Paul Desmond
Paul Desmond is widely recognized for his genius as a melodic improviser and as the benchmark of cool jazz sax players. His warm, elegant tone was one that he admittedly tried to make sound like a dry martini. He and Art Pepper were virtually the only alto players of their generation not directly influenced by Charlie Parker. Desmond was influenced by Lester Young, but took it further, into melodic and harmonic worlds never before traveled by reedmen -- especially in the upper registers. Desmond is best known for his years with the Dave Brubeck Quartet (1959-1967) and his well-known composition "Take Five." He met Brubeck in the late '40s and played with his Octet. The Quartet formed toward the end of 1950 and took final shape with Eugene Wright and Joe Morello a few years later. Jazz at Oberlin and Take Five were considered essential purchases by college students of the era, but Jazz Impressions of Japan was its most innovative recording. Desmond played his loping, slow, ordered, and intricate solos in direct contrast to the pianist's obsession with large chords, creating a myriad of textures for melodic and rhythmic counterpoint unlike any heard in jazz. His witty quotations from musicals, classical pieces, and folk songs were also a watermark of his artistry. When the Quartet split in 1967, Desmond began an intermittent yet satisfying recording career. It included dates with Gerry Mulligan for Verve, various sessions with Jim Hall, and a concert with the the Modern Jazz Quartet. He played his last gigs with the Brubeck Quartet at reunions before dying of lung cancer. Desmond's recordings for RCA have gotten box-set treatment and Mosaic issued one of the complete sessions with Hall. There are also reissues from A&M and CTI, though recordings on Artist House and Finesse remain regrettably out of print.
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Swing in the Films of Woody Allen
Jazz - Erschienen bei Ember & Ashes am 14.10.2017
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Cool Imagination
Jazz - Erschienen bei RCA Bluebird am 21.10.2002
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Anthology 2023 (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei jjjedizionimusicali am 01.01.2023
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Afternoon Tunes
Jazz - Erschienen bei extramasters rec-ords am 25.03.2014
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Cool Imagination
Jazz - Erschienen bei RCA Bluebird am 21.10.2002
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Christmas In The Old Home
Jazz - Erschienen bei Christmas In The Old Home am 03.12.2021
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Iconic Jazz: Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan - Blues in Time / Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings
Paul Desmond, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazzy Princes - OMiP am 14.07.2015
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2 Degrees East, 3 Degrees West
Jazz - Erschienen bei Chameleon Archive am 23.06.2020
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Splash Of Color (Paul Desmond)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Sandmann & Walther am 24.08.2016
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My Music My Mood My Soul
Jazz - Erschienen bei Classics Works Recordings am 22.08.2021
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First Place Again (feat. Jim Hall) [Bonus Track Version]
Jazz - Erschienen bei Starlight Jazz am 25.04.2016
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Un Moment (Live Antibes '67)
The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Joe Morello
Jazz - Erschienen bei Wolf Tree am 15.11.2023
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Brubeck at College
Jazz - Erschienen bei The Digital Gramophone am 10.08.2014
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A Fine Romance - Paul Desmond
Jazz - Erschienen bei ISIS am 03.05.2022
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Paul Desmond: Quintet / Quartet
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blue Velvet am 08.06.2018
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These Foolish Things
Jazz - Erschienen bei Vantage Music am 23.09.2016
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Paul Desmond, Jazz Pearls
Jazz - Erschienen bei Wnts am 13.12.2017
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Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond (Remastered)
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei RevOla am 22.10.2019
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