There are
>photos, yet, the author has failed to mention one brand of saxophone or of any
>other musical instrument that was played by any of the dozens of musicians in
>the book, including Mr. Getz. What tenors did Stan play during his career? As