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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Riding Where Sunshine
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Wild Mood Best Tracks
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The Duke
The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Paul Desmond
Jazz - Erschienen bei T.B. Jazz Classics am 09.03.2010
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Blues in Time
Paul Desmond, Gerry Mulligan Quartet
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Lullaby in Rhythm
Jazz - Erschienen bei T.B. Jazz Classics am 26.02.2010
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Summer Song
The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Paul Desmond
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First Place Again
Jazz - Erschienen bei Mile End am 21.10.2013
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First Place Again
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Freedom Loving
Jazz - Erschienen bei togethersound am 20.03.2017
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Remind and Reflecting
Jazz - Erschienen bei Sandmann & Walther am 24.08.2016
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Love Incorporated
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Meet And Greet On Broadway
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The Game
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Above the Clouds
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Sensational Flight Call
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