Paul desmond take ten full album video dailymotion. His warm, elegant tone was one that he admittedly tried to make sound like a dry martini. He came to prominence with the dave brubeck quartet, which lasted from 1951 until 1967. No, not take five but take ten is the title of this lp and its very first number. Everyone wanted desmond to come up with a sequel to the monster hit take five. Paul desmond is widely recognized for his genius as a melodic improviser and as the benchmark of cool jazz sax players. Take ten was recorded in 1963, with a small crew of sympatico musicians, including one of the finest mainstream jazz guitarists. Certainly this should not be taken as a hint that it was not dave brubeck but paul desmond who. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Check out take ten by paul desmond on amazon music. The paul desmond collection alto sax by paul desmond. Take ten article by doug ramsey, published on december 3, 2008 at all about jazz. Played with the dave brubeck quartet from 1951 until 1967. Paul desmond take ten high definition tape transfers.
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. Now listeners enter the heart of the paul desmond jim hall sessions, a great quartet date with gene cherico manning the bass gene wright deputizes on the title track and mjq drummer connie kay displaying other sides of his personality. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Buy take ten online at low prices in india amazon music. The quintessential cool jazz saxophonist, an alto with a shimmering sound and light, airy playing who became best known for composing take five.
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. Out of nowhere, pauls desmonds eb solo transcription. Paul desmond alto saxophone, robert doty woodwinds, gene bianco harp, gene cherico bass, connie kay drums, george marge woodwinds, jim hall guitar, albert richman french horn, eugene wright bass, bob prince, gloria agostini harp, milt hinton bass, robert thomas drums. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Take ten sheet music composed by paul desmond 1 of 1 pages. Take ten is an album recorded by american jazz saxophonist paul desmond featuring performances recorded in 1963 which were released on the. Connie kay drums, eugene wright bass, jim hall guitar, gene cherico bass, paul desmond alto saxophone, george duvivier bass. The bassist for the title tune of desmonds second rca album is eugene wright, fellow brubeckian and shaman of 54 time who, in the early sixties when 54 was sanskrit to most jazz musicians, would hold.
Paul desmond was revered for the pure, gentle tone of his alto saxophone, and the elegant lyricism of his improvisations. Gene chericos upright bass eugene wright on take ten and connie kays drums just drive the whole thing along unobtrusively. Despite the times in which he lived, paul desmond was never one to succumb to either exoticism or the purely funky, so rarefied was his butterfly. Transferred from a 2track 15ips tape engineer ray hall recorded by rca records at webster hall, nyc, june 5. Paul desmond alone together originally featured on the album take ten and subsequently rereleased as part of the paul desmond quartet with jim hall box set, closer inspection of this apparently simplistic alto solo reveals ingenious use of harmony, melody and rhythm as hip and relevant today, as when committed to record in 1963. Studio album 8 compilation 1 live 2 bossa antigua feat. Like konitzs, desmonds style is deceptively light and airy, more akin to the sheer tone of lester young than the fires of parker. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4.
Paul desmond by paul desmond softcover audio online. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. He and art pepper were virtually the only alto players of their generation not directly influenced by charlie parker. For seventeen years he was the lead soloist in the most commercially successful jazz combo ever, the dave brubeck quartet.
The public and private lives of paul desmond read online. 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. Alac downloads alac 176khz24bit download alac 192khz24bit download alac 44khz24bit download dsd downloads dsd double rate 5. 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 desmondtake ten180 gram vinyl recordacoustic sounds. All music, lyrics, videos and photos, remain of their respective owners. Sony atv publishing, latinautor sonyatv, bmi broadcast music inc.
Take ten is an album recorded by american jazz saxophonist paul desmond featuring performances recorded in 1963 which were released on the rca victor. Listen free to paul desmond take ten radio iheartradio. Stream take ten by paul desmond and 50 million songs with amazon music. Balcony rock bossa antigua late lament take five take ten and more. 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. Buy paul desmonds album titled take ten to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to. Desmond was born paul emil breitenfeld in san francisco, california on 25th november 1924.
While charlie parkers mark could be found on virtually every post1950 jazz alto saxophonist, paul desmond built on the influence of fellow kingofcool lee konitz to become a school unto himself. Alto saxophone paul desmond bass gene wright, gene cherico drums connie kay guitar jim hall supervised by paul gayten recording info. A collection of transcribed solos from legendary cool jazz alto saxophonist paul desmond. The first of the quartet collections was take ten, with a title tune that desmond hoped would duplicate the success of take five. Desmonds approach was less cerebral than that of konitz.
Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. Transcribed by carles margarit if youd like to support me you can do so at this link. Take ten alto sax sheet music for piano, alto saxophone, tenor. Dave brubeck quartet with paul desmond nyc carnegie hall feb 22 1963 08 take five. 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 1954. Choose from paul desmond sheet music for such popular songs as take five alto saxophone, take five, and take five bb instrument. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. 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 and collaborated.
Take ten was desmonds followup composition to take five, for the brubeck quartet a hit record and for paul a dependable annuity that is still producing considerable income for his estate. Examine the sophisticated sounds of a jazz sax legend with this instructional bookaudio pack that explores 12 desmond classics. Alone together any other time bossa antigua east of the sun and west of the moon ive got you under my skin jazzabelle look for the silver lining sacre blues take five take ten. 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 hit, take five.
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