Title: Complete RCA Albums Collection 1962-1965 - 6CD Box Set Artist: Paul Desmond Label: Music on CD Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 8718627235249 Genre: Jazz Release Date: 2022-11-25 Number of Discs: 6 Additional Details: HOLLAND - IMPORT, BOXED SET
As the featured alto saxophonist in the Dave Brubeck quartet, Paul Desmond was a central figure in the most commercially successful jazz ensemble of the time. As the sole horn in the group he attracted considerable critical and public acclaim for his supremely lyrical, sublimely melodic playing. But even a beloved sideman has to step into the full glare of the spotlight at times. The 1961 'Desmond Blue' matched the saxophonist with a string orchestra and outstanding arrangements by Bob Prince for a set of exquisitely rendered classics including a memorable "My Funny Valentine". Five of the six albums feature melodic guitar giant Jim Hall, his ideal musical partner. Paul Desmond was a master at Bossa Nova, heard here on both the 'Bossa Antigua' and 'Take Ten' albums.
Tracks: 1.1 My Funny Valentine 1.2 Desmond Blue 1.3 Then I'll Be Tired of You 1.4 I've Got You Under My Skin 1.5 Late Lament 1.6 I Should Care 1.7 Like Someone in Love 1.8 Ill Wind 1.9 Body and Soul 1.10 Advise and Consent 1.11 Autumn Leaves 1.12 Imagination 1.13 Autumn Leaves (Alternate Take) 1.14 Autumn Leaves (Alternate Take) 1.15 Imagination (Alternate Take) 1.16 Advise and Consent (Alternate Take) 2.1 Take Ten 2.2 El Prince 4 2.3 Alone Together 2.4 Embarcadero 2.5 The Theme from Black Orpheus (Manha de Carnaval) 2.6 Nancy (With the Laughing Face) 2.7 Samba de Orfeo 2.8 The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else 2.9 Out of Nowhere 2.10 Embarcadero (Alternate Version) 2.11 El Prince (Alternate Take) 3.1 Bossa Antigua 3.2 The Night Has a Thousand Eyes 3.3 4 O Gato 3.4 Samba Cantina 3.5 Curaçao Doloroso 3.6 A Ship Without a Sail 3.7 Alianca 3.8 The Girl from East 9th Street 3.9 The Night Has a Thousands Eyes (Alternate Version) 3.10 Samba Cepeda 3.11 O Gato (Alternate Version) 4.1 Glad to Be Unhappy 4.2 Poor Butterfly 4.3 A Stranger in Town 4.4 A Taste of Honey 4.5 Any Other Time 4.6 Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo 4.7 Angel Eyes 4.8 By the River St. Marie 4.9 All Across the City 4.10 All Through the Night 5.1 When Joanna Loved Me 5.2 That Old Feeling 5.3 Polka Dots and Moonbeams 5.4 Here's That Rainy Day 5.5 Easy Living 5.6 I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face 5.7 Bewitched 5.8 Blues for Fun 5.9 Rude Old Man 5.10 Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Alternate Version) 5.11 Bewitched (Alternate Take) 6.1 All the Things You Are 6.2 Stardust 6.3 Two of a Mind 6.4 Blight of the Fumble Bee 6.5 The Way You Look Tonight 6.6 Out of Nowhere 6.7 Easy Living 6.8 All the Things You Are (Alternate Take) 6.9 The Way You Look Tonight (Alternate Take) 6.10 Untitled Blues Waltz 6.11 Untitled Blues Waltz
