The paul desmond collection alto sax by paul desmond alto. Everyone wanted desmond to come up with a sequel to the monster hit take five. It has desmond with jim hall, as well as percy heath and connie kay fom the mjq. I heard this whole album in low quality on youtube and decided i had to buy it. Download desmond desmond is available without cost for noncommercial use by universities and other notforprofit research institutions. Paul desmond was an american jazz alto saxophonist and composer, best known for his work with the dave brubeck quartet and for composing that groups biggest. On this recording, it doesnt take much time to recognize his beautiful floating tone, his wonderful solos which are new melodies by themselves, his cool jazz signature. Attended luton technical college before becoming a journalist and in latter years a media consultant with.
I recently started learning the tune poor butterfly after listening to one of my all time favorite recordings glad to be unhappy by paul desmond featuring jim hall. I wanted to see what you guys thought the top recordings were for him that i should get. The best of paul desmond licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of fourmatt music. November 25, 1924 may 30, 1977 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 groups greatest hit, take five. So i got out my real book out and found a chart on the tune to see if the melody was close to what paul desmond was playing. This might still be available on cd from discovery. Desmond s alto saxophone tone and technique owed nothing to the. Beginning with the first desmond blue session, he and jim hall were in rcas famous studio a shades of toscanini, horowitz and. Long before his success as the alto saxophonist with the. Licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of fourmatt music. As far as getting the desmond sound on alto, listen and play along with take five more than a hundred times. The duets, his duet recording with brubeck is sublime, imho, not dull at all. While working with paul, paul desmond productions on vimeo. Paul desmond listen and stream free music, albums, new.
Desmond himself described his sound as a dry martini and said that he stopped practicing so much because he was starting to play too fast. Take ten is an album recorded by american jazz saxophonist paul desmond featuring performances recorded in 1963 which were released on the rca victor. If you like cool jazz tunes and sambajazz structures youll like this performance by this often underrated jazz master. The most complete package to date of paul desmonds rca works. Wont you stop and take a little time out with me just take five stop your busy day and take the time out to see if im alive though im going. Paul desmond born paul emil breitenfeld, november 25, 1924 may 30, 1977 was an american jazz alto saxophonist and composer, best known for his work with the dave brubeck quartet and for composing that groups biggest hit, take five. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. The title tune from this 1963 recording is a reworking of the classic take five theme in 108 time. Two of a mind 1962 take ten 1963 bossa antigua 1964 take ten is an album recorded by american jazz saxophonist paul desmond featuring performances recorded in 1963 which were released on the rca victor label. Paul desmonds profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Paul desmond quartet take five mp3 download and lyrics.
He wrote, take ten is another excursion into 54 or 108, whichever you prefer. Take ten is a nice follow up to the well known take five by the dave brubeck quartet, which was also written by paul desmond. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Nov 09, 2008 paul desmond take ten, a brilliant version of another excellent tune take five. Paul desmond take ten 180g vinyl lp shop music direct. All music, lyrics, videos and photos, remain of their respective owners. If you are affiliated with a commercial entity or have an interest in using desmond for commercial purposes, please contact schrodinger, llc instead of registering here. When desmond had time off from the brubeck group, he was likely to be recording under his own name.
When paul desmond wanted to create a sequel to the touchstone jazz number take five, he did just that with the appropriately titled take ten. Paul desmond take five sheet music alto saxophone solo. Take ten play on apple music take ten download on itunes take ten play on spotify take ten play on youtube take ten. Official paul desmond quartet take five lyrics at cd universe. I member on my site asked me to do a lesson on paul desmond and i realized that i dont own one paul desmond recording. Paul desmond the complete rca albums collection 6cd. Its not so much the mouthpiece or even the reed strength, its the concept. Paul desmond listen and stream free music, albums, new releases, photos, videos paul desmond. Play along or just listen and follow the score here. The public and private lives of paul desmond is the story of a jazz artist who transcended genres to establish one of the most immediately recognizable sounds in all of music.
I guess everybody knows paul desmond from time out and from his composition take five. Finally, try looking for the session he did for warners called first place again. The paul desmond collection alto sax by paul desmond. Easy living is an album recorded by american jazz saxophonist paul desmond featuring. Desmond was born paul emil breitenfeld in san francisco, california on 25th november 1924. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. The first of the quartet collections was take ten, with a title tune that desmond hoped would duplicate the success of take five. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from paul desmond. Essentially, this is paul desmond on a break from the dave brubeck quartet, noodling around wonderfully on alto sax, with jim halls simple and effective jazz guitar accompaniment. Partitions, tablatures et lead sheets pour paul desmond. The public and private lives of paul desmond by doug ramsey parkside publications, 2005. Paul is an award winning videographer and photographer who has a natural intuition for capturing special moments that captivate and inspire. You can purchase and download the transcription in concert keybbeb here. He came to prominence with the dave brubeck quartet, which lasted from 1951 until 1967.
Hence take ten, a worthy sequel with a solo that has a middleeastern feeling akin to desmonds famous extemporaneous excursion with brubeck in le souk back in. Paul desmond cool jazz, quiet melodic tone, like a dry martini. Paul desmond take ten, a brilliant version of another excellent tune take five. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. If you are affiliated with a commercial entity or have an interest in using desmond for commercial purposes, please. Check out take ten by paul desmond on amazon music. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Paul desmond alto sax,jim hallguitar paul desmond take 10 hq original album. If you like more desmond on video, i highly recommend the jazz icon dvd featuring dave bruebeck for a couple of concerts at the height of the dbqs time out popularity with a couple of versions of take five. Bridge over troubled water reissued 2008 paul desmond.
Complete list of paul desmond music featured in tv shows and movies. Hence take ten, a worthy sequel with a solo that has a middleeastern feeling akin to desmond s famous extemporaneous excursion with brubeck in le souk back in. Desmond is available without cost for noncommercial use by universities and other notforprofit research institutions. On this recording, it doesnt take much time to recognize his beautiful floating tone, his wonderful solos which are. Paul desmond s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Rca victor lpm2569 paul desmond take ten mosaic mr6120, md4120 the complete recordings of the paul desmond quartet with jim hall rca victor lpm3407 paul desmond glad to be unhappy. Print and download take five sheet music composed by paul desmond arranged for alto saxophone. Gene chericos upright bass eugene wright on take ten and connie kays drums just drive the whole thing along unobtrusively. He was one of the most popular musicians to come out of the cool jazz scene in addition to his work with brubeck, he led several groups.
946 1301 118 713 163 223 1377 750 199 19 410 84 213 454 127 264 1509 468 573 1132 1040 828 1216 898 266 913 1110 249 456 1409 729 1316 1120 1356