Paul Desmond - The Complete Paul Desmond RCA Victor Recordings ft. Jim Hall [5 CD, 1997]

  

THE COMPLETE RCA VICTOR RECORDINGS includes the five solo albums Desmond released on RCA's Bluebird imprint in the early 1960s: DESMOND BLUE, TAKE TEN, GLAD TO BE UNHAPPY, BOSSA ANTIGUA and EASY LIVING. Between 1962 and 1964 Paul Desmond , Dave Brubeck's alto saxophonist (and composer of "Take Five"), recorded five remarkable albums for RCA with guitarist Jim Hall. (Listeners might recall that the inimitable Hall also recorded with Sonny Rollins for RCA during the same period.) Luckily, RCA has seen fit to reissue the Desmond-Hall sessions in an attractive 5-CD box. Of these, only the first session, DESMOND BLUE, was arranged for strings. Otherwise it's just Desmond and Hall, a few good bass players and the great MJQ drummer Connie Kay, whom Desmond long revered for his subtle touch.

Despite his long association with Brubeck, Desmond himself was never really a formalist, especially not in these sessions. He was an unsentimental lyric improviser--fleet and imaginative at all times, though he rarely strayed from a base of popular standards, old or new, such as "My Funny Valentine" or "Here's That Rainy Day." Like many jazz musicians in the '60s however, he did have a natural affinity for bossa nova, as the most "exotic" of these titles, BOSSA ANTIGUA, amply demonstrates.



DISC ONE: DESMOND BLUE

 01. My Funny Valentine
02. Desmond Blue
03. Then I'll Be Tired Of You
04. I've Got You Under My Skin
05. Late Lament
06. I Should Care
07. Like Someone In Love
08. Ill Wind
09. Body And Soul
10. Advise And Consent
11. Autumn Leaves
12. Imagination


  • PAUL DESMOND- alto sax
  • JIM HALL- guitar
  • ALBERT RICHMANN- french horn
  • TONY MIRANDA- french horn
  • GENE BLANCO- harp (1)
  • GLORIA AGOSTINI- harp
  • GEORGE MARGE- woodwinds
  • ROBERT DOTY- woodwinds
  • STAN WEBB- woodwinds
  • ROMEO PENGUE- woodwinds
  • GENE CHERICO- bass (1)
  • MILT HINTON- bass
  • CONNIE KAY- drums (1)
  • ROBERT THOMAS- drums

Recorded 1962

DISC TWO: TAKE TEN

 01. Take Ten
02. El Prince
03. Alone Together
04. Embracadero
05. The Theme From Black Orpheus
06. Nancy
07. Samba De Orpheu
08. The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else
09. Out Of Nowhere
10. Embracadero (Alternate Take)
11. El Prince (Alternate Take)


  • PAUL DESMOND- alto sax
  • JIM HALL- guitar
  • GENE CHERICO- bass
  • EUGENE WRIGHT- bass
  • GEORGE DUVIVIER- bass
  • CONNIE KAY- drums

Recorded June 5-10-12-14-25, 1963 And June 19, 1961 (09).

DISC THREE: GLAD TO BE UNHAPPY

 01. Glad To Be Unhappy
02. Poor Butterfly
03. Stranger In Town
04. A Taste Of Honey
05. Any Other Time
06. Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
07. Angel Eyes
08. By The River Sainte Marie
09. All Across The City
10. All Through The Night


  • PAUL DESMOND- alto sax
  • JIM HALL- guitar
  • EUGENE WRIGHT- bass
  • GENE CHERICO- bass (2)
  • CONNIE KAY- drums

Recorded June 10, July 13-14, August 20, September 4,8,16, 1964

DISC FOUR: BOSSA ANTIGUA

 01. Bossa Antigua
02. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
03. O Gato
04. Samba Cantina
05. Curacao Doloroso
06. Ship Without A Sail
07. Alianca
08. The Girl From East 9Th Street
09. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes (Alternate Take)
10. Samba Cepeda
11. O Gato (Alternate Take)


  • PAUL DESMOND- alto sax
  • JIM HALL- guitar
  • EUGENE WRIGHT- bass
  • GENE CHERICO- bass (9)
  • CONNIE KAY- drums

Recorded June 13, July 28-29-30, August 20, 1964

DISC FIVE: EASY LIVING

 01. When Joanna Loves Me
02. That Old Feeling
03. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
04. Here's That Rainy Day
05. Easy Living
06. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
07. Bewitched
08. Blues For Fun
09. Rude Old Man
10. Polka Dots And Moonbeams (Alternate Take)
11. Bewitched (Alternate Take)


  • PAUL DESMOND- alto sax
  • JIM HALL- guitar
  • EUGENE WRIGHT- bass
  • PERCY HEATH- bass (4,6,7)
  • GENE CHERICO- bass (3,8)
  • CONNIE KAY- drums

Recorded June 1,5,14,25, July 13-14, August 20, September 16, 1964



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