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 Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond, October 8, 1954.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Paul Emil Breitenfeld |
| Also known as | "The Stork" |
| Born | December 25, 1924 |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Died | May 30, 1977 (aged 52) |
| Genre(s) | Cool jazz West Coast jazz Mainstream jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Saxophonist Composer Arranger |
| Instrument(s) | Alto saxophone Clarinet |
| Label(s) | Columbia Records RCA Victor Horizon Records CTI Records |
| Associated acts | Dave Brubeck Ed Bickert Gerry Mulligan Jim Hall Chet Baker |
Paul Desmond (November 25, 1924 - May 30, 1977), born Paul Emil Breitenfeld, was a jazz alto saxophonist and composer born in San Francisco, best known for the work he did in the Dave Brubeck Quartet and for penning that group's greatest hit, "Take Five". Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Cool jazz is a Jazz style that emerged in the late 1940s in New York City. West Coast jazz is a form of Jazz music that developed around Los Angeles and San Francisco at about the same time as Hard bop jazz was developing Mainstream jazz is a genre of Jazz music that was first used in reference to the playing styles of musicians like Buck Clayton among others performers who once heralded The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The alto saxophone is a member of the Saxophone a family of Woodwind instruments invented by Adolphe Sax. The clarinet is a Musical instrument in the Woodwind family The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. Horizon Records was started as a folk and Blues Record label by Dave Hubert in 1960. CTI Records ( Creed Taylor International or Creed Taylor Incorporated) was a Jazz Record label founded in 1967 by Creed Taylor David Warren Brubeck (born December 6, 1920 in Concord California) better known as Dave Brubeck, is an American jazz pianist Edward Isaac "Ed" Bickert (born November 29, 1932) is a Canadian Jazz guitarist Early life Youngest of his family Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan (April 6 1927 – January 20 1996 was an American Jazz saxophonist Composer and arranger. James Stanley Hall (born December 4, 1930, Buffalo New York) is an American Jazz Guitarist. Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr ( Yale Oklahoma, 23 December 1929 - Amsterdam, 13 May 1988) was an American Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The alto saxophone is a member of the Saxophone a family of Woodwind instruments invented by Adolphe Sax. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The Dave Brubeck Quartet was a Jazz Quartet, founded in 1951 by Dave Brubeck; featuring Paul Desmond on saxophone and Brubeck on piano " Take Five " is a classic Jazz piece first recorded by The Dave Brubeck Quartet and released on its 1959 album Time Out. Known to have possessed an idiosyncratic wit, he was one of the most popular musicians to come out of the West Coast's "cool jazz" scene. West Coast jazz is a form of Jazz music that developed around Los Angeles and San Francisco at about the same time as Hard bop jazz was developing Cool jazz is a Jazz style that emerged in the late 1940s in New York City.
In addition to his work with Brubeck he led several of his own groups and did significant collaborations with artists such as Gerry Mulligan, Jim Hall and Chet Baker. David Warren Brubeck (born December 6, 1920 in Concord California) better known as Dave Brubeck, is an American jazz pianist Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan (April 6 1927 – January 20 1996 was an American Jazz saxophonist Composer and arranger. James Stanley Hall (born December 4, 1930, Buffalo New York) is an American Jazz Guitarist. Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr ( Yale Oklahoma, 23 December 1929 - Amsterdam, 13 May 1988) was an American After years of chain smoking and general poor health, Desmond succumbed to lung cancer in 1977 following one last tour with Brubeck. Chain smoking is the practice of lighting a new Cigarette for personal consumption immediately after one that is finished sometimes using the finished cigarette to light the Lung cancer is a Disease of uncontrolled Cell growth in tissues of the Lung.
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Early life
Paul Desmond was born Paul Breitenfeld in San Francisco, California in 1924. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city His father was an organist who played in movie theaters during silent films, and his mother was emotionally unstable during his upbringing. An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or Orchestra, or accompany During childhood he spent years living with relatives in New York due to problems at home. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Desmond began playing violin at a young age, though his father forbade him to play it. The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member [1]
He played clarinet at the age of twelve at San Francisco Polytechnic High. The clarinet is a Musical instrument in the Woodwind family The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word It was not until he became a freshman at San Francisco State College that he picked up the alto saxophone. San Francisco State University (informally referred to as San Francisco State, SF State, State and SFSU) is a public University The alto saxophone is a member of the Saxophone a family of Woodwind instruments invented by Adolphe Sax. In his freshman year he was drafted into the United States Army and joined the Army band while stationed in San Franscisco. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. He spent three years in the military, but his unit was never called to combat. [1]
Career
Following the conclusion of World War II, Desmond started working in Palo Alto, California at the Bandbox. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Palo Alto (ˌpæloʊˈæltoʊ from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high" i He also worked some with Brubeck at the Geary Cellar in San Francisco. Desmond soon hired Brubeck, but cut his pay in half and then replaced him altogether after taking him along to Graeagle at The Feather River Inn for gigs; this was done so Desmond could gamble in nearby Reno. Graeagle is a Census-designated place (CDP in Plumas County, California, United States. In 1950 Desmond left for New York City playing alto and clarinet for Jack Fina, but returned to California after hearing Brubeck's trio on the radio. The City of New York Jack Fina ( August 13 1913 – May 14 1970) was a Bandleader, Songwriter, and Pianist. [1]
The story of their encounter is somewhat humorous. Brubeck — married with three children now held a grudge from his earlier experience with Desmond — instructed his wife Iola not to let him step foot in his house. But Desmond came to his home in San Francisco one day while Dave was out back hanging diapers on a laundry line, and Iola let him in and took him to Brubeck. Apparently all the begging in the world would not convince Brubeck to hire him, at least not until Desmond offered to babysit Brubeck's children. [1]
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Desmond had first met Dave Brubeck in 1944 while still in the military. The Dave Brubeck Quartet was a Jazz Quartet, founded in 1951 by Dave Brubeck; featuring Paul Desmond on saxophone and Brubeck on piano David Warren Brubeck (born December 6, 1920 in Concord California) better known as Dave Brubeck, is an American jazz pianist Brubeck was trying out for the 253rd Army band which Desmond belonged to. After making the cut he—unlike Desmond—was sent to war in 1944. Desmond once told Marian McPartland of National Public Radio's Piano Jazz that he was taken aback by the chord changes Brubeck introduced during that 1944 audition. Marian McPartland (b March 20, 1918) born Margaret Marian Turner in Slough England, is a Jazz Pianist, Composer After convincing Brubeck to hire him following his stint with Jack Fina, the two had a contract drafted (of which Brubeck was the sole signatory); the language forbade Brubeck from ever firing him, ensured Brubeck's status as group leader, and gave Desmond twenty percent of all profits generated from the quartet. Jack Fina ( August 13 1913 – May 14 1970) was a Bandleader, Songwriter, and Pianist. [1][2]
| Some people called him the stork -- 'Cause he would stand on one leg and leaned on the piano. But that…that was when he was playing great. What used to scare me is I'd look at him and it would just be whites in his eyes, wouldn't be any eyeballs. Dave Brubeck (PBS interview with Hedrick Smith)[3] |
That is how the Dave Brubeck Quartet had its start, a group that began in 1951 and ended in December of 1967. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Hedrick Smith (born July 9, 1933 in Kilmacolm, Scotland) is a Pulitzer Prize -winning former reporter and editor for The The quartet became especially popular with college-age audiences, often performing in college settings like on their 1953 album Jazz At Oberlin at Oberlin College or on their recordings on the campuses of Ohio University and the University of Michigan, among others. College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. Oberlin College is a private Liberal arts college in Oberlin Ohio. Ohio University is a public university located in Athens Ohio that is situated on a 1800 acre (7 The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research The success of the quartet led to a Time magazine piece on them in 1954, with the famous cover featuring Brubeck's face. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and [4]
The group played until 1967, when Brubeck switched focus from music to composition and broke the unit up. During the 1970s Desmond rejoined with Dave Brubeck for several reunion tours including "Two Generations of Brubeck". Accompanying them were Brubeck's sons Chris Brubeck, Dan Brubeck and Darius Brubeck. Christopher Brubeck (born March 19 1952 in Los Angeles California) better known as Chris Brubeck, is a U Darius Brubeck (b June 14 1947 in San Francisco California) is a jazz keyboardist and educator In 1976 he played 25 shows in 25 nights with Brubeck, touring the United States in several cities by bus. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
With Gerry Mulligan
| Playing with Desmond and Mulligan was really mind-blowing because they were such heroes for me. Perry Robinson[5] |
In June of 1969 Desmond appeared at the New Orleans Jazz Festival with Gerry Mulligan, procuring favorable reactions from critics and audience members. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, often known as Jazz Fest, is an annual celebration of the Music and Culture of New Orleans and Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan (April 6 1927 – January 20 1996 was an American Jazz saxophonist Composer and arranger. [1] During Brubeck's Two Generations tours, Desmond and Mulligan shared the stage together in 1974. Unlike Brubeck, Mulligan personally shared much in common with Desmond. The two shared similar interests and humor, and both men had no shortage of addictions in their lives. [5]
With Jim Hall
After some time spent inactive, he was asked to play the famous Half Note in New York City in 1971 by guitarist Jim Hall. The City of New York A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres James Stanley Hall (born December 4, 1930, Buffalo New York) is an American Jazz Guitarist. With his special brand of humor, he says he only took the job because he was nearby and could tumble out of bed to work. The two continued to play at the club to jam-packed audiences. Desmond also joined The Modern Jazz Quartet for a Christmas concert in 1971 at the New York Town Hall. The Modern Jazz Quartet was established in 1952 by Milt Jackson ( Vibraphone) John Lewis ( Piano, musical director Percy Heath [1]
With Chet Baker
Paul Desmond Quartet
Desmond met Ed Bickert through Jim Hall in Toronto, Canada and began performing with him at several clubs in the Toronto area. Edward Isaac "Ed" Bickert (born November 29, 1932) is a Canadian Jazz guitarist Early life Youngest of his family Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario He appeared with the Paul Desmond Quartet at the Edmonton Jazz Festival. Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta.
Personal life
In their private lives Dave Brubeck and his family were very close to Paul Desmond, though the two men possessed very different personalities. Darius Brubeck recalls thinking that Desmond was his uncle almost into adolescence. Desmond grew especially close to Dave's son Michael, to whom he left his saxophone upon death. The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind Desmond also was never able to hold down steady relationships with women, though he had no shortage of them. In contrast, Brubeck was a religious family man who by all accounts never cheated on his wife in all the years of touring. [2]
| I have won several prizes as the world's slowest alto player, as well as a special award in 1961 for quietness. Paul Desmond[6] |
Desmond was quite well-read and retained a unique wit. He enjoyed reading works by the thinkers of his generation like Timothy Leary and Jack Kerouac, also dabbling in some LSD usage. Timothy Francis Leary ( October 22, 1920 &ndash May 31, 1996) was an American Writer, Psychologist, Futurist Jack Kerouac ( March 12 1922 &ndash October 21 1969) was an American Novelist, Writer, Poet, and He was known to have several addictions in life, namely Dewar's Scotch whisky and Pall Mall cigarettes. Dewar's is a brand of blended Scotch whisky created by John Dewar Sr Scotch whisky is Whisky made in Scotland. In Britain the term whisky is usually taken to mean Scotch unless otherwise specified His chemical dependency problems would sometimes drain him of his energy on the road. Clarinetist Perry Robinson recalls in his autobiography that Desmond would sometimes need a vitamin B12 shot just to go on playing during his later career. Perry Morris Robinson (born September 17 1938 in New York City is an American jazz clarinetist and composer An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" [5]
| Pristine, perfect. One of the great livers of our time. Awash in Dewar's and full of health. Paul Desmond[6] |
He died in 1977, not of his heavy alcohol habit but of lung cancer. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Lung cancer is a Disease of uncontrolled Cell growth in tissues of the Lung. Desmond had been a very heavy smoker. Never without his humor, after he was diagnosed with cancer he expressed pleasure at the health of his liver. His last concert was with Brubeck in February 1977, in New York City. The City of New York His fans didn't know that he was already dying. Desmond specified in his will that all proceeds from "Take Five" would go to the Red Cross following his death. The Paul Desmond Papers are held at the Holt-Atherton Special Collections in the University of the Pacific Library. The University of the Pacific is a private university in Stockton California, originally affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
Style
Desmond had a light melodic tone when playing the alto saxophone that is similar to the style of Lee Konitz, one of his influences. Lee Konitz (b October 13, 1927) is an American Jazz Composer and alto saxophonist born in Chicago Illinois He was able to achieve particularly high notes, called altissimo, becoming one of the best-known players from the West Coast's "cool school of jazz". West Coast jazz is a form of Jazz music that developed around Los Angeles and San Francisco at about the same time as Hard bop jazz was developing Cool jazz is a Jazz style that emerged in the late 1940s in New York City. Much of the success of the classic Brubeck quartet was due to the superposition of his airy style over Brubeck's sometimes relatively heavy, polytonal piano work. The Musical use of more than one key simultaneously is polytonality. [7] His gift for improvised counterpoint is perhaps most notable on the two albums he recorded with Mulligan ("Mulligan-Desmond Quartet" and "Two of a Mind"). Improvisation (also called extemporization) is the practice of acting singing talking and reacting of making and creating in the moment and in response to the stimulus of In Music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more voices that are independent in contour and Rhythm, and interdependent in Harmony
Awards
In 1977, Desmond was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame. Down Beat is an American Magazine devoted to "jazz blues and beyond" to indicate its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively
Discography
| Year | Album | Leader | Label |
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| 1946 | The Dave Brubeck Octet | Dave Brubeck | Fantasy Records |
| 1951 | Brubeck/Desmond | Dave Brubeck | Fantasy Records |
| 1951 | Jazz At Storyville | Dave Brubeck | Fantasy Records |
| 1951 | Modern Complex Dialogues | Dave Brubeck | Alto Records |
| 1951 | How Long, Baby How Long, Pt. David Warren Brubeck (born December 6, 1920 in Concord California) better known as Dave Brubeck, is an American jazz pianist Recording artists David Axelrod The Blackbyrds Dave Brubeck Lenny Bruce 1&2 | Jack Sheedy | Coronet Records |
| 1951 | The Man I Love c/w Down In Honkytonk Town | Jack Sheedy | Coronet |
| 1952 | Jazz At the Blackhawk | Dave Brubeck | Fantasy |
| 1952 | The Dave Brubeck Quartet | Dave Brubeck | Fantasy |
| 1953 | Jazz At Oberlin | Dave Brubeck | Fantasy |
| 1953 | Jazz At College Of The Pacific 1 & 2 | Dave Brubeck | Fantasy |
| 1954 | Dave Brubeck At Storyville 1954 | Dave Brubeck | Columbia Records |
| 1954 | Jazz Goes to College | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1954 | Brubeck Time | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1954 | Jazz Red Hot And Cool | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1954 | Gerry Mulligan/Paul Desmond | Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond | Fantasy |
| 1954 | Desmond | Dave Brubeck | Fantasy |
| 1955 | Chet Baker Quartet Plus: The Newport Years, Vol. Jack Sheedy is a former Dublin senior Gaelic football player He played his club football for Dublin based club Lucan Sarsfields. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Jazz Goes to College is a 1954 album documenting the North American college tour of The Dave Brubeck Quartet. 1 | Chet Baker | Philology Records |
| 1956 | The Paul Desmond Quartet With Don Elliott | Paul Desmond | Fantasy |
| 1956-57 | Dave Brubeck Quartet Live In 1956-57 Featuring Paul Desmond | Dave Brubeck | Jazz Band |
| 1956 | Live From Basin Street | Dave Brubeck | Jazz Band |
| 1956 | Dialogue For Jazz Combo And Orchestra | Dave Brubeck w/ Leonard Bernstein | Ozone Records |
| 1956 | Jazz Impressions Of U. Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr ( Yale Oklahoma, 23 December 1929 - Amsterdam, 13 May 1988) was an American WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes S. A. | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1956 | Live Together Dave Brubeck Featuring Paul Desmond | Dave Brubeck | Blue Vox Records |
| 1957 | Reunion | Dave Brubeck w/ Dave Van Kriedt | Fantasy |
| 1957 | Jazz Goes To Junior College | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1957 | Dave Digs Disney | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1957 | Blues In Time | Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond | Verve Records |
| 1958 | In Europe | Dave Brubeck Quartet | Columbia |
| 1958 | Newport 1958 | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1958 | Jazz Impressions Of Eurasia | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1959 | Gone With the Wind | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1959 | Time Out | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1959 | St. Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan (April 6 1927 – January 20 1996 was an American Jazz saxophonist Composer and arranger. Verve Records is an American Jazz Record label now owned by the Universal Music Group. Time Out is a 1959 Album by The Dave Brubeck Quartet, based upon the use of Time signatures that were unusual for Jazz (mainly Louis Blues | Dave Brubeck | Moon Records |
| 1959 | First Place Again! | Paul Desmond | Warner Bros. Records |
| 1959 | Southern Scene | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1960 | Brubeck and Rushing | Dave Brubeck w/ Jimmy Rushing | Columbia |
| 1960 | Summit Sessions | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1960 | The Dave Brubeck Quartet Plays Music From Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1960 | Tonight Only w/ Carmen McRae | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1961 | Countdown - Time In Outer Space | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1961 | Time Further Out | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 61, 63, 64 | The Complete Recordings Of The Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hall | Paul Desmond | Mosaic Records |
| 1961 | Brandenburg Gate Revisited | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1961 | Take Five With Carmen McRae | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1961 | Desmond Blue w/ Jim Hall | Paul Desmond | RCA Victor |
| 1961 | The Quartet | Dave Brubeck | Europa Jazz |
| 1962 | Bossa Nova U. Moon Ska Records was one of the most influential Ska Record labels of the 1980s and 1990s Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. James Andrew Rushing ( August 26, 1903 - June 8, 1972) (known as Jimmy Rushing) was an American Blues shouter Carmen Mercedes McRae ( April 8, 1920 &ndash November 10, 1994) was an American Jazz Singer, Composer Jim Hall is the name of Jim Hall (musician (born 1930 jazz guitarist and composer Jim Hall (boxer (1868–1913 Australian boxer RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. S. A. | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1962 | Late Lament | Paul Desmond | RCA/Bluebird Records |
| 1962 | Paul Desmond/Gerry Mulligan - Two Of A Mind | Desmond & Mulligan | RCA Victor |
| 1962 | Angel Eyes | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1962 | My Favorite Things | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1962 | Brubeck In Amsterdam | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1963 | The Dave Brubeck Quartet At Carnegie Hall, Pt. Bluebird Records is a sub- label of RCA Victor Records originally created in 1932 to counter ARC Records in the "3 records for a dollar" 1 & 2 | Dave Brubeck Quartet | Columbia |
| 1963 | Take Ten w/ Jim Hall | Paul Desmond | RCA Victor |
| 63, 64, 65 | Easy Living | Paul Desmond | RCA Victor |
| 1963 | Glad To Be Unhappy | Paul Desmond | RCA Victor |
| 1963 | Time Changes | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1964 | Jazz Impressions Of Japan | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1964 | Jazz Impressions Of New York | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1964 | In Concert 1964 | Dave Brubeck | Jazz Connoisseur |
| 1964 | Bossa Antigua | Paul Desmond | RCA Victor |
| 1964 | Dave Brubeck In Berlin | Dave Brubeck | CBS Records |
| 1965 | The Canadian Concert Of Dave Brubeck | Dave Brubeck | Can-Am Records |
| 1965 | Time In | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1965 | Anything Goes! | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1966 | Jackpot! | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1967 | Bravo! Brubeck! | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1967 | Buried Treasures | Dave Brubeck | Columbia/Legacy |
| 1967 | Take Five Live | Dave Brubeck | Jazz Music Yesterday |
| 1967 | The Last Time We Saw Paris | Dave Brubeck | Columbia |
| 1968 | Summertime | Paul Desmond | A&M Records |
| 1969 | From The Hot Afternoon | Paul Desmond | A&M |
| 1969 | From The Hot Afternoon | Paul Desmond | Verve |
| 1969 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | Paul Desmond | A&M |
| 1971 | The Only Recorded Performance Of Paul Desmond With The Modern Jazz Quartet | Paul Desmond | Finesse Records |
| 1972 | We're All Together Again For The First Time | Dave Brubeck/Gerry Mulligan/Paul Desmond | Atlantic Records |
| 1973 | Skylark | Paul Desmond | CTI Records |
| 1973 | Giant Box ("Song to a Seagull", "Vocalise") | Don Sebesky | CTI |
| 1974 | She Was Too Good To Me | Chet Baker | CTI |
| 1974 | Pure Desmond | Paul Desmond | CTI |
| 1975 | Like Someone In Love | Paul Desmond | Telarc Records |
| 1975 | Concierto | Jim Hall | CTI |
| 1975 | 1975: The Duets | Dave Brubeck/Paul Desmond | Horizon Records |
| 1975 | The Paul Desmond Quartet Live | Paul Desmond | Horizon |
| 1976 | 25th Anniversary Reunion | Dave Brubeck | Horizon |
| 1977 | You Can't Go Home Again | Chet Baker | Horizon |
| 1977 | The Best Thing For You | Chet Baker | A&M |
Biography
- How Many Of You Are There In Your Quartet? (unpublished - for years Paul claimed to be working on an autobiography, but nothing publishable was found among his effects. This article is about the record label founded in 2006 For the earlier CBS Records label see Columbia Records. A&M Records is an American Record label owned by Universal Music Group which operates through the Interscope-Geffen-A&M division Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock CTI Records ( Creed Taylor International or Creed Taylor Incorporated) was a Jazz Record label founded in 1967 by Creed Taylor Telarc International Corporation is an Independent record label, based in Cleveland Ohio, United States, and founded in 1977 by two classically Horizon Records was started as a folk and Blues Record label by Dave Hubert in 1960. All that remains is a short story by this name [1])
Media
Take Five - The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond, by Doug Ramsey. 2005 Parkside Publications, Inc. Seattle, WA 98104 www. parksidepublications. com ISBN No. 0-9617266-7-9
Forward by Dave and Iola Brubeck.
Excellent bio of the great lyrical alto saxophonist Paul Desmond. Author Ramsey discovered a "cache of correspondence and memos-to himself in which Desmond laid out the personal a musical philosophy that created a great modern American musician. This book is the story of a man who was unswerving in his determination to be an individualist in his art, curiously unsure of himself, and adored by his friends. "
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Doyle, Brian (2004). Spirited Men: Story, Soul, and Substance. Cowley Publications, pp. 73-74. ISBN 1561012580.
- ^ a b Lees, Gene (2001). Cats of Any Color: Jazz Black and White. Da Capo Press, 55-57. ISBN 0306809508.
- ^ Smith, Hedrick. = 2007-06-04 Dave on Paul Desmond and the Quartet.
- ^ Martin, Henry (2004). Essential Jazz: The First 100 Years. Thomson Wadsworth, 314. ISBN 0534638104.
- ^ a b c Robinson, Perry (2002). Perry Morris Robinson (born September 17 1938 in New York City is an American jazz clarinetist and composer Perry Robinson: The Traveler. iUniverse, p. 190-191. ISBN 0595215386.
- ^ a b Paul Desmond-isms. Retrieved on 2007-06-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem
- ^ Owens, Thomas (1995). Bebop: The Music and Its Players. Oxford University Press, p. 68. ISBN 0195106512.
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