I'm Old Fashioned; Skylark; Take Ten; Stardust; When Joanna Loved Me; Desmond Blue; Taste Of Honey; Bossa Antigua; The Night Has A Thousand Eyes; Alianca; El Condor Pasa; Samba With Some Barbeque ...
Even today, 45 years after it first became famous, Paul Desmond's best-known composition, "Take Five," remains fresh and alive. It began as a rehearsal riff over an unusual 5/4 rhythm and quickly ...
An alto saxophone tone as dry and bright as a martini with the sun shining through it. I have been listening to this disc over and over and over. My knowledge of Desmond is admitted limited. Sure he ...