So unique was Stan Getz's saxophone sound that his solo on “Early Autumn” catapulted him to stardom in 1948 (his tone was so unique that he was nicknamed "The Sound" and even Coltrane wished he could play like him). Getz was at first influenced by Lester Young (and he was deservedly famous for the way he played ballads) but he quickly fell under bop's spell and his disarming versatility that enabled him to shine in Swing, Cool, or Avant-Garde jazz contexts. Just as his popularity was beginning to wane in the early ‘60s, he scored massive hits with his Bossa Nova work, introducing the sultry South American-derived rhythms to a global audience. Getz remained on top for the rest of his life.

BEST OF THE WEST COAST SESSIONS	DIDNT WE	GETZ	GETZ / GILBERTO W/ ORIGINAL PLASTIC BAG ODEON BLUE LABEL MONO BRAZIL LP
GETZ/GILBERTO #2 RECORDED LIVE AT CA	JAZZ SAMBA	JAZZ SAMBA EP	LAURINDO DE ALMEIDA
LYRICAL	PLAYS 52,54	PLAYS WITH HIS QUINTET AND QUARTET EP	STAN GETZ WITH CAL TJADER
STAN GETZ AND THE SWEDISH ALL STARS	STARPORTRAIT-CASSETTE CARATULA-24T	Ultimate Jazz & Blues (disc 1: Stan Getz)	Jazz Masters, 100 ans de Jazz: Stan Getz
Verve Jazz Masters 53: Bossa Nova	East of the Sun - The West Coast Sessions	More Stan Getz for Lovers	The Complete Roost Sessions, Volume 2
Stan Getz Quartets	Prezervation	Stan Getz and the Lighthouse All-Stars: Live (disc 1)	Stan Getz and the Lighthouse All-Stars: Live (disc 2)
Midnite Jazz & Blues: Autumn Leaves	Jazz Samba Encore!	The Quintessence: NY-LA-Stockholm-Boston 1945-1951	The Definitive Stan Getz
Stan Getz's Finest Hour	Café Montmartre	Dynasty (disc 2)	Dynasty (disc 1)
Anniversary!	The Essential Stan Getz	Getz Plays Jobim: The Girl From Ipanema	Jazz Ballads 10
Imported From Europe	Stan Getz Plays	Captain Marvel	Ultimate Stan Getz
The Roost Quartets	The Final Concert Recording	The Girl from Ipanema: The Bossa Nova Years	The Best of the Roost Years
Jazz Masters, 100 Anos De Swing	The Best of Two Worlds (feat. Joao Gilberto)	Interlude in Be Bop	Father Merchant
The Artistry of Stan Getz: The Best of the Verve Years, Volume 2	The Best of Two Worlds	The Chronological Classics: Stan Getz 1946-1949	The Chronological Classics: Stan Getz 1950
The Chronological Classics: Stan Getz 1951	The Chronological Classics: Stan Getz 1951-1952	The Chronological Classics: Stan Getz 1953	All-Star Groups: Three Classic Albums Plus
Bossas and Ballads: The Lost Sessions	Cool Velvet / Voices	Live at Storyville, Boston 28 October 1951	Sax Moods: The Very Best of Stan Getz
Chega de Saudade (feat. Cannonball Adderley, Shorty Rogers a.o.)	Jazz Portrait - The Cool Mr. Getz	The Carnegie Hall Concert (feat. Joao Gilberto Trio & Orchestra)	My Foolish Heart - Live at the Left Bank
This is Jazz 14	Stan Getz and the Guitarists	A Life in Jazz: A Musical Biography	Stan Getz and Cal Tjader: Sextet
The Complete Recordings of the Stan Getz Quintet With Jimmy Raney (disc 2)	Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds	The Complete Roost Recordings (disc 1)	The Complete Roost Recordings (disc 3)
Compact Jazz - Stan Getz & Friends	The Artistry of Stan Getz: The Best of the Verve Years, Volume 1	The Steamer	Billy Highstreet Samba
The Lyrical Stan Getz	At Storyville, Volumes 1 & 2	Stan Getz meets Joao & Astrud Gilberto	The Very Best of Stan Getz (disc 2)
The Very Best of Stan Getz	Stan Getz with European Friends	Yours and Mine: Live at the Glasgow International Jazz Festival 1989	At the Shrine
What the World Needs Now - Stan Getz Plays Bacharach and David	The Complete Roost Recordings (disc 2)	Autumn Leaves (live Cannes 1980)	Quintessence, Volume 2
The Smoothest Operator	'round Midnight - Live in Belgrade '74	Maestros Del Jazz Blues (Vol.5)