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There are four qualities essential to a great jazzman. they are taste, courage, individuality, and irreverence.

Stan Getz

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Stan Getz
Age: 64 †
Born: 1927
Born: February 2
Died: 1991
Died: June 6
Composer
Jazz Musician
Saxophonist
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Stanley Getz
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Taste
Courage
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Irreverence
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