The Greatest of Stan Getz

Stan Getz’s tenor saxophone defined the cool school of bop, and this Roost compilation distills his essential recordings from the label’s golden era. Getz’s breathy tone and harmonic sophistication made him a linchpin of 1940s modernism, influencing generations of jazz improvisers. The collection captures his most vital small-group sessions, where his lyrical approach to bop phrasing set him apart from his harder-edged contemporaries.