Stan Getz

The South American Tour

Sometime in the 1980s, upon the recommendation of drummer Mike Hyman, I received a call from Stan Getz inviting me to join his band and tour South America for a series of conference concerts in nearly every country. I was ecstatic. I just thought the world of Stan’s playing, and he, at the time, was a living legend. Probably one of the best-known jazz m…