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: The Complete Storyville Broadcasts (CD3)
Artist: Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Complete Recordings (CD3)
Artist: Paul Desmond, Jim Hall, The Paul Desmond Quartet
Genre: Jazz
Title: At Storyville 1954
Artist: Paul Desmond, Bob Bates, Ron Crotty, Joe Dodge Dave Brubeck
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Complete Recordings Of The Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hall (CD1)
Artist: Paul Desmond, Jim Hall
Genre: Jazz
Title: The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Paul Desmond
Genre: Pop
Title: Dave Brubeck Quartet: Dave Digs Disney (Bonus Track Version)
Artist: Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Quintessence (1948-1959) (CD1)
Artist: Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental
Title: Paul Desmond & the Modern Jazz Quartet (Live)
Artist: Paul Desmond, The Modern Jazz Quartet
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: Swinging Christmas, Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Lazy Jazz Cat Vol. 1 (CD2)
Title: Great American Songbook Essentials (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: West Coast Jazz Essentials (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Meets Pop (CD2)
Title: Sad Girl Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sad Girl Jazz 2023
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sad Girl Tiktok 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
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
