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ALBUMFalling In Love With Paul DesmondPaul Desmond
Albums by Paul Desmond
ALBUMPure Desmond (CTI Records 40th Anniversary Edition)Paul Desmond
ALBUMDesmond Blue (Remastered)Paul Desmond
ALBUMTake Ten (Bonus Track Version)Paul Desmond
ALBUMLate LamentPaul Desmond
ALBUM1975 - The DuetsDave Brubeck & Paul Desmond
ALBUMPaul Desmond & the Modern Jazz Quartet (Live)Paul Desmond & The Modern Jazz Quartet
ALBUMBridge Over Troubled WaterPaul Desmond
ALBUMFrom the Hot Afternoon (Expanded Edition)Paul Desmond
ALBUMSummertimePaul Desmond
ALBUMEasy LivingPaul Desmond
Artist Playlists
Paul Desmond Essentials
Brubeck wouldn't be Brubeck without this saxophonist's cool sound.
Paul Desmond: The Session Musicians
The exquisitely soft sax guru was also a malleable collaborator.
Artist Biography
While Charlie Parker’s mark could be found on virtually every post-1950 jazz alto saxophonist, Paul Desmond built on the influence of fellow king-of-Cool Lee Konitz to become a school unto himself. Like Konitz’s, Desmond’s style is deceptively light and airy, more akin to the sheer tone of Lester Young than the fires of Parker. Desmond’s approach was less cerebral than that of Konitz however, and so more appealing to a wider audiences. Desmond was best known for his decades-long (1951-1967) association with Dave Brubeck, but he also had a thriving solo career during and after Brubeck. (Brubeck and Desmond reunited shortly before the latter’s death.)
Hometown
San Francisco, CA, United States
Genre
Jazz