Stan Getz
Tenor Sax Solo on
How Deep Is the Ocean?

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Stan Getz leads off the solos with a single chorus on tenor sax, the first of three improvisations on the recording. Taken at a medium-up swing tempo of 173 BPM over the 32-bar ABAC in A♭, the improvisation flows with assured, relaxed momentum. The track captures the Getz quintet functioning as a true collaborative unit, each soloist contributing a distinctive voice while maintaining the cohesive, understated aesthetic that defines the album. Recorded for the album Stan Getz Plays in 1952, the performance captures Stan Getz at 24 to 25 years old. This 1952 recording of Irving Berlin's How Deep Is the Ocean? from Stan Getz Plays features three soloists in a medium-swing treatment taken at approximately 173-176 BPM in A-flat major.

Stan Getz was 24 to 25 years old at the time.