Biography Stan Getz on Wasted Years “I’ve done some dastardly things, but what can I do except make amends and apologize?” – Stan Getz, jazz saxophonist Interview by Joe Smith on August 7, 1987, in Los Angeles by tape recorder. Recorded during the writing of “Off the Record.” Share This Previous ArticleStreet Gangs Next ArticleWhen a Bridge Falls: Disaster in Minneapolis March 7, 2014