Results for "Paul Desmond"

Jazz Musician of the Day: Paul Desmond

November 25, 2008

All About Jazz is celebrating Paul Desmond's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Paul DesmondHe is revered for the pure, gentle tone of his alto saxophone, and the elegant lyricism of his improvisations. For seventeen years he was the lead soloist in the most commercially successful jazz combo ...

Autumn Leaves: The Lost Vocal Session

By Paul Desmond

Label: desert Island
Released: 2007
Track listing: My Funny Valentine; East of the Sun (and West of the Moon); Audrey; I

Emily

Featuring the music of Paul Desmond
Duration: 4:59
November 25, 2007

Paul Desmond: Autumn Leaves: The Lost Vocal Session

by Ken Dryden
April 1, 2007

Doug Ramsey's award-winning, critically acclaimed biography Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond revealed a lot about the late alto saxophonist, a quiet man who was a brilliant musician, humorous writer and quick-witted punster. But even Ramsey didn't learn of this previously unknown session until a few months ago. It was recorded during ...

Body & Soul

By Paul Desmond

Label: Soul Note
Released: 2006

Paul Desmond-isms

by AAJ Staff
September 19, 2005

Alto saxophonist Paul Desmond worked with pianist Dave Brubeck for 18 years. He's best known for his composition “Take Five," which helped make Brubeck's record Time Out a mega-hit. Desmond's saxophone playing was always marked by an unusual fluidity and warmth. Through a number of solo records, he expanded on a relaxed but sophisticated sound.

Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond

by Ken Dryden
June 5, 2005

Doug Ramsey Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond Parkside Publications ISBN: 0961726679 2005 Paul Desmond was an integral part of the Dave Brubeck Quartet for seventeen years and a brilliant lyrical alto saxophonist who sought a personal sound on his instrument, one of a ...

Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond

by Brian P. Lonergan
June 5, 2005

Doug Ramsey Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond Parkside Publications ISBN: 0961726679 2005 Paul Emil Breitenfeld is better known by jazz fans as Paul Desmond and still more widely known as “the guy who wrote 'Take Five'". Desmond's distinctive alto sound and his inventive ...

Jazz at the College of the Pacific

By Dave Brubeck

Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2004
Track listing: All the Things You Are; Laura; Lullaby In Rhythm; I'll Never Smile Again; I Remember April; I Remember You.

Cool Imagination

By Paul Desmond

Label: Bluebird
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Imagination 2. A Ship Without A Sail 3. Desmond Blue 4. Glad To Be Unhappy 5. That Old Feeling 6. Out Of Nowhere 7. Samba Cantina 8. Here