frogman, Stan Getz could be, and was at times, very violent. If it were not for his son he might have choked his wife to death one night. She had been secretly giving Stan some drug (I forget the name of it) that she got from a doctor.
Anyway Her (I forget her name but she was born in Europe and was a wealthy and beautiful countess) and Stan had been seeing this doctor and a psychologist to help Stan out with his addiction problems. At this time he was off of the heroin but was drinking heavily.
The doctor suggested this drug which makes you sick when you drink. If I remember correctly Stan refused but his wife went behind his back and got the drug and was slipping it to Stan daily. Stan was getting violently sick after just a few drinks and eventually solved the riddle then went into a rage confronting his wife and he pushed her onto their bed and was on top of her with his hands around her throat when their son, who had heard all the commotion, went into their bedroom and pulled his father off of his mother.
I read the book over 10 years ago so my recollection of some of the history could be a bit off but the above scene I distinctly remember because it was extremely abnormal behavior (at least I think so).
Here is the book which I highly recommend for Getz fans:
https://www.amazon.com/Stan-Getz-Life-Donald-Maggin/dp/0688123155/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=stan+getz&...Here is a review from 2017 on the book:
I dunno--kind of a love and hate thing here because the book was so detailed in every little cubby hole of Getz's haphazard life -- it was just shocking to read of a life so misaligned due to mental illness, yet so stupendously prodigious in his profession. I literally put the book down and just shook my head more than once while reading through it. The author speaks with a real display of knowledge concerning how music is created and innovated upon, but I think he went just a little too far in the personal trials that Getz suffered and inflicted upon others in his tormented years.
