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Desmond After Dark (With the Dave Brubeck Quartet)

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By Michael Ricci
December 15, 2011
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Alto saxophonist Paul Desmond's solos kept me connected to the Dave Brubeck Quartet's music. A perfect "dry martini" mix of boundless lyricism and musical excellence. The following tunes were selected from several albums included in the The Dave Brubeck Quartet: The Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1954 to 1967 box set.

Track	Name	Time	Artist	Album
1	The Night We Called it a Day	6:11	Dave Brubeck	Angel Eyes
2	Take Five	5:27	The Dave Brubeck Quartet	Time Out
3	Georgia On My Mind	6:42	The Dave Brubeck Quartet	Gone With The Wind
4	Angel Eyes	7:27	Dave Brubeck	Angel Eyes
5	Coracao Sensival (Tender Heart)	4:17	The Dave Brubeck Quartet	Bossa Nova U.S.A.
6	Marble Arch	7:02	Dave Brubeck	Jazz Impressions Of Eurasia
7	Trolley Song	3:08	The Dave Brubeck Quartet	Bossa Nova U.S.A.
8	Autumn In Washington Square	5:33	Dave Brubeck	Jazz Impressions Of New York
9	Forty Days	4:41	Dave Brubeck	Time In
10	Softly, William, Softly	5:41	Dave Brubeck	Time In
11	Audrey	3:34	The Dave Brubeck Quartet	Brubeck Time
12	Little Girl Blue	5:36	The Dave Brubeck Quartet	My Favorite Things
13	Bluette	5:23	The Dave Brubeck Quartet	Time Further Out
14	My Romance	6:55	The Dave Brubeck Quartet	My Favorite Things

Photo Credit: Bob Willoughby

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