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Pepper Adams: Urban Dreams
by Derek Taylor
Musicians frequently become associated with the attributes of their instruments. Charles Mingus was hulking and imposing, just like his bass. Art Blakey had the propulsive, authoritative personality of his drums. Paul Desmond was urbane and laidback, just like the sound of his sweet-toned alto. There are, of course, exceptions to these sorts of correlations. ...
Paul Desmond: Cool Imagination
by David Rickert
Anyone remotely familiar with “Take Five” will recognize Paul Desmond’s dry, feathery alto instantly. However, Desmond often lived in Brubeck’s shadow, and many may not know that Desmond also recorded several fine albums as a leader as well. Brubeck and Desmond had an unwritten contract that the altoist would not play with any other pianist, and ...
Lemme Tell Ya 'Bout Desmond: the Music of Paul Desmond
By Paul Desmond
Label: Label M
Released: 2001
Track listing: I'm Old Fashioned; Skylark; Take Ten; Stardust; When Joanna Loved Me; Desmond Blue; Taste Of Honey; Bossa Antigua; The Night Has A Thousand Eyes; Alianca; El Condor Pasa; Samba With Some Barbeque (Total Time: 57:33)
Jazz Impressions of Japan
By Dave Brubeck
Label: Columbia Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Tokyo Traffic, Rising Sun, Toki's Theme, Fujiyama, Zen Is When, The City Is Crying, Osaka Blues, Koto Song Koto Song.
Jazz: Red Hot And Cool
By Dave Brubeck
Label: Columbia Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Lover; Little Girl Blue; Fare Thee Well, Annabelle; Sometimes I'm Happy; The Duke; Indiana; Love Walked In; Taking a Chance on Love; Closing Time Blues.
Paul Desmond: Lemme Tell Ya 'Bout Desmond: the Music of Paul Desmond
by C. Michael Bailey
An alto saxophone tone as dry and bright as a martini with the sun shining through it. I have been listening to this disc over and over and over. My knowledge of Desmond is admitted limited. Sure he penned “Take Five" and was a mainstay with Brubeck in the '50s and '60s. And sure he has ...
Paul Desmond: Lemme Tell Ya 'Bout Desmond
by AAJ Staff
Oddly, few saxophonists choose to imitate Paul Desmond's sound. Even Lee Konitz, whose timbre is comparable, attracts more imitators, perhaps because of his angularity and his adaptability to virtually any configuration of musicians or any musical concept. While Desmond's sound within the Dave Brubeck Quartet of course is as well-known as Brubeck's himself, Desmond's coolness remains ...
Paul Desmond: Lemme Tell Ya 'Bout Desmond
by AAJ Staff
Oddly, few saxophonists choose to imitate Paul Desmond's sound. Even Lee Konitz, whose timbre is comparable, attracts more imitators, perhaps because of his angularity and his adaptability to virtually any configuration of musicians or any musical concept. While Desmond's sound within the Dave Brubeck Quartet of course is as well-known as Brubeck's himself, Desmond's coolness remains ...
Take Ten
By Paul Desmond
Label: RCA Victor
Released: 1963
Track listing: Take Ten, El Prince, Alone Together, Embarcadero, The Theme From Black Orpheus, Nancy, Samba de Orpheu, The One I
Love Belongs to Somebody Else, Out of Nowhere, Embarcadero (alternate take), El Prince (alternate take).
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