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	Paul Desmond - Pandora Internet Radio
		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." He met Brubeck in the late '40s and played with his Octet.
		Desmond played his loping, slow, ordered, and intricate solos in direct contrast to the pianist's obsession with large chords, creating a myriad of textures for melodic and rhythmic counterpoint unlike any heard in jazz.
	www.pandora.com /music/artist/4da096aef0f7dfb2 (361 words)

	Paul Desmond - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Paul Desmond and Dave Brubeck, October 8, 1954.
		Paul Desmond (November 25, 1924 - May 30, 1977) was a jazz saxophonist and composer.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paul_Desmond (392 words)

	Paul Desmond - Wikipedia
		Desmond arbeitete auch mit Gerry Mulligan, Jim Hall und anderen zusammen.
		Desmond starb im selben Jahr und vermachte alles, seine Hinterlassenschaften sowie die immensen Tantiemen für "Take Five", dem Roten Kreuz.
		Literatur von und über Paul Desmond im Katalog der DDB
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paul_Desmond (320 words)

	paul-desmond Mp3 Albums Review
		Desmond recorded five or six albums in the form of a quartet with Jim Hall, and while "Take Ten" may be the classic, this one is by far the best.
		Desmond released a few excellent albums, a few of which I even prefer to this one, but none of them were able to obtain a balance between moody and fun like this Easy Living was.
		Paul Desmond died 2 years after this album came out, and it is a fitting goodbye.
	www.full-albums.net /albums_review-paul-desmond.asp (4783 words)

	Paul Desmond - Verve Records
		In an era that worshipped the frenetic, bebop style of Charlie Parker, Paul Desmond found his own sound, a tone that he claimed imitated a "dry martini." It was a sound that made him a favourite with critics and fans alike, and won him jazz poll after jazz poll.
		Desmond's melodic solos were in marked contrast to the polytonal rhythms of Brubeck, but somehow they clicked and drove each other to greatness.
		Desmond's pure tone, the ingenuity of his melodic lines, his harmonic resourcefulness, the musical wit that reflected his literate and sophisticated personality, made him one of the most personal and appealing of all jazz stylists.
	www.vervemusicgroup.com /artist.aspx?ob=per&srs=prd&aid=2893 (1739 words)

	Paul Desmond biography
		Paul Desmond was born in San Francisco in 1924.
		Desmond was the definitive "cool" alto saxophonist, with a style that slightly bore some resemblance to that of Stan Getz, except Desmond liked to milk the high notes more.
		Paul Desmond - a page made by a Northwestern University jazz student.
	airjudden.tripod.com /jazz/pauldesmond.html (258 words)

	Jazz by Mail - Paul Desmond
		Desmond was one of the first alto players to to explore the instrument''s extreme high regester, the altissimo range.
		Paul Desmond is known principally for playing alto sax with Dave Brubeck's Quartet from 1951-67,...
		Paul Desmond recorded infrequently under his own name, but when he did, he brought to the...
	www.jazzbymail.com /ViewArtist.aspx?iAID=1173&sAN=Paul+Desmond (372 words)

	Q&A: Paul Desmond of Lowry's Reports
		Editor's Note: What follows is part I of Paul Desmond's interview with TheStreet.com contributor Barry Ritholtz.
		Paul Desmond, president of Lowry's Reports, is known as a "technician's technician." In 2002 he won the Charles H. Dow Award for excellence in the field of technical analysis for his studies on how market bottoms are formed.
		From this unique data source, Desmond analyzed the 14 major market tops from 1929 to 2000, trying to identify similarities.
	www.thestreet.com /markets/marketfeatures/10269345.html (801 words)

	Paul Desmond - 6
		In my case, Paul Desmond, who died on May 30, 1977 at the age of 52, comes into the latter category.
		Paul Desmond was a superlative jazz stylist and improviser; he was also a highly articulate, intellectual man. In my last interview with him I headed the first piece: “Giant jazz man, gentle wit”.
		Paul’s attitude was : “I would not change a bit of it.
	www.jazzprofessional.com /interviews/Paul%20Desmond_6.htm (728 words)

	Paul Desmond Biography
		Desmond came out of the Army after World War Two to struggle with uncertainty and indecision as he developed his individuality against the prevailing jazz winds of the day.
		Desmond was torn for a time between a career as a writer and one as a musician.
		Desmond never conquered his basic shyness or the lack of confidence that made him a lonely man in spite of his success and acclaim.
	www.parksidepublications.com /takefive.html (1209 words)

	Paul Desmond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Paul Desmond (November 5, 1924 - May 30, 1977) came toprominence as the saxophone player of the Dave Brubeck quartet (he evenpenned their biggest hit, Take Five) from 1951 (when the quartet was formed) until 1967.
		He lovedgentle ballads and could float off into dreamy or syrupy solos (depending on point of view) unless woken up by his bandmates.Much of the success of the classic Dave Brubeck quartet was due to the superposition of his light, airy style and Brubeck'srelatively heavy polytonal piano work.
		Desmond also had collaborations with Gerry Mulligan, Jim Hall and others over the years; after the break-up of theBrubeck quartet in 1967, he retired for a while, then began to resurface in occasionalreunions with Brubeck, Mulligan, Hall, a Christmas concert with the Modern Jazz Quartet in 1971, and collaborations with Ed Bickertand others.
	www.therfcc.org /paul-desmond-73782.html (575 words)

	Gerry Mulligan by Craig Hanley - Paul Desmond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Desmond's reluctance to again get involved in the wearing business of playing publicly was in reaction to the logistics of his career with the Dave Brubeck Quartet, a seventeen-year round airplanes, hotels, clubs, concerts, receptions, unpredictable meals, and, to put it mildly, irregular hours.
		Desmond's curiosity is endless, his conversations stimulating, his ability to see through to the center of an issue - or a person - as amazing as his tolerance.
		Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan are not only old friends who came up at about the same time on the big-time jazz scene, but their strong feelings about the role of ensemble playing in jazz makes them ideal partners for a get-together such as this.
	www.gerrymulligan.info /m_desmond_paul.html (12001 words)

	PBS - JAZZ A Film By Ken Burns: Selected Artist Biography - Paul Desmond
		Paul Desmond studied clarinet at San Francisco State University and played in various local groups before joining the Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1951.
		Desmond was one of the most capable representatives of the "cool" tendency in alto saxophone jazz, of which Lee Konitz was the chief exponent, and which Lester Young, Benny Carter, and others had foreshadowed in the late 1930s.
		Desmond's independent recordings, with the sidemen Gerry Mulligan (1962) and Hall (1959-65), for example, do him more justice than his numerous ones with Brubeck, for whom he composed the popular Take Five in 5/4 time.
	www.pbs.org /jazz/biography/artist_id_desmond_paul.htm (267 words)

	Paul Desmond's jazz saxophone solo - sound clip and transcription
		Paul Desmond has never suffered from such a problem, for he is consistently melodic.
		Desmond's approach to the first 8-bars of A' is exactly the same.
		Desmond plays right from the end of his solo into a rubato [Tag] section which I chose to notate for you all.
	www.stevekhan.com /emilya.htm (942 words)

	Paul Desmond: A Life Told in Pictures, Music and Memories/Jerry Jazz Musician
		Doug Ramsey's biography of saxophonist Paul Desmond is a lavish, detailed work of art, filled with photographs, letters, and memories of a complex and frequently inspiring life.
		Paul Desmond: A Life Told in Pictures, Music and Memories, a Jerry Jazz Musician production published in cooperation with Ramsey and Parkside Publications, features photographs and excerpts from the book, as well as sound samples of Desmond's music.
		Paul Desmond leaned against the piano, hands folded over his cunning axe, and seemed to be in reverie amid the hearty clangor.
	www.jerryjazzmusician.com /mainHTML.cfm?page=desmond-life.html (2684 words)

	Paul Desmond
		Familiar to most as the upright/uptight white guy who blew a studiously bouncy pulse over Dave Brubeck's haunting "Take Five," alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, in his own right, was a legendary leader, composer and smooth groove progenitor.
		Desmond was notorious for being "the world's slowest, quietest alto player"—a title made true by this package.
		It's this spacious grandeur that Desmond and Co. carry throughout the rest of the compilation.
	www.citypaper.net /articles/122597/dq2.shtml (171 words)

	Paul Desmond Quartet
		Paul Desmond on Alto Sax -- The "Anti"-Bird?
		But there are some interesting comparisons to be drawn between Parker and Paul Desmond, a saxman I first began to admire about 45 years ago when I encountered the music of the Dave Brubeck Quartet.
		Gerry Mulligan and Paul Desmond - Gerry Mulligan/Paul Desmond...
	folks.mab-x-music.com /paul-desmond-quartet.html (1048 words)

	digihitch Road Shop: Skylark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		This album is not as wonderful as "Paul Desmond Quartet Live" but I'd rate it a bit ahead of Desmond's "Easy Living" CD, which comes close to "easy listening" yet is still nice to hear.
		Paul Desmond is one of the better sax men to have come along, quite different from Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley, but great in his own sweet way.
		This is truly one of the greatest albums in jazz recorded by one of the greatest artists of all time, Paul Desmond.
	www.digihitch.com /amazonroad-B000002AGZ.html (595 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Paul Desmond
		It was composed by Paul Desmond, one of the members of the quartet, and appeared on the album Time Changes, which also included Blue Rondo a la Turk (which can be heard in the movie Wedding Crashers now in theaters).
		The New York guitarist has performed and recorded with such greats as Buddy Rich, Wayne Shorter, Paul Desmond and Tony Bennett, but his light, lyrical sound is allowed far greater room to roam on such solo recordings as Body and Soul and Meeting of the Grooves.
		But it was in collaborating with jazz musicians, most notably alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, where he most brightly shone.
	news.surfwax.com /music/files/Paul_Desmond.html (1494 words)

	Paul Desmond
		Paul Desmond's alto saxophone playing had a sweet, classical tone, which many have said he borrowed from Lester Young, but which I believe derived more directly from classical training.
		Desmond called himself "the slowest saxophone player," because of his cool and deliberate style, but clearly his creative mind moved at a dazzling rate.
		Paul Desmond also had a wonderful sense of humor, and liked to write.
	www.sonic.net /~foggy/Leha/html/pd.html (1186 words)

	PAUL DESMOND: SKYLARK
		Paul Desmond (as) Bob James (el-p); Gabor Szabo, Gene Bertoncini (g); Ron Carter (b); Jack DeJohnette (d); Don Sebesky (arr,supervise).
		Paul Desmond (as) Bob James (el-p); Gene Bertoncini (g); Ron Carter (b); Jack DeJohnette (d); Ralph MacDonald (perc); Don Sebesky (arr,supervise).
		Paul Desmond's solo career, much of it guided by Creed Taylor from 1968 though 1974, was not dictated by risk-taking.
	www.dougpayne.com /skylark.htm (604 words)

	Paul Desmond Bossa Antigua CD
		Personnel: Paul Desmond (alto saxophone); Jim Hall (guitar); Eugene Wright, Gene Cherico (bass); Connie Kay (drums).
		I grew up listening to Paul Desmond as my stepfather is a true jazz afficiando(sp).But it wasn't until I was an adult that I really appreciated how great Desmond is. This recording finds Paul and Jim Hall(guitar) together again playing a South American sound that Hall brought back from Brazil.
		Desmond is not shackled by Brubeck's lock-step playing and is free as a bird on this CD.
	www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/pid/1132461/a/Bossa+Antigua.htm (391 words)

	Paul Desmond - Bedeutung, Definition, Erklärung im netlexikon
		Paul Desmond von Günter Gliesche (Broschiert) für EUR 16,80
		Hanna Barth von Hanna Barth, Herbert Barth, Desmond Clayton, Paul-André Gaillard (Broschiert)
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	www.lexikon-definition.de /Paul-Desmond.html (378 words)

	Paul Desmond: Wie viele im Quartett?
		Aber doch können wir uns lebhaft vorstellen, wie eigenem Bekunden nach damals Paul Emil Breitenfeld mit dem Finger die Spalten des Telefonbuchs rauf und runter glitt, bevor er mit einem „Das ist es!“-Klopfen mit Paul Desmond auf jenem „nom de guerre“ stehenblieb, der schon wenige Jahre später weltweit zum klingenden Namen werden sollte.
		Erst 1943 wechselt Desmond mit dem Alt-Saxophon zu dem Instrument über, das ihn ein Jahrzehnt später weltberühmt machen soll, und wird zur Armee eingezogen, wo er für drei Jahre mit der 253.
		Was Wunder da, daß die wenigen kritischen Stimmen zu Paul Desmond als einem der prominentesten Aushängeschilder des Cool vorzugsweise aus dem Lager des schwarzen Sturm und Drang stammten: „Sein Spiel ist nett, progressiv sogar, zweifelsohne sehr lyrisch, und er hat eine Menge Ideen.
	alisch.trilithium.de /jazzportraits/desmond.htm (993 words)

	Paul Desmond Catalog
		Paul Desmond (as) Max Pollikoff (concertmaster) Dave Brubeck (p) Gene Wright (b) Joe Morello (d) Howard Brubeck (arr, cond) unidentified large orchestra
		Paul Desmond (as -1, mar -2) Dave Brubeck (p) Gene Wright (b) Joe Morello (d) Teo Macero (claves -2) Howard Brubeck, John Lee (per -2)
		Paul Desmond - Bossa Antigua (RCA Victor LPM 3320)
	www.jazzdisco.org /desmond/cat/a (3524 words)

	Sheet Music Plus - Paul Desmond: Standard Time (Saxophone) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Hailed as the benchmark of cool jazz sax players by the All Music Guide, Paul Desmond is said to have endeavored to make his tone sound like a dry martini.
		This fantastic collection includes note-for-note transcriptions of alto sax solos Desmond recorded on his own, and as a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet.
		Paul Desmond: The Paul Desmond Collection - Alto Sax For alto saxophone...
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	Jazz \| All About Jazz
		Alto saxophonist Paul Desmond worked with pianist Dave Brubeck for 18 years.
		Desmond's saxophone playing was always marked by an unusual fluidity and warmth.
		Doug Ramsey wrote that Desmond on seeing Barbara Jones' oil painting of four cats stalking a mouse said, "Ah, the perfect album cover for when I record with the Modern Jazz Quartet." Ramsey pointed out that the mouse was mechanical and Desmond responded, "In that case, Cannonball will have to make the record."
	www.allaboutjazz.com /articles/arti0102_06.htm (554 words)

	Paul Desmond \| Lemme Tell Ya 'Bout Desmond
		While Desmond's sound within the Dave Brubeck Quartet of course is as well-known as Brubeck's himself, Desmond's coolness remains pristine and unique, even though a generation has passed since his death.
		One is left to wonder whether Desmond, if he had lived longer, would be acknowledged today as a supreme practitioner of his instrument, as Hall now is. Finally, Desmond's 1974 Columbia track with Ed Bickert, Ron Carter and Connie Kay, “I'm Old Fashioned,” reinforces his strength within a quartet that includes guitar.
		Their determined righting of some of the neglect of Desmond may lead another generation to understand his timeless appeal.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /reviews/r0101_001.htm (482 words)

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