Blogs about: Paul Desmond
Featured Blog
Down on "Cypress Avenue"
(Above: Bill Shapiro appeared on television in Kansas City in 2008 to celebrate 30 years of his radio show, “Cypress Avenue.”) By Joel Francis The Examiner Late at night, the house is silent. Everyone… more →
The Daily Record
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five (1961)
wrote 1 month ago: Paul Desmond (November 25, 1924 – May 30, 1977), American alto saxophonist and The Dave Brubeck Quar … more →
Take Five, Paul Desmond
wrote 1 month ago: “Take Five” is a jazz piece written by Paul Desmond and performed by The Dave Brubeck Qu … more →
charlie parker, part 3: lee konitz & paul desmond
wrote 2 months ago: alto player lee konitz. i’ve been listening a lot to lee konitz’s album “motion, … more →
Five Star CD Reviews Vol 2
wrote 2 months ago: Gerry Mulligan: Lonesome Boulevard (Verve 0602527068756) Anyone who heard the great baritone saxopho … more →
New transcription page added
wrote 3 months ago: Click here for new transcriptions: To start, Paul Desmond and Herbie Hancock, 2 exquisite improvisat … more →
Tuesday, 9/15/09
wrote 3 months ago: Cigarettes, Scotch, amphetamines, cocaine: alto saxophonist Paul Desmond consumed them all, often in … more →
Midnight Blue
wrote 3 months ago: Really, really quiet jazz to chill out to: Miles, Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Chet Baker, Stan Getz, So … more →
Album Artwork Discussion: Time Out
wrote 4 months ago: This is the first in a series of features on album artwork. My friend, Ben, suggested I use some of … more →
Saxophone Style
— 10 comments
wrote 5 months ago: Saxophonists have the best style! Not that I’m biased or anything… Dexter Gordon Leste … more →
Paul Desmond..."The Sound of the Dry Martini"
wrote 5 months ago: Paul Desmond (November 25, 1924 – May 30, 1977) was a jazz saxophonist and composer. He came t … more →
Take Five ( "Take Five" )
wrote 6 months ago: On this day 50 years ago, jazz pianist Dave Brubeck and his cohorts met in Columbia’s 30th Str … more →
Jazz: Sax vs Trumpet, Part 2
wrote 6 months ago: Recently, I put out the question “Which instrument the sax or the trumpet is more important to … more →
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five (1961)
wrote 6 months ago: One of my all time favorite artist Dave Brubeck’s master piece – Take five. Original … more →
Cool Sets, Cool Suits, Cool Jazz - The Dave Brubeck Quartet - 1961
wrote 7 months ago: The sets and suits make this live recording of “Take Five” by the Dave Brubeck Quartet e … more →
Coolin out with some warm weather - see you at the beach!
wrote 7 months ago: The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Take Five (1961) Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Joe Morello and Gene W … more →
Greatest. Jazz Song. EVER.
— 3 comments
wrote 8 months ago: I once had jazz band director think he was insulting me when he said my sound was too much like this … more →
Five Jazz Legends Still Adding to Their Legacies
wrote 9 months ago: (Above: The Dave Brubeck Quartet “Take Five” at the Ottawa Jazz Festival.) By Joel Franc … more →
15 jazz greats to emerge in the last 20 years (part one)
— 2 comments
wrote 10 months ago: (Above: Brad Mehldau performs an arrangement based on Radiohead’s “Exit Music (For A Fil … more →
Classic Christmas Carol: “Greensleeves”
wrote 1 year ago: Above: Paul Desmond and the Modern Jazz Quartet put their spin on “Greensleeves.” By Joe … more →
