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1	Two of a Mind (1962) more music like this by Paul Desmond/Gerry Mulligan 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. For this RCA CD (a series that reissued some of the earlier Bluebirds under the RCA banner), the two ... see all copies from $6.96! new only from $10.25!
2	Take Ten [US Bonus Tracks] (1963) more music like this by Paul Desmond Now listeners can 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. Everyone wanted Desmond to come up with a sequel to the monster hit "Take Five"; and so he did, reworking ... see all copies from $10.45! new only from $10.45!
3	It Had to Be You (1998) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.45!
4	The Paul Desmond Quartet Live (1975) more music like this by Paul Desmond Quartet When the Dave Brubeck Quartet broke up in 1967, Paul Desmond worked sporadically playing live dates, probably in part due to his substantial royalty income from his hit composition "Take Five." When Jim Hall was unavailable to play with Desmond in Canada, he recommended guitarist Ed Bickert who, like Hall, is a brilliant accompanist with the kind ... see all copies from $8.96! new only from $8.96!
5	Bossa Antigua (1964) more music like this by Paul Desmond Bossa Antigua picks up the samba-based rim shots of drummer Connie Kay on Take Ten and tries to make a whole new record out of them. While the title track duplicates the original percolating groove of "El Prince," other tracks like "Samba Cantina" revert to a typical bossa nova rhythm of the period, which leads one to conclude that "bossa antigua" ... see all copies from $7.71! new only from $7.71!
6	Smooth Jazz [Sony] (2001) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $3.87! new only from $3.87!
7	Glad to Be Unhappy (1963) more music like this by Paul Desmond 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 ... see all copies from $8.99! new only from $12.22!
8	The Best of Paul Desmond (1972) more music like this by Paul Desmond Since Paul Desmond only recorded two albums for CTI, this best-of accumulation from that label stretches the definition a bit by including Desmond appearances on other CTI albums by Jim Hall, Chet Baker, Don Sebesky, and Jackie & Roy, along with extensive samplings from the solo albums. Of course, a more sweeping idea would have been to raid ... see all copies from $5.11! new only from $5.11!
9	Jazz at Midnight [RCA] (1997) more music like this by Various Artists The first of two CDs of ballads put out by RCA that are meant to attenuate that "special mood," this is a hodgepodge collection of music easily available elsewhere. Starting with Sonny Rollins' rendition of "'Round Midnight" and continuing with numbers by Dizzy Gillespie, Cleo Laine, Coleman Hawkins ("Sophisticated Lady"), Lionel Hampton, Warren ... see all copies from $2.63! new only from $10.01!
10	Like Someone in Love (1975) more music like this by Paul Desmond Quartet 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 ... see all copies from $8.81! new only from $8.81!
11 view cover	Paul Desmond Quintet Plus the Paul Desmond Quartet (1956) more music like this by Paul Desmond Quintet see all copies from $9.73! new only from $9.73!
12 view cover	The Best of the Complete Paul Desmond (2000) more music like this by Paul Desmond see all copies from $10.45! new only from $10.45!
13 view cover	Skylark (1973) more music like this by Paul Desmond Moving over to the CTI label with Creed Taylor, Paul Desmond injects a bit of the 1970s into his sound, obtaining agreeable if not totally simpatico results. Here, the cool altoist is teamed with the progressive-slanted drumming of Jack DeJohnette (who might have been too busy a drummer for his taste), and Bob James' electric and acoustic pianos, ... see all copies from $3.13! new only from $13.34!
14 view cover	Jazz Music For: Latin Nights (2001) more music like this by Various Artists Part of a jazz series from Madacy Entertainment that collects songs which evoke certain moods or themes, Jazz Music For: Latin Nights collects works that span more than half a century. The majority of the tracks are from classic American jazz artists like Woody Herman, Stan Getz, Lionel Hampton, and Art Blakey, offering up their voyages into the ... see all copies from $2.35! new only from $7.19!
15 view cover	From the Hot Afternoon (2000) more music like this by Paul Desmond Paul Desmond's first genuine all-Brazilian album under the Creed Taylor signature was a beauty, a collection of songs by the then-moderately known Edu Lobo and the emerging giant Milton Nascimento, then only in his early twenties. All Desmond has to do is sit back and ride the Brazilian grooves while lyrically ruminating on whatever pops into his ... see all copies from $6.42! new only from $13.40!
16 view cover	Dave Brubeck/Paul Desmond (1952) more music like this by Dave Brubeck with Paul Desmond This CD reissues two earlier Fantasy LPs titled Jazz at the Black Hawk and Jazz at Storyville. Pianist Dave Brubeck and altoist Paul Desmond are the two main constants while bassists Ron Crotty and Wyatt Ruther and drummers Lloyd Davis, Herb Barman and Joe Dodge are heard on some tracks. There are many high points to this interesting set including ... see all copies from $11.00! new only from $15.30!
17 view cover	Interchanges '54: Featuring Paul Desmond (1954) more music like this by Dave Brubeck with Paul Desmond This excellent CD reissues the LP Brubeck Time plus half of Red Hot and Cool. One of the few early studio (as opposed to club) recordings by the early Dave Brubeck Quartet (this version has bassist Bob Bates and drummer Joe Dodge in addition to pianist Brubeck and altoist Paul Desmond), the fine unit performs nine standards plus three new ... see all copies from $3.66! new only from $3.66!
18 view cover	Easy Living [Original CD] (1966) more music like this by Paul Desmond 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, adding two outtakes, "All Through the Night" and "Rude Old Man," when the album was transferred to CD in 1990. These are, however, anything but leftovers; indeed, ... see all copies from $3.20! new only from $5.25!
19 view cover	First Place Again (1959) more music like this by Paul Desmond The title of this set by alto saxophonist Paul Desmond refers to his having placed first once again in the alto chair in the Downbeat poll. Released in 1959, First Place Again is the result of an unexpected gathering of the rhythm section of the Modern Jazz Quartet: Percy Heath and Connie Kay, and Jimmy Giuffre 3 guitarist Jim Hall. The four ... see all copies from $6.98! new only from $10.04!
20 view cover	The Very Thought of You: Jazz for Lovers (1995) more music like this by Various Artists This collection begs comparison with another of the same name released by the Riverside label. That session featured such tracks as Coleman Hawkins playing "Laura" and romantic tunes performed by Mundell Lowe, Kenny Drew, Clark Terry, and other artists in that label's stable. Columbia's compilation certainly has tunes that should appeal to lovers ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
21 view cover	Desmond Blue (1961) more music like this by Paul Desmond As intended, this album presents alto sax specialist Paul Desmond as never featured before, with the backing of a string orchestra. The record, filled with such beautiful jazz standards as "My Funny Valentine," "I've Got You Under My Skin," and "Body and Soul," is very rich in texture, yet subtle and mellow overall in mood. It's unyielding purpose ... see all copies from $8.00!
22 view cover	1975: The Duets (1975) more music like this by Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond Pianist Dave Brubeck and altoist Paul Desmond had a reunion for this set of lyrical duets. They had performed "You Go to My Head" onboard a jazz cruise and that duet was so enjoyable that this full LP resulted. In addition to four standards, the duo plays three Brubeck originals (including "Koto Song" and "Summer Song") and the blues "Balcony Song ... see all copies from $2.44!
23 view cover	Pure Desmond (1975) more music like this by Paul Desmond With the Skylark "experiment" behind him, Paul Desmond reverted back to the relaxed quartet format that suited him well in the past. The reason? Through Jim Hall, he found a little-known, splendid guitarist in Toronto named Ed Bickert who became his new gigmate in 1974, and this album was meant to show his discovery off. In fact, it sparked a ... see all copies from $8.00!
24 view cover	Contemporary Jazz Masters: Sampler, Vol. 1 (1990) more music like this by Various Artists Big-hit items from past CTI albums, designed to get the casual buyer interested in the series. Ron Wynn, All Music Guide see all copies from $1.99!
25 view cover	Reunion (1957) more music like this by Dave Brubeck with Paul Desmond and Dave Van Kriedt Tenor-saxophonist Dave Van Kreidt, a former member of Dave Brubeck's octet in the late '40s, had a reunion with the pianist, altoist Paul Desmond and bassist Bob Bates for this unusual session; Brubeck's new drummer Joe Morello made the group a quintet. Van Kreidt supplied all of the compositions (some of which are fairly complex), giving this set ... see all copies from $5.25! new only from $9.00!

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