Born: 25-Nov-1924Birthplace: San Francisco, CADied: 30-May-1977Location of death: New York CityCause of death: Cancer - LungRemains: Cremated (ashes scattered), Gender: MaleRace or Ethnicity: WhiteSexual orientation: Straight [1]Occupation: Jazz Musician, Nationality: United StatesExecutive summary: Jazz alto saxophonist, Dave Brubeck Quartet, High School: San Francisco Polytechnic High School, San Francisco, CA University: San Francisco State College, Dave Brubeck Quartet Saxophone (1951-67) Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1991 Risk Factors: LSD, Smoking, Do you know something we don't? Paul Desmond is widely recognized for his genius as a melodic improviser and as the benchmark of cool jazz sax players.
Desmond is best known for his years with the Dave Brubeck Quartet (1959-1967) and his infamous composition "Take Five." Composer of the quartet's huge 1959 hit Take 5 among others.
He passed away on Memorial Day, leaving his … Allmusic reviewer by Richard S. Ginell said "After Desmond's death in May 1977, bassist Don Thompson went through the rejected tapes of the live sessions he, Desmond, guitarist Ed Bickert, and drummer Jerry Fuller had made in Toronto for the album The Paul Desmond Quartet Live and came up with an extra LP of fresh material. One of Desmond’s legendary performances was in collaboration with The Modern Jazz Quartet for a Christmas concert in 1971. It included dates with Gerry Mulligan for Verve, various sessions with Jim Hall, and a concert with the the Modern Jazz Quartet. Paul Desmond, Actor: Legends of the Fall.
Shop for Vinyl, CDs and more from Paul Desmond at the Discogs Marketplace. 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 group's biggest hit, "Take Five".He was one of the most popular musicians to come out of the cool jazz scene. Desmond's recordings for RCA have gotten box-set treatment and Mosaic issued one of the complete sessions with Hall. Desmond was born Paul Emil Breitenfeld in San Francisco, California on 25th November 1924. Desmond also played with guitarist Jim Hall in New York City in 1971, and with Canadian guitarist Ed Bickert in Toronto. Date of death : 1977-05-30 Desmond wrote their biggest hit, "Take Five". Credited as : jazz saxophonist, composer, Dave Brubeck Quartet, © 2010 BrowseBiography.com - Your Website for informations, John Legend collaborates with Pharrell, Q-Tip and Hit-Boy for, Jeff Bezos buys The Washington Post though he won't be leading, Quote from Pope Francis 'Who Am I to Judge? Paul Desmond is widely recognized for his genius as a melodic improviser and as the benchmark of cool jazz sax players.
Paul Desmond was born on November 25, 1924 and died on May 30, 1977. '.
Explore releases from Paul Desmond at Discogs. Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile, Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile. Paul Desmond is a American Musician, Composer, Arranger, who was born on 25 November, 1924 in San Francisco, California, United States. He learned to play the alto saxophone during his first year at San Francisco State College. Desmond's alto saxophone tone and technique owed nothing to the great alto player of the time, Charlie Parker; instead his was a clear, light, floating sound and highly melodic playing style. Date of birth : 1924-11-25 Paul Desmond, Actor: Legends of the Fall. Last modified : 2011-11-09 Paul Desmond, Soundtrack: Mighty Aphrodite. Paul Desmond is an actor, known for Legends of the Fall (1994), A Civil Action (1998) and Glory (1989). There are also reissues from A&M and CTI, though recordings on Artist House and Finesse remain regrettably out of print. Paul Desmond estimated net worth in 2018 is Under Review.Here we also added Paul Desmond … Nationality : American Paul Desmond was born in San Francisco. Paul Desmond. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site.
Birthplace : San Francisco, California [1][2], Allmusic reviewer by Richard S. Ginell said "After Desmond's death in May 1977, bassist Don Thompson went through the rejected tapes of the live sessions he, Desmond, guitarist Ed Bickert, and drummer Jerry Fuller had made in Toronto for the album The Paul Desmond Quartet Live and came up with an extra LP of fresh material. He met Brubeck in the late '40s and played with his Octet. His warm, elegant tone was one that he admittedly tried to make sound like a dry martini. Date of birth : 1924-11-25 Date of death : 1977-05-30 Birthplace : San Francisco, California Nationality : American Category : Famous Figures Last modified : 2011-11-09 The results came out not on A&M/Horizon but on producer John Snyder's tiny Artists House label, so this will be hard to find. [3], https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul_Desmond_(album)&oldid=929491919, Short description with empty Wikidata description, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Audrey" (Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond) − 9:26, This page was last edited on 6 December 2019, at 04:56. He died …
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He and Art Pepper were virtually the only alto players of their generation not directly influenced by Charlie Parker.