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24.12.25

PAUL DESMOND ft. JIM HALL — Glad To Be Unhappy (1965-2001) RM | RCA Victor Gold Series | Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Even though Desmond was kidding when he described himself as the world's slowest alto player, this record bears out the kernel of truth within the jest. Here, Desmond set out to make a record of love songs and torch ballads, so the tempos are very slow to medium, the mood is of wistful relaxation, and the spaces between the notes grow longer. At first glance, Desmond may seem only peripherally involved with the music-making, keeping emotion at a cool, intellectual arms' length, yet his exceptionally pure tone and ruminative moods wear very well over the long haul. Again, Jim Hall is his commiserator and partner, and the guitarist gets practically as much space to unwind as the headliner; the solo on "Angel Eyes" is an encyclopedia of magnificent chording and single-string eloquence. Gene Wright returns on bass, spelled by Gene Cherico on "Poor Butterfly," and Connie Kay's brush-dominated drum work is pushed even further into the background. A lovely recording, though not the best album in the Desmond/Hall collaboration. Richard S. Ginell
Tracklist :
1. Glad To Be Unhappy 5:33
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
2. Poor Butterfly 7:17
John Golden / Raymond Hubbell
Bass – Gene Wright
3. Stranger In Town 6:24
Mel Tormé
4. A Taste Of Honey 4:25
Ric Marlow / Bobby Scott
5. Any Other Time 5:24
Paul Desmond
6. Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo 4:42
Helen Deutsch / Bronislaw Kaper
7. Angel Eyes 6:17
Earl Brent / Matt Dennis
– BONUS TRACKS –
8. By The River Sainte Marie 6:16
Edgar Leslie / Harry Warren
9. All Across The City 4:31
Jim Hall
10. Through The Night 5:27
Cole Porter
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Paul Desmond
Bass – Gene Cherico (tracks: 1, 3 to 10)
Drums – Connie Kay
Guitar – Jim Hall

3.7.25

THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET — Jazz At Oberlin (1953) RM | Two Version | SACD, Hybrid | MONO | Original Jazz Classics Remasters Series | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Although a touch underrated, Jazz at Oberlin is one of the early Dave Brubeck classic recordings. The interplay between the pianist-leader and altoist Paul Desmond on "Perdido" borders on the miraculous, and their renditions of "The Way You Look Tonight," "How High the Moon" and "Stardust" are quite memorable. Brubeck's piano playing on "These Foolish Things" is so percussive and atonal in one spot as to sound like Cecil Taylor, who would not emerge for another two years. With bassist Ron Crotty and drummer Lloyd Davis giving the Quartet quiet and steady support, Brubeck and Desmond were free to play at their most adventurous. Highly recommended. Scott Yanow

Tracklist :

1 - These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) 6:33
Marvell / Jack Strachey
2 - Perdido 7:32
Juan Tizol
3 - Stardust 6:30
Hoagy Carmichael
4 - The Way You Look Tonight 7:51
Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
5 - How High The Moon 9:11
William Lewis, Nancy Hamilton
Credits :
Paul Desmond - Alto Saxophone

Dave Brubeck - Piano

Ron Crotty - Bass

Lloyd Davis - Drums

2.7.25

PAUL DESMOND · GERRY MULLIGAN — Two Of A Mind (1962) RM | Two Version | Original Columbia Jazz Classics Series | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Altoist Paul Desmond and baritonist Gerry Mulligan always made for a perfect team during their infrequent collaborations. Both of the saxophonists had immediately distinctive light tones, strong wits, and the ability to improvise melodically. Here the two masterful reed players are featured in pianoless quartets that also include Wendell Marshall, Joe Benjamin or John Beal on bass, and Connie Kay or Mel Lewis on drums. The songs all utilize common chord changes, including the two "originals" ("Two of a Mind" and "Blight of the Fumble Bee"), and the interplay between Desmond and Mulligan is consistently delightful. Highly recommended. [Some reissues add five bonus tracks: two alternate takes of album tracks, a laid-back take of "Easy Living" that shows off Mulligan's way with a ballad, and two takes of "Untitled Blues Waltz" that feature Jim Hall on guitar and a very squeaky drum pedal.] Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1   All The Things You Are 5:48
Written-By – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
2   Stardust 8:20
Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
3   Two Of A Mind 5:45
Written-By – Paul Desmond
4   Blight Of The Fumble Bee 6:33
Written-By – Gerry Mulligan
5   The Way You Look Tonight 7:19
Written-By – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
6   Out Of Nowhere 6:42
Written-By – Edward Heyman, Johnny Green
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Paul Desmond
Baritone Saxophone – Gerry Mulligan
Bass – Joe Benjamin (tracks: 3, 5, 6), John Beal (tracks: 4), Wendell Marshall (tracks: 1, 2)
Drums – Connie Kay (tracks: 1, 2, 4), Mel Lewis (tracks: 3, 5, 6)

27.4.25

PAUL DESMOND QUARTET — Like Someone in Love (1975-1992) RM | Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

In 1992, Telarc unveiled a series of performances from the vault on a short-lived label punningly entitled "Telarchive," beginning with this long-delayed encore to the original releases from Paul Desmond's "Canadian" quartet. Recorded live in Toronto's Bourbon Street Jazz Club several months before the live dates released on Horizon and Artists House, it finds Desmond growing comfortable with his new Toronto friends but not quite settled into their laid-back ways quite yet. There are passages in this session where Desmond sounds a bit uncharacteristically scattered and unfocused, where guitarist Ed Bickert becomes the more fluid and stable solo partner, and bassist (and engineer) Don Thompson takes a lengthy solo on every track. Desmond seems to produce his best work in the material that he seems most familiar with. The title track is the one that catches fire most brightly (with a wry assist from "We're in the Money") and "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" finds him working in some clever asides from, yes, Ravel's "Daphnis et Chloe." The wistful European melancholy of Django Reinhardt's "Nuages" suits him perfectly and Jobim's "Meditation" makes its first appearance on a Desmond recording. The boxy, confined live sound doesn't suit the late saxophonist -- nor, obviously, the perfectionist standards at Telarc -- but every precious unreleased note from Desmond is definitely worth sampling at whatever sonic level. Richard S. Ginell
Tracklist :
1. Just Squeeze Me 8:45
Duke Ellington / Lee Gaines / Fats Waller / Clarence Williams
2. Tangerine 9:46
Johnny Mercer / Victor Schertzinger
3. Meditation 10:59
Norman Gimbel / Antônio Carlos Jobim / Newton Mendonça
4. Nuages 10:37
Jacques Larue / Django Reinhardt
5. Like Someone in Love 9:50
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
6. Things Ain't What They Used to Be 11:11
Mercer Ellington / Ted Persons
Credits :
Paul Desmond - Alto Saxophone
Ed Bickert - Guitar
Don Thompson - Double Bass
Jerry Fuller - Drums

9.4.24

PAUL DESMOND — Easy Living ft. JIM HALL (1966-2000) RM | Serie RCA Victor Gold Series | FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

As the Paul Desmond/Jim Hall quartet's recording activities gradually came to a halt by 1965, RCA Victor assembled the remains of a number of their later sessions into one last album. These are anything but leftovers, however -- indeed, they constitute the best Desmond/Hall album since Take Ten, more varied in texture and mood, and by and large more inspired in solo content, than Bossa Antigua and Glad to Be Unhappy. As a near-ideal example of this collaboration at its intuitive peak, "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" opens with Hall paraphrasing the tune, and Desmond comes in on the bridge with a perfectly timed rejoinder that sounds as if he's asking a question. "Here's That Rainy Day" is another apt match of a standard to Desmond's sophisticated personality; he is at his dry, jaunty best on the uptempo "That Old Feeling"; and both have a ball jamming on the blues in Desmond's wry, quick "Blues for Fun." [Some reissues add a pair of outtakes, plus "Rude Old Man."] Richard S. Ginell
Tracklist :
1   When Joanna Loved Me 5:45
Written-By – J. Segal, R. Wells
2   That Old Feeling 5:44
Written-By – L. Brown, S.Fain
3   Polka Dots And Moonbeams 5:49
Written-By – J. V. Heusen, J. Burke
4   Here's That Rainy Day 5:42
Written-By – J. V. Heusen, J. Burke
5   Easy Living 7:05
Written-By – L. Robin, R. Rainger
6   I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face 4:15
Written-By – A. J. Lerner, F. Loewe
7   Bewitched 6:22
Written-By – R. Rogers - L. Hart
8   Blues For Fun 6:22
Written-By – P. Desmond
9   Rude Old Man 5:39
Written-By – E.Wright
10   Polka Dots And Moonbeams (Alternate Take) 6:09
Written-By – J. V. Heusen, J. Burke
11   Bewitched (Alternate Take) 7:46
Written-By – R. Rogers - L. Hart
Credits :
Paul Desmond - Alto Sax
Jim Hall - Guitar
Eugene Wright - Bass (1, 2, 6, 11)
Eugene Cherico - Bass (3, 4, 10)
Percy Heath - Bass (5, 7, 8, 9)
Connie Kay - Drums

13.9.21

CHET BAKER — She Was Too Good To Me (1974) Two Version | The Original CTI Recordings Digitally Remastered For Compact Disc Series + CTI Records 40th Anniversary Series | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Baker began his comeback after five years of musical inactivity with this excellent CTI date. Highlights include "Autumn Leaves," "Tangerine," and "With a Song in My Heart." Altoist Paul Desmond is a major asset on two songs and the occasional strings give variety to this fine session. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1.   Autumn Leaves 7:02
Written-By – Johnny Mercer, Joseph Kosma
2.   She Was Too Good to Me 4:40
Written-By – Rodgers & Hart
3.   Funk in Deep Freeze 6:06
Written-By – Hank Mobley
4.   Tangerine 5:27
Written-By – Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger
5.   With a Song in My Heart 4:04
Written-By – Rodgers & Hart
6.   What'll I Do? 3:55
Written-By – Irving Berlin
7.   It's You or No One 4:28
Written-By – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
8.   My Future Just Passed 4:46
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Paul Desmond
Arranged By, Conductor – Don Sebesky
Bass – Ron Carter
Cello – George Ricci, Jesse Levy, Warren Lash
Drums – Jack DeJohnette (faixas: 5, 6, 7), Steve Gadd (faixas: 1 to 4, 8)
Electric Piano – Bob James
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Flute [Alto], Oboe [D'amore] – George Marge
Flute, Clarinet – Romeo Penque
Flute, Flute [Alto] – Hubert Laws
Producer – Creed Taylor
Trumpet, Vocals – Chet Baker
Vibraphone – Dave Friedman
Violin – Barry Finclair, David Nadien, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Harry Glickman, Herbert Sorkin, Lewis Eley, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman

CHET BAKER - You Can't Go Home Again (1977-2005) RM / APE (image+.cue), lossless

Verve/A&M's reissue of Chet Baker's 1977 album You Can't Go Home Again features the trumpeter/vocalist supported by an all-star band that includes guitarist John Scofield, tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker, and alto saxophonist Paul Desmond in his final recording session. Former Miles Davis sidemen Tony Williams and Ron Carter also add an organic touch to the proceedings and a warm contrast to the electric pianos and Moogs that flow through Don Sebesky's arrangements. Alternate takes of the title track and others including "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You/You've Changed," "The Best Thing for You," and "If You Could See Me Now" make this double-disc set a more complete look at one of Baker's most important latter-day albums. by Heather Phares
Tracklist :
1     Love for Sale 13:03
Cole Porter
2     Un Poco Loco 9:26
Bud Powell
3     You Can't Go Home Again 5:47
Don Sebesky
4     El Morro 14:18
Don Sebesky
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Paul Desmond (faixas: 3)
Arranged By, Conductor – Don Sebesky
Bass – Ron Carter
Bassoon – John Campo (faixas: 4)
Cello – Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken, Jesse Levy
Clavinet – Richie Beirach (faixas: 1)
Drums – Tony Williams
Electric Bass – Alphonso Johnson (faixas: 1, 2,)
Electric Piano – Don Sebesky (faixas: 2, 3), Kenny Barron (faixas: 2), Richie Beirach (faixas: 1, 2, 4)
Flute – Hubert Laws (faixas: 2)
Flute [Bass], Piccolo Flute – Hubert Laws (faixas: 4)
Guitar – John Scofield (faixas: 1, 2, 4)
Percussion – Ralph MacDonald (faixas: 1, 3)
Producer – Don Sebesky
Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker (faixas: 1, 2, 4)
Trumpet – Chet Baker
Violin – Charles Libove, David Nadien, Diana Halprin, Harold Kohon, Marvin Morgenstern, Matthew Raimondi, Max Ellen, Paul Gersham, Rochelle Abramson

27.6.21

JIM HALL - Concierto (1975-2003) RM / SACD / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Guitarist Jim Hall is the sort of musician who displays such technical expertise, imaginative conception, and elegance of line and phrase that almost any recording of his is worth hearing. Still, Concierto ranks among the best albums of his superb catalog. For starters, the personnel here is a jazz lover's dream come true. Paul Desmond (saxophone), Chet Baker (trumpet), Roland Hanna (piano), Ron Carter (bass), and Steve Gadd (drums) are on board, creating -- along with Hall -- one of the highest profile lineups ever put to tape. Yet Concierto is not about star power and showboating. As subtle, nuanced, and considered as any of Hall's output, the ensemble playing here demonstrates great group sensitivity and interplay, giving precedence to mood and atmosphere over powerhouse soloing. Conductor and arranger Don Sebesky evinces a chamber ambience from the sextet on "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To," the smoky "The Answer Is Yes," and the Hall centerpiece "Concierto de Aranjuez." by Anthony Tognazzini
Tracklist:
1    You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To 7:05
Written-By – Cole Porter
2    Two's Blues 3:50
Written-By – Jim Hall
3    The Answer Is Yes 7:35
Written-By – Jane Hall
4    Concierto De Aranjuez 19:20
Written-By – Joaquin Rodrigo
- Bonus Tracks -
5    Rock Skippin' 6:11
Written-By – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington
6    Unfinished Business (La Paloma Azul) 4:40
Written-By – Carlos Chávez, Johnny Andrews
7    You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (Alternate Take) 7:26
8    The Answer Is Yes (Alternate Take)    5:34
9    Rock Skippin' (Alternate Take)    6:06
Credits:
Adapted By – Don Sebesky (tracks: 4)
Alto Saxophone – Paul Desmond
Arranged By – Don Sebesky
Bass – Ron Carter
Drums – Steve Gadd
Guitar – Jim Hall
Piano – Roland Hanna
Producer – Creed Taylor
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Trumpet – Chet Baker

6.7.20

THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET — Jazz Impressions of Japan (1964-2001) RM | The Dave Brubeck Collection Series | Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Thirteen years into their tenure, the Dave Brubeck Quartet was still able to mine the creative vein for new means of expression. Despite the hits and popularity on college campuses, or perhaps because of it, Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Eugene Wright, and Joe Morello composed a restless band with a distinctive sound. These eight tracks, all based on a tour of Japan the year before, were, in a sense, Brubeck fulfilling a dictum from his teacher, the French composer Darius Milhaud, who exhorted him to "travel the world and keep your ears open." The sketches Brubeck and Desmond created all invoke the East, particularly the folk melodies of Japan directly, while still managing to use the Debussian impressionistic approach to jazz that kept them riding the charts and creating a body of music that, while playing into the exotica craze of the moment, was still jazz composed and played with integrity. The gorgeous modal blues that uses Eastern scale whole tones with Western harmonic notions -- chromatically -- that comprise the melody and solo frameworks for Desmond in "Fujiyama" are a beautiful contrast to the relatively straight-ahead ballad style featured on "Zen Is When," with its 4/4 time sling rhythm and simple melody -- extrapolated by Brubeck in purely Japanese whole tone scale on the harmony. Also, the shimmer and whisper of "The City Is Crying," where Desmond's solo is one of the most beautiful of his career, using arpeggios as half tones to reach down into the middle of his horn's register and play harmonically a counterpoint that is as painterly as it is poignant. On "Osaka Blues," Brubeck once again reaches for an oriental scale to play a modal blues à la Miles Davis with Wynton Kelly; Desmond responds by playing straight post-bop Bluesology with even a squeak or two in his solo. In all, Jazz Impressions of Japan is one of the great forgotten Brubeck records. Its sweetness is tempered with musical adventure and the improvisational experience only a band that had been together 13 years could provide. It's truly wonderful.
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Tracklist :
1.   Tokyo Traffic 5:54
Dave Brubeck
2.   Rising Sun 4:42
Dave Brubeck
3.   Toki's Theme from CBS-TV Series, "Mr. Broadway"] 2:10
Dave Brubeck
4.   Fujiyama 5:05
Dave Brubeck
5.   Zen Is When 2:55
Dave Brubeck / Bud Freeman / Léon Pober
6.   The City Is Crying 6:03
Dave Brubeck
7.   Osaka Blues 5:11
Dave Brubeck
8.   Koto Song 3:01
Dave Brubeck
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Paul Desmond
Bass – Eugene Wright
Drums – Joe Morello
Piano – Dave Brubeck
Producer – Teo Macero

DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET — My Favorite Things (1965-2014) JAZZ COLLECTION 1000 | Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Although recorded in sessions in 1962 and 1965, this set of Richard Rodgers tunes by the Dave Brubeck Quartet has a strong unity about it due to the consistent performances of the veteran group. With altoist Paul Desmond and the pianist-leader contributing some fine solos (and bassist Eugene Wright and drummer Joe Morello excellent in support), The Rodgers songs are treated with respect and swing. This comparatively gentle version of "My Favorite Things" would never be mistaken for John Coltrane's. by Scott Yanow

"My Favorite Things" is one of Dave Brubeck's "composer albums". Brubeck fans will recall such titles as "Anything Goes" (Cole Porter), and "Angel Eyes" (Matt Denise) here the Dave Brubeck Quartet pays homage to Richard Rogers and the results, while at as satisfying as "Anything Goes", make "My Favorite Things" one of Brubeck's best albums.

We start things off with a fast tempo version of the title track, minus Paul Desmond. Brubeck at times seems as if he's about to go off-time, but never does. Brubeck fans will take note of the fact he has made a career playing around with time signitures. But Brubeck does get some good passages in. I like a lot of the chord changes and Brubeck's right hand does some nifty work.

The next track "Over and Over Again" starts off with Brubeck playing the melody, almost as a ballad and then things pick up as Desmond comes in. Wonderful interplay between Brubeck and Desmond should make you keep coming back to this one.

My favorite track on the album might be "This Can't Be Love". Brubeck plays it as a familar tempo but again gets in a lot of good passages. As does Paul Desmond.

"Circus on Parade" is one the only song on the album I wasn't familar with it. The quartet swings on it from beginning to end and the result is rather pleasing.

"My Romance" and "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World" are the same version heard on Brubeck's "Plays West Side Story". But are enjoyable to listen to but I prefer "Girl".

Overall "My Favorite Things" is a very good album that demonstrates with made the quartet so popular. Brubeck and Desmond as usual have wonderful chemistry together and the song selection is a delight. If there is one negative thing to say about the album it is that there aren't enough songs! Where are the recordings of "Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered", "Where or When", "Soon (There'll Just Be Two Of Us)", "Lady Is A Tramp" and "Loads of Love"? But we Brubeck fans will take what we can get.

Bottom-line: One of Brubeck's best albums. Desmond and Brubeck are a delight to listen to as is the song selection. Fans of Brubeck should check this out despite it being very rare. Alex Udvary

Tracklist :

1. My Favorite Things 2:57