Robert photographed Stan Getz in the late 60’s. Stan Getz was a Jazz saxophone player from Philadelphia, USA. He is known for popularizing a style of music called bossa nova. He had the worldwide hit single “The Girl from Ipanema” in 1964.
“My life is music, and in some vague, mysterious and subconscious way, I have always been driven by a taut inner spring which has propelled me to almost compulsively reach for perfection in music, often – in fact, mostly – at the expense of everything else in my life.” – Stan Getz