Paul Desmond
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Biography
[Edit]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.
Title: Pure Desmond (CTI Records 40th Anniversary Edition) [Remastered]
Artist: Paul Desmond
Genre: Jazz
Title: She Can't Handle Mine (feat. Popcorn & Rizm) - Single
Artist: Paul Desmond
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: The Complete Storyville Broadcasts (CD3)
Artist: Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Complete Storyville Broadcasts (CD2)
Artist: Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Complete Recordings (CD2)
Artist: Paul Desmond, Jim Hall, The Paul Desmond Quartet
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz, Red Hot & Cool, Dave Brubeck Collection (Hq Remastered)
Artist: Paul Desmond
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: Greatest Jazz Samba
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Jazz Covers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Pop Lounge
Genre: Jazz
Title: A&M 50: The Anniversary Collection
Genre: Pop
Title: Funked Up Jazz Party
Genre: Jazz
Title: Erotic Jazz Moments 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Christmas for Lovers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Smooth Jazz Christmas 2013
Genre: Jazz, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Best of Jazz Piano
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Cool jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz Piano
Genre: Jazz
Title: West Coast Cool Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Masters: Saxophone
Genre: Jazz
Title: Brazilian Jazz Highlights
Genre: Jazz
Title: Bossa Nova Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Soft Sax Relax
Genre: Jazz
Title: Smooth Jazz Sax - Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Brazil Chill
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Lounge Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Chill Out Jazz: Sax
Genre: Jazz
Title: Night Rhythms - Soft Jazz Instrumentals
Genre: Jazz
Title: All Time Greatest Jazz Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Jazz Duets
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cool Jazz Saxophone
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cool Jazz Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Essential American Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Dinner Party Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Gods of Cool Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Dave Brubeck - Out of Nowhere
Genre: Jazz
Title: Entertaining Made Simple: Big Red's, Bistro, and Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Passport to Brazil
Title: The Milton Nascimento Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest Jazz Bossa
Title: Greatest Broadway Instrumental Hits
Genre: New Age
Title: Jazz Story 8
Genre: Jazz
Title: Pyp Records (P.Y.P. L.E.S.)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul
Title: Fab Four Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ambient Music for Cocktails
Genre: Jazz
Title: Vintage Songs, Ambient Street
Genre: Jazz
Title: Rodgers & Hart Songbook: Blue Moon
Genre: Jazz
Title: Easy Living Series: Essential Jazz Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Harry Warren Songbook: September in the Rain
Genre: Jazz
Title: Golden Jazz Sax
Genre: Jazz
Title: Talkin' Verve: Cool
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for Lovers - The Very Thought of You
Genre: Jazz
Title: Swinging Christmas, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Greatest Hits Series: Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Jazzy Christmas (Extended Version)
Genre: Jazz, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Sax for Lovers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Piano Lounge. 100 Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for Swingin' Lovers
Genre: Jazz
Title: United States of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Greats - Pop Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: 50 Essential Jazz Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Cool Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Cafe CD 1 - Afterhours
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Cafe CD 3 - Saxophone & Trumpet
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Cafe CD 4 - Summertime
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz And Instrumental
Genre: Jazz
Title: Swinging Christmas 2012
Genre: Club/Dance, DJ/Remixes
Title: CTI Records: The Cool Revolution (CD3)
Genre: World Music, Ethnic , Disco, Pop
Featuring albums
Title: It's de Lovely: The Authentic Cole Porter Collection
Artist: Cole Porter
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Definitive Dave Brubeck On Fantasy, Concord Jazz, and Telarc
Artist: Dave Brubeck
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jimmy Rushing Sings the Blues and All That Jazz
Artist: Jimmy Rushing
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: CTI Records: The Cool Revolution - A 40th Anniversary Collection
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
Title: Gerry Mulligan Plays Mulligan (30 Of His Best Compositions)
Artist: Gerry Mulligan
Genre: Jazz