Comments on: Check This Out: Stan Getz Interview https://jazzcollector.com/news/check-this-out-stan-getz-interview/ For those who love jazz Mon, 17 Mar 2014 15:21:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Joe L https://jazzcollector.com/news/check-this-out-stan-getz-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-326284 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 15:21:09 +0000 http://jazzcollector.com/?p=5895#comment-326284 His bio (Stan Getz: A Life in Jazz) is just a long, repetitive list of drinking, drugs, music, women, violence; drinking, drugs, music, women, violence. It becomes tiresome after a while. But, man, that cat could play!

]]> By: ceedee https://jazzcollector.com/news/check-this-out-stan-getz-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-326277 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:26:24 +0000 http://jazzcollector.com/?p=5895#comment-326277 Interesting interview with a favorite player,although it reminds me that sometimes “the more you know” can be less than flattering for many a beloved musician. Here’s a look at Getz from another perspective-a former sideman,pianist Fred Hersch(also a favorite). This is from a NYT article(2010):

“One afternoon, Hersch had a rehearsal scheduled with Stan Getz in Hersch’s loft. After Getz rang Hersch’s buzzer, Hersch found himself scooting to his bathroom to hide his boyfriend’s toothbrush. “That’s when I realized, What the hell am I doing?” he recalled. “This is my home. This is my life. I decided I was going to open up about everything and just be myself, and the period of coming out was the beginning of my gaining confidence as a composer. I felt like I had to get it out there while I still had time.”

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