Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Discography Part Three: 1960-1969
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Featuring
Jimmy Rushing
Rereleased as Brubeck & Rushing, 1999
Columbia CL 1553 - 1, 2 & 8/60 - N.Y.C.
Columbia CK 65727
Sony (Japan) SRCS
9524
- Am I Blue (Clarke-Akst) 2:53
- There'll be Some Changes Made (Higgins-Overstreet) 2:03
- Blues in the Dark (Rushing-Basie) 4:35
- My Melancholy Baby (Norton-Watson-Burnett) 3:55
- You Can Depend on Me (Dunlap-Hines-Carpenter) 3:31
- I Never Knew (Pitts-Egan-March) 2:28
- Ain't Misbehavin' (Razaf-Waller-Brooks) 3:21
- Evenin' (Parish-White) 4:09
- All By Myself (Berlin) 2:29
- River, Stay 'Way From My Door (Dixon-Wades) 4:21
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Jimmy Rushing/Vocals
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Bernstein Plays Brubeck Plays Bernstein
Columbia CL 1466 - 1 & 2/60 - N.Y.C.
- Dialogues for Jazz Combo and Orchestra Allegro (Howard Brubeck) 6:55
Andante-Ballad (Howard Brubeck) 5:13
Adagio-Ballad (Howard Brubeck) 4:46
Allegro-Blues (Howard Brubeck) 5:34
- Maria (Bernstein-Sondheim) 3:16
- I Feel Pretty (Bernstein-Sondheim) 5:09
- Somewhere (Bernstein-Sondheim) 4:13
- A Quiet Girl (Bernstein-Comden-Green) 2:23
- Tonight (Bernstein-Sondheim) 3:48
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Eugene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein (1)
Dave Brubeck Quartet
With Guest Star Carmen McRae: Tonight Only
Columbia CL 1609 - 9 & 12/60 - N.Y.C.
- Weep No More 2:49
- Briar Bush 2:58
- Paradiddle Joe 2:00
- Strange Meadow Lark (Brubeck) 2:38
- Tristesse 4:58
- Melanctha 9:58
- Late Lament (Desmond) 6:17
- Tonight Only 7:27
- Talkin' and Walkin' 4:24
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Carmen McCrae/Vocals
Dave Brubeck Quartet
These
Foolish Things (Baur)
These
Foolish Things (Drive)
Cuts # 1-6 recorded live in Europe /61
Cuts # 7 & 8 recorded in New Orleans, Louisiana, 5/68
Baur Music Productions CD DRIVE 3510
DRIVE 3510
- Castilian Drums (Brubeck) 5:46 (is actually "Cassandra" (Brubeck))
- Forty Days (Brubeck) 4:49
- Summer Song (Brubeck) 5:07 (is actually "Softly, William, Softly"
(Brubeck))
- Some Day My Prince Will Come (Morey, Churchill) 6:22
- Three To Get Ready (Brubeck) 5:42
- St. Louis Blues (Handy) 8:04
- These Foolish Things (Link-Strachey) 9:38
- Jumping Beans (Brubeck) 6:46
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto sax (1-6)
Gene Wright/Bass (1-6)
Joe Morello/Drums (1-6)
Gerry Mulligan/Bari Sax (7,8)
Jack Six/Bass (7,8)
Alan Dawson/Drums (7,8)
Dave Brubeck Quartet
The
Quartet
Cuts # 1-6 recorded live in Europe /61
According to Fischer, Cuts # 7 & 8 may have been recorded in Cologne, 1974
Denon (Nippon Columbia) 86-3-31
LaserLight Digital 17 080
- Castilian Drums (Brubeck) 5:55 (is actually "Cassandra" (Brubeck))
- Three To Get Ready (Brubeck) 5:43
- St. Louis Blues (Handy) 9:02
- Forty Days (Brubeck) 4:59
- Summer Song (Brubeck) 5:08 (is actually "Softly, William, Softly"
(Brubeck))
- Some Day My Prince Will Come (Morey, Churchill) 6:20
- Brandenburg Gate (Brubeck) 9:36
- In Your Own Sweet Way (Brubeck) 7:46
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto sax (1-6)
Gene Wright/Bass (1-6)
Joe Morello/Drums (1-6)
(According to Fischer):
Darius Brubeck/Keyboards (7,8)
Chris Brubeck/Electric Bass (7,8) (probably)
Danny Brubeck/Drums (7,8) (probably)
Perry Robinson/Clarinet (8) (probably)
(There is little doubt that it is Chris, Danny & Perry on tracks 7 & 8.)
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Someday
My Prince Will Come
NOTE: "A Jazz Hour with The Dave Brubeck Quartet "
Malcolm Wallace records this as being a "bootleg" originally
recorded live in Europe /65, but some of the tunes & times
match the tracks of These Foolish Things.
Jazz Hour With... JHR 73572
- Someday My Prince Will Come (Morey-Churchill) 6:23
- One Moment (Brubeck) 9:00
- Joe's Blues (Brubeck-Morello) 7:55
- Take the "A" Train (Strayhorn) 6:34
- Mexican Folk Songs (Brubeck) 7:07
- Three To Get Ready (Brubeck) 5:43
- Forty Days (Brubeck) 4:50
- Summer Song (Brubeck) 5:08
- These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You (Strachey-Link) 9:54
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto sax
Gene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Gerry Mulligan/Bari Sax (9)
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Time
Further Out: Miro Reflections
Tracks #1-9 from Columbia CL 1690 - 5 & 6/61 - NYC
Track #10 previously unreleased - May 25/61 - NYC
Track #11 from Carnegie Hall - Feb 23/63
- NYC
Columbia/Legacy CK 64668
- It's A Raggy Waltz (Brubeck) 5:15
- Bluette (Brubeck) 5:23
- Charles Matthew Hallelujah (Brubeck) 2:52
- Far More Blue (Brubeck) 4:38
- Far More Drums (Brubeck) 4:00
- Maori Drums (Brubeck) 3:55
- Unsquare Dance (Brubeck) 2:02
- Bru's Boogie Woogie (Brubeck) 2:27
- Blue Shadows In The Street (Brubeck) 6:33
- Slow And Easy (a.k.a. Lawless Mike) (Brubeck) 3:29
- It's A Raggy Waltz (Brubeck) 6:37
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Eugene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Produced by Teo Macero
Various Columbia Artists - Dave Brubeck Quartet
Jingle
Bell Jazz
NOTE: This is a Columbia Jazz sampler with cuts from Duke Ellington, Herbie
Hancock, Chick Corea, Chico Hamilton, and Miles Davis. The DBQ plays only one
cut.
Columbia PC 36803 Stereo - NYC, 6/61
Columbia 40166
- Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (Gillespie) 3:40
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Eugene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Produced by Teo Macero
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Countdown:
Time in Outer Space
Columbia Cl 1775 - 5, 10 & 12/61 - N.Y.C.
Side One -
- Countdown (Brubeck) 2:23
- Eleven Four (Desmond) 2:48
- Why Phyllis (Wright) 2:15
- Someday My Prince Will Come (Morey-Churchill) 6:22
- Castilian Blues (Brubeck) 2:31
Side Two -
- Castillian Drums (Brubeck) 4:10
- Fast Life (Brubeck) 3:46
- Waltz Limp (Brubeck) 4:16
- Three's A Crowd (Brubeck) 2:41
- Danse Duet (Brubeck) 2:56
- Back To Earth (Brubeck) 3:18
Countdown: Time in Outer Space
Columbia/Legacy
- Countdown (Brubeck) 2:23
- Eleven Four (Desmond) 2:48
- Why Phyllis (Wright) 2:15
- Someday My Prince Will Come (Morey-Churchill) 6:22
- Castilian Blues (Brubeck) 2:31
- Castillian Drums (Brubeck) 4:10
- Fast Life (Brubeck) 3:46
- Waltz Limp (Brubeck) 4:16
- Three's A Crowd (Brubeck) 2:41
- Danse Duet (Brubeck) 2:56
- Back To Earth (Brubeck) 3:18
- Fatha (bonus track, previously unreleased)
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Eugene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Produced by Teo Macero
Dave Brubeck Quartet With Orchestra
Brandenburg
Gate Revisited
Columbia CL 1963 - 8/61 - N.Y.C.
Columbia/Legacy CK65725
(20-bit digital remix)
Sony (Japan) SRCS 9525
- Brandenburg Gate (Brubeck) 19:55
Brandenburg Gate
Serenade
Night Song
Awakening
Morning Song
Pivot Dance
Exhilaration Dance
Movement
Triolet
Repercussion
Final Dance
- Summer Song (D. Brubeck) 6:26
- In Your Own Sweet Way (D. Brubeck) 4:56
- G Flat Theme (H. Brubeck) 3:55
- Kathy's Waltz (D. Brubeck) 3:02
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster Max Pollikoff
Howard Brubeck/Arranger & Conductor
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Take
Five (with Carmen McRae)
Columbia CL 2316 & Columbia CS-9116 - 9/61 - Live from Basin Street East, N.Y.C.
Desmond plays on only one track, "Take Five".
CBS Special Products A 9116 (Collector's Series)
Sony (Japan) SRCS 9370
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Carmen McCrae/Vocals
Paul Desmond
Desmond
Blue
(RCA 09026-68708-2 Rerelease)
RCA LSP-2438 - 9, 10/61 - N.Y.C.
NOTE: This is Desmond with strings. It seems every jazz player tries it at least
once.
Classic Records LSP-2438 (Currently available as a 45 rpm, vinyl LP)
RCA 09026-68708-2 (Released February 11, 1997)
Also available on Late Lament
- RCA/Bluebird 5778-2-RB
- My Funny Valentine (Rodgers-Hart) 3:48
- Desmond Blue (Desmond) 3:36
- Then I'll Be Tired of You 4:08
- I've Got You Under My Skin 4:49
- Late Lament (Desmond) 4:07
- I Should Care 3:48
- Like Someone In Love (Burke-Van Heusen) 4:09
- Ill Wind 3:46
- Body and Soul (Green-Sour-Heyman) 450
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Jim Hall/Guitar (1, 5, 6, 7)
Milt Hinton/Bass (2-9)
Gene Cherico/Bass (1)
Robert Thomas/Drums/Percussion/Strings (2-9)
Connie Kay/Drums/Strings (1)
Albert Richman/French Horn
George Marge, Robert Doty/Woodwinds (1)
Phil Bodner/Woodwinds (5, 6, 7)
Romeo Penque/Woodwinds (2-9)
Stan Webb/Woodwinds (2, 3, 4, 8, 9)
Gloria Agostini/Harp (2-9)
Gene Bianco/Harp (1)
Produced by George Avakian
Recording Engineer: Ray Hall
Recorded at Webster Hall, NYC
Desmond
Blue (Remastered)
RCA Bluebird 63898
- My Funny Valentine
- Desmond Blue
- Then I'll Be Tired Of You
- I've Got You Under My Skin
- Late Lament
- I Should Care
- Like Someone In Love
- Ill Wind (You're Blowin' Me No Good)
- Body and Soul
- Imagination (Bonus Track)
- Advise and Consent (Bonus Track)
- Autumn Leaves (Bonus Track)
- Autumn Leaves (Bonus Track)
- Imagination (Bonus Track)
- Advise and Consent (Bonus Track)
Paul Desmond
Late
Lament
Cuts # 1-9 from RCA LSP2438 Desmond Blue - 9, 10/61
- N.Y.C.
Cuts # 10-12, previously unreleased - 3/62 - N.Y.C.
RCA/Bluebird 5778-2-RB
- My Funny Valentine (Rodgers-Hart) 3:48
- Late Lament (Desmond) 4:07
- Like Someone In Love (Burke-Van Heusen) 4:09
- I Should Care 3:48
- Then I'll Be Tired of You 4:08
- Ill Wind 3:46
- Desmond Blue (Desmond) 3:36
- Body and Soul (Green-Sour-Heyman) 4:50
- I've Got You Under My Skin 4:49
- Advise and Consent 1:59
- Autumn Leaves (Cosma-Mercer-Prevert) 5:40
- Imagination 4:02
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Jim Hall/Guitar (1-4)
Gene Cherico/Bass (1)
Milt Hinton/Bass (2-12)
Connie Kay/Drums (1)
Robert Thomas/Drums/Percussion/Strings (2-9)
Osie Johnson/Drums/Strings (10-12)
Albert Richman/French Horn (1-9)
Tony Miranda/French Horn (10-12)
George Marge, Robert Doty/Woodwinds (1)
Phil Bodner/Woodwinds (2-4, 10-12)
Romeo Penque/Woodwinds (2-12)
Stan Webb/Woodwinds (5-19)
Gene Bianco/Harp (1)
Gloria Agostini/Harp (2-12)
Produced by George Avakian
Paul Desmond
Desmond
Blue/Advise and Consent
7", 45 rpm single to support the album Desmond Blue.
RCA Victor 47-8035
- Desmond Blue (Desmond) 2:24
- Advise and Consent (Fielding) 1:58
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Produced by George Avakian
Orchestra arranged & conducted by Bob Prince
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Bossa
Nova U.S.A.
Columbia CL 1998 - 1, 7-10/62 - N.Y.C.
Sony International SRCS 9364 - Japanese import
- 20bit master
- Bossa Nova U.S.A. (D Brubeck) 2:24
- Vento Fresco (Cool Wind) (D Brubeck) 3:30
- Trolley Song (Martin & Blane) 3:04
- Theme For June (H Brubeck) 4:15
- Coracao Sensival (Tender Heart) (T Macero) 4:10
- Irnao Amigo (Brother Friend) (D Brubeck) 3:22
- There'll Be No Tomorrow (D Brubeck & I Brubeck) 5:42
- Cantiga Nova Swing (D Brubeck) 2:46
- Lamento (D Brubeck) 4:45
- This Can't Be Love (L Hart & R Rodgers) 6:50
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Paul Desmond - Gerry Mulligan
Two
of a Mind
(BMG/RCA
74321796202)
(RCA
Rerelease 09026-68513-2)
RCA LSP2624 - 6, 7 & 8/62 - N.Y.C.
Also Tracks #1,2, 4,5,6 were released as Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan
(Camden QJ-25311)
NOTE: Martin Williams wrote about this particular recording session in Jazz
Masters in Transition, 1957-1969. His chapter entitled "Mulligan and Desmond
at Work" was reprinted in Jazz Heritage, Oxford, 1985. For details see
the Paul Desmond Bibliography.
RCA 9654-2-RB
BMG/RCA 74321796202
RCA/BGM Music 09026-68513-2 (Released May 21, 1996)
Album Notes by George Avakian
- All the Things You Are (Kern-Hammerstein II) 5:48
- Stardust (Carmichael-Parish) 8:20
- Two of a Mind (Desmond) 5:45
- Blight of the Fumble Bee (Mulligan) 6:33
- The Way You Look Tonight (Fields-Kern) 7:19
- Out of Nowhere (Heyman-Green) 6:42
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gerry Mulligan/Bari Sax
John Beal/Bass (4)
Wendell Marshall/Bass (1,2)
Joe Benjamin/Bass (3,5,6)
Connie Kay/Drums (1,2,4)
Mel Lewis/Drums (3,5,6)
Produced by Bob Prince and George Avakian
Two
of a Mind (Remastered)
NOTE: This remastered version has five bonus tracks including a couple
of tracks (10 & 11) featuring Jim Hall on guitar. The second, incomplete
take has Mulligan on piano and Desmond playing bari.
RCA (Bluebird) 090266064019 - April 15, 2003
- All the Things You Are 5:51
- Stardust 8:22
- Two of a Mind 5:59
- Blight of the Fumble Bee 7:02
- The Way You Look Tonight 7:21
- Out of Nowhere 6:35
- Easy Living 7:29
- All the Things You Are (alt take) 6:58
- The Way You Look Tonight (alt take) 7:52
- Untitled Blues Waltz 9:45
- Untitled Blues Waltz (alt take) 1:38
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gerry Mulligan/Bari Sax
John Beal/Bass (4)
Wendell Marshall/Bass (1,2)
Joe Benjamin/Bass (3,5,6,9)
Connie Kay/Drums (1,2,4)
Mel Lewis/Drums (3,5,6,9)
Ed Shaughnessy/Drums (8, 10, 11)
Jim Hall/Guitar (8, 10, 11)
Produced by Bob Prince and George Avakian
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Angel
Eyes
Columbia CL 2348 - 7/62 & 2/65 - N.Y.C.
Sony International (Japan) - SRCS 9368
- Let's Get Away From It All (Dennis) 3:57
- Violets For Your Eyes (Dennis) 5:49
- Angel Eyes (Dennis-Brent) 7:22
- Will You Still Be Mine (Dennis) 5:20
- Everything Happens To Me (Dennis) 5:45
- Little Man With A Candy Cigar (Dennis) 3:32
- The Night We Called It A Day (Dennis) 6:11
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Brubeck
in Amsterdam
Columbia CS 9897 - 12/62 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Since Love Had Its Way 5:57
- The Real Ambassador 6:31
- Dizzy Ditty 2:50
- Good Reviews 3:55
- King For A Day 3:00
- They Say I Look Like God 4:14
- Cultural Exchange 5:57
- Brandenburg Gate (Brubeck) 11:55
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Dave Brubeck Quartet
At
Carnegie Hall
Released originally on two LPs - Part 1 (CL 2036) and Part 2 (CL
2037)
Columbia C2L-26 - 2/63 - N.Y.C.
Sony (Japan) SRCS 7114-15
(2 CDs)
Sony (Japan) SRCS 9365-6
Disc 1
- St. Louis Blues (Handy) 11:52
- Bossa Nova U.S.A (Brubeck) 7:21
- For All We Know (Lewis-Coot) 9:38
- Pennies From Heaven (Burke-Johnston) 10:15
- Southern Scene - Briar Bush (Brubeck) 7:12
- Three to Get Ready (Brubeck) 6:40
Disc 2
- Eleven-Four (Desmond) 3:44
- King for a Day (Brubeck-Brubeck) 6:15
- Castillian Drums, Part I & Part II (Brubeck) 14:14
- It's a Raggy Waltz (Brubeck) 6:47
- Blue Rondo à la Turk (Brubeck) 12:40
- Take Five (Desmond) 7:15
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Eugene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Produced by Teo Macero
Dave Brubeck Quartet with Paul Desmond
Immortal
Concerts - N.Y.C., Carnegie Hall, February 22, 1963
Excerpted from Columbia C2L-26 - At Carnegie Hall
Giants of Jazz CD 53031
- St. Louis Blues (Handy) 11:08
- Bossa Nova U.S.A (Brubeck) 7:19
- For All We Know (Lewis-Coot) 9:33
- Pennies From Heaven (Burke-Johnston) 10:03
- Southern Scene - Briar Bush (Brubeck) 7:08
- Three to Get Ready (Brubeck) 6:15
- Blue Rondo à la Turk (Brubeck) 12:25
- Take Five (Desmond) 6:46
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Eugene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Produced by Teo Macero
Paul Desmond Quartet (with Jim Hall)
Take
Ten
(RCA
Rerelease 66146-2)

Originally released as RCA LSP-2569 - 6/63 - N.Y.C.
Tracks #1-9 appeared on the original release.
Track #9 was omitted from the RCA/Bluebird CD (66146-2)
Tracks #1-11 appeared on the BMG/RCA CD (9027 68690 2)
RCA/Bluebird 66146-2
BMG/RCA 9027 68690 2
Album Notes
- Take Ten (Desmond) 3:07
- El Prince (Desmond) 3:22
- Alone Together (Schwartz-Dietz) 6:50
- Embarcadero (Desmond) 3:58
- The Theme From Black Orpheus (Bonfa-Creatore-Peretti-Maria) 4:09
- Nancy (Silvers-Van Huesen) 6:03
- Samba de Orpheu (Bonfa-Maria-Salvet) 4:20
- The One I Love - Belongs to Somebody Else (Jones-Khan) 5:36
- Out of Nowhere (Heyman-Green) 6:45
- Embarcadero (alt. take) (Desmond) 4:53
- El Prince (alt. take) (Desmond) 5:35
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Jim Hall/Guitar
Gene Cherico/Bass (2-8)
Gene Wright/Bass (Take Ten)
Connie Kay/Drums
Produced by George Avakian
Paul Desmond Quartet (with Jim Hall)
Glad
To Be Unhappy
Glad
to be Unhappy (Remastered)
NOTE: Tracks 1-7 on original album. Tracks 8-10 added to to remastered version.
RCA Victor LSP-3407 - 6/64 & 7,8,9/64 - N.Y.C.
BGM International 74321851502
- Glad To Be Unhappy (Rodgers-Hart) 5:32
- Poor Butterfly (Hubbell-Golden) 7:17
- Stranger in Town (Torme) 4:23
- A Taste of Honey (Scott-Marlow) 4:25
- Any Other Time (Desmond) 4:21
- Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo (Deutsch-Kaper) 4:40
- Angel Eyes (Dennis-Brent) 6:15
- By the River Sainte Marie
- All Across the City
- All Through the Night
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Jim Hall/Guitar
Gene Cherico/Bass (2)
Gene Wright/Bass (1, 3-7)
Connie Kay/Drums
Produced by George Avakian
Paul Desmond Quartet (with Jim Hall)
Easy
Living
(RCA
Rerelease 2306-2-RB)
Cuts #1-8 - originally released on RCA LSP-3480 - Easy Living - 6/63,
7 & 9/64, 6/65 - N.Y.C.
Cuts 9 & 10 - previously unreleased
RCA/Bluebird 2306-2-RB
- When Joanna Loved Me (Wells-Segal) 5:40
- That Old Feeling (Brown) 5:45
- Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Burke-Van Heusen) 5:48
- Here's That Rainy Day (Burke-Van Heusen) 5:39
- Easy Living (Robin-Ranger) 7:04
- I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face (Lerner-Loewe) 4:15
- Bewitched (Rodgers-Hart) 6:24
- Blues for Fun (Desmond) 6:23
- All Through The Night (Porter) 6:33
- Rude Old Man (Wright) 5:39
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Jim Hall/Guitar
Eugene Wright/Bass (1,2,5,9,10)
Eugene Cherico/Bass (3,8)
Percy Heath/Bass (4,6,7)
Connie Kay/Drums
Produced by George Avakian
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Time Changes
Columbia CL 2127 - 10, 11 & 12/63 & 1/64 - N.Y.C.
- Cable Car 2:58
- World's Fair 2:43
- Iberia 2:58
- Unisphere 5:41
- Shim Wa 4:02
- Elementals 16:40
Columbia Legacy
- Iberia
- Unisphere
- Shim Wha
- World's Fair
- Cable Car
- Theme from Elementals (bonus track, previously unreleased)
- Elementals
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Symphony Orchestra, Rayburn Wright conductor (Elementals)
Dave Brubeck Quartet
In
Concert 1964
Jazz Connoisseur (Italy) JC 003 - 6/64 - Chicago, Illinois
- The Old Folks At Home (Swanee River) (Foster) 7:36
- In Your Own Sweet Way (Brubeck) 7:42
- Osaka Blues (Brubeck) 8:50
- Koto Song (Brubeck) 7:08
- You Go To My Head (Gillespie-Coots) 12:20
- Cable Car 5:44
- Osaka Blues (Brubeck) 5:11
- Koto Song (Brubeck) 3:00
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Jazz
Impressions of Japan
Columbia CL 2212 - 6/64 - N.Y.C.
Sony (Japan) SRCS 9367
- Tokyo Traffic (Brubeck) 5:48
- Rising Sun (Brubeck) 4:40
- Toki's Theme (Brubeck) 2:07
- Fujiyama (Brubeck) 5:04
- Zen is When (Freeman & Pober) 6:00
- The City is Crying (Brubeck) 6:00
- Osaka Blues (Brubeck) 5:11
- Koto Song (Brubeck) 3:00
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Dave Brubeck Quartet
These
Foolish Things
Tracks #1-3 are listed as Rome, 1959, however "Brandenburg Gate" was not written
and originally recorded until Aug/61
Tracks # 4-8 are from BBC-TV's series Jazz 625 recorded 6/64
Tracks # 9-11 are listed as USA, 1961
Four Star FS-40086
Also released as Take the "Five" Train - Moon
Records MCD 052-2
- Take the "A" Train (Strayhorn) 7:24
- These Foolish Things (Strachey-Link) 8:22
- Brandenburg Gate (Brubeck) 5:36
- Danny's London Blues (Brubeck) 2:39
- Dialogue For Jazz Combo - 2nd Movement (H.Brubeck) 5:26
- The Wright Groove (Wright) 3:06
- Take Five (Desmond) 5:12
- Ready, Go! (Sounds of the Loop) (Brubeck) 5:43
- Three To Get Ready (Brubeck) 4:59
- Castillian Blues (Brubeck) 5:21
- Waltz Limp (Brubeck) 1:46
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
EugeneWright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Jazz
Impressions of New York
Columbia CS9075 - 6, 7 & 8/64 - N.Y.C.
Columbia/Legacy CK 46189
- Theme From "Mr. Broadway" (Brubeck) 2:27
- Broadway Bossa Nova (Brubeck) 3:14
- Autumn in Washington Square (Brubeck) 5:28
- Something to Sing About (Brubeck) 3:54
- Sixth Sense (Brubeck) 6:55
- Spring in Central Park (Brubeck) 2:27
- Lonely Mr. Broadway (Brubeck) 4:19
- Summer on the Sound (Brubeck) 2:41
- Winter Ballad (Brubeck) 2:43
- Broadway Romance (Brubeck) 5:50
- Upstage Rumba (Brubeck) 4:20
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Produced by Teo Macero
Paul Desmond Quartet (with Jim Hall)
Bossa
Antigua
Tracks #1-8 were on the original release.
Tracks #9-11 were first released on the Mosaic collection The
Complete Desmond/Hall Quartet.
RCA Victor LSP-3320 - 7 & 8/64 - N.Y.C.
Epic 74321221102 (Germany)
BMG/RCA Victor 68689
Album Notes
- Bossa Antigua (Desmond) 4:36
- The Night Has A Thousand Eyes (Bernier-Brainin) 4:41
- O Gato (Hall) 4:24
- Samba Cantina (Desmond) 5:37
- Curacao Doloroso (Desmond) 4:26
- A Ship Without A Sail (Rodgers-Hart) 6:17
- Alianca (Desmond) 4:29
- The Girl From East 9th Street (Desmond) 5:55
- The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (alt. take) 7:18
- Samba Cepeda (Desmond) 5:06
- O Gato (alt. take) 4:53
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Jim Hall/Guitar
Gene Wright/Bass
Connie Kay/Drums
Produced by George Avakian
Dave Brubeck Quartet
In
Berlin
Columbia CBS 62578 - 9/64 - Berlin, Germany
Sony (Japan) SRCS 9530
- St. Louis Blues (Handy) 12:05
- Koto Song (Brubeck) 7:44
- Take The "A" Train (Strayhorn) 8:30
- Take Five (Desmond) 6:30
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Dave Brubeck Quartet
The Canadian Concert of Dave Brubeck
Recorded at Stratford Music Festival, Stratford, Ontario - 8/65
CAN-AM 1500

Gambit, released in 2008
- St. Louis Blues (Handy) 9:48
- Take The "A" Train (Strayhorn) 7:53
- Cultural Exchange 6:06
- Tangerine (Mercer-Schertzinger) 6:08
- Someday My Prince Will Come (Morey, Churchill) 4:34
- These Foolish Things (Marvell-Strackey-Link) 10:28
- Koto Song (Brubeck) 3:55
- Take Five (inc.) (Desmond) 1:47
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Dave Brubeck Quartet
My
Favorite Things
Columbia CL 2437 - June 21/62, July 12 & 19/62, October 25/62 & September
22/65 - N.Y.C.
- My Romance (Hart Rodgers) 6:50
- The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Hart-Rodgers) 5:18
- There'll Be No Tomorrow 5:42
- Why Can't I 6:52
- (The) Circus (Is) On Parade 3:14
- Over And Over Again 4:02
- Little Girl Blue 5:31
- My Favorite Things (Rodgers-Hammerstein) 2:52
- This Can't Be Love 6:32
My
Favorite Things
Sony Records SRCS-9369
(Japanese Import)
- My Favorite Things (Rogers-Hammerstein) 2:52
- Over & Over Again (Rodgers-Hart) 4:02
- Why Can't I? (Rodgers-Hart) 6:53
- Little Girl Blue (Rogers-Hart) 5:31
- This Can't Be Love (Rodgers-Hart) 6:52
- My Romance (Rodgers-Hart) 6:50
- The Circus On Parade (Rodgers-Hart) 3:15
- The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Rodgers-Hart) 5:18
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Producer: Teo Macero
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Time
In
Columbia CL 2512 & CS 9312 - 9 & 10/65 - N.Y.C.
Sony/CBS 474635 (French - 1993 reissue)
Columbia Legacy CK 85994
- Lost Waltz (Brubeck) 3:52
- Softly, William, Softly (Brubeck) 5:38
- Time In (Brubeck) 3:57
- 40 Days (Brubeck) 4:38
- Travellin' Blues (Brubeck) 5:57
- He Done Her Wrong (Brubeck) 2:14
- Lonesome (Brubeck) 7:10
- Cassandra (Brubeck) 4:18
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Produced by Teo Macero
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Anything
Goes!
Columbia CS9402 - 12/65 & 2/66 - N.Y.C.
Sony (Japan) SRCS 9526
- Anything Goes (Porter) 5:40
- Love For Sale (Porter) 5:18
- Night And Day (Porter) 4:55
- All Through The Night (Porter) 8:25
- I Get A Kick Out Of You (Porter) 5:15
- Just One Of Those Things (Porter) 6:19
- You're The Top (Porter) 6:35
- What Is This Thing Called Love (Porter) 6:16
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Produced by Teo Macero
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Jackpot
Columbia CL 2712 - 6/66 - Recorded live in Las Vegas
- Who's Afraid 3:07
- Ace In The Hole 6:44
- Jackpot 10:59
- Out Of Nowhere (Heyman-Green) 6:49
- You Go To My Head (Coots-Gillespie) 10:21
- Chicago 4:03
- Rude Old Man (Wright) 2:55
- Win A Few, Lose A Few 4:51
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Bravo!
Brubeck! Recorded Live in Mexico
(Columbia
reissue CK 65723)
Tracks #1-8, 10-11 were released on the original LP.
Track #9 was a "bonus unreleased" track added to the 1999 CD release.
Columbia CL 2695 & CS 9495 - 5/67 - Mexico City, Mexico
Sony/CBS 465623 ("I Love Jazz" reissue 1989) (Import)
Columbia/Legacy CK 65723 (Released 1999)
- Introduction 1:18
- Cielito Lindo (Blue Sky) (trad arr Brubeck) 5:00
- La Palomba Azul (The Blue Dove) (trad arr Brubeck) 6:18
- Sobre Las Olas (Over The Waves) (Rosas arr Brubeck) 3:16
- Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much) (Velazquez) 5:54
- Nostalgia De Mexico (Brubeck) 4:03
- Poinciana (Song of the Trees) (Simon) 6:42
- Alla En El Rancho Grande (My Ranch) (Uranga) 2:58
- Frenesi (Dominquez) 5:19
- Estrellita (Little Star) (Ponce) 4:56
- La Bamba (Folk Dance From Veracruz) (trad arr Brubeck) 5:11
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Salvador "Rabito" Agueros/Bongos, Conga
Benjamin "Chamin" Correa/Guitar
Dave Brubeck Quartet featuring Paul Desmond
Buried
Treasures
Recorded May 12-14, 1967 - Mexico City, Mexico
Columbia/Legacy CK 65777 (Released 1999)
- Introduction 1:30
- Mr. Broadway 7:19
- Koto Song 7:21
- Sweet Georgia Brown 7:39
- Forty Days 7:22
- You Go To My Head 7:32
- Take Five 5:10
- St. Louis Blues 11:19
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Take
Five Live
Recorded at Juan-les-Pins, France - 7/67
Jazz Music Yesterday JMY 1001-2 - Released 1990
- One Moment 9:10
- Mexican Folk Song (La Paloma Azul) 7:15
- Blues For Joe 7:55
- Take Five (Desmond) 4:45
- Take The "A" Train (Strayhorn) 6:30
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Dave Brubeck Quartet
The
Last Time We Saw Paris
NOTE: This is from the last tour of the "classic" DBQ and until "Their
Last Time Out" was released in 2011 it was the last live recording of them
prior to the split up of the quartet. It's never been released on CD.
Columbia CS 9672 - 11/67 - Recorded at Salle Pleyel, Paris
- Swanee River (Foster) 8:47
- These Foolish Things (Marvell-Strackey-Link) 12:21
- Forty Days (Brubeck) 7:41
- One Moment Worth Years 8:03
- La Paloma Azul (The Blue Dove) 6:54
- Three To Get Ready (Brubeck) 5:10
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Their
Last Time Out
NOTE: This was the final concert for the classic DBQ before they split up. It
is apparently an amateur recording (mono) done from the audience and only recently
rediscovered in the Brubeck archives. According to one customer review I saw,
Desmond is "under recorded."
Columbia/Legacy 88697 81562 2 - December 26,
1967 - Pittsburgh, PA - Released in November 2011.
DISC 1
- Introduction 0:38
- St. Louis Blues 8:42
- Three To Get Ready (Brubeck) 5:37
- These Foolish Things (Marvell-Strackey-Link) 10:24
- Cielito Lindo 4:57
- La Paloma Azul (The Blue Dove) 5:20
- Take the "A" Train 5:55
- Someday My Prince Will Come 6:14
DISC 2
- Introduction of the members of the quartet 1:07
- Swanee River (Foster) 10:26
- I'm In a Dancing Mood 3:19
- You Go to My Head 8:51
- Set My People Free (Wright) 6:29
- For Drummers Only (Morello) 11:43
- Take Five (Desmond) 8:18
Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Gene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums
Paul Desmond
Summertime
A&M SP3015 - 10 & 11/68 - N.Y.C.
A&M POCM-5019 (Japan)
- Samba (Struttin') with some Barbeque (Armstrong)
- Olvidar (Sebesky)
- Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (Lennon/McCartney)
- Emily (Handel, Mercer)
- Someday My Prince Will Come (Morey, Churchill)
- Autumn Leaves (Kosma-Mercer-Prevert)
- Where is Love? (Bart)
- Lady In Cement (Montenegro)
- North By Northeast (Desmond)
- Summertime (Gershwin, Heyward)
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Burt Collins, Joe Shepley, Marvin Stamm, John Ekert/Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Paul Faulise, Urbie Green, J.J. Johnson, Bill Watrous, Kai Winding, Wayne Andre/Trombone
George Marge/Flute & Oboe
Bob Tricarico/Flute & Bassoon
Ray Alonge, Jimmy Buffington, Tony Miranda/French Horn
Mike Manieri/Vibs
Herbie Hancock/Piano
Jay Berliner, Joe Beck, Bucky Pizzarelli/Guitar
Margaret Ross/Harp
Ron Carter, Frank Bruno/Bass
Leo Morris, Airto Moreira/Drums
Jack Jennings, Airto Moreira/Percussion
Joe Venuto/Maracas
Produced by Creed Taylor
Duke Ellington Tribute Band with Paul Desmond
All-Star
White House Tribute to Duke Ellington
Recorded at the White House, Washington DC, April 29, 1969
NOTE: Doug Ramsey reports that Duke Ellington, who had been slouched over
-- "lounging comfortably", suddenly sat bolt upright when he heard
Desmond's "stunningly acurate" impression of Johnny Hodges on "Things
Ain't What They Used To Be."
Desmond has solos on Tracks 3, 10, 12, 13 & 17.
Blue Note Records 9243 5 35249 2 0
- Take the 'A' Train (Strayhorn) 2:38
- I Got it Bad (Ellington/Webster) 2:16
- Chelsea Bridge (Strayhorn) 2:07
- Satin Doll (Ellington/Mercer/Strayhorn) 2:42
- Sophisticated Lady (Ellington/Mills/Parish) 1:51
- Just Squeeze Me (Ellington/Gaines) 3:18
- I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (Ellington/Mills/Nemo/Redmond) 1:01
- Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me (Ellington/Russell) 0:55
- Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Ellington/Russell) 0:55
- In a Mellotone (Ellington/Gabler) 7:04
- In a Sentimental Mood (Ellington/Kurtz/Mills) 1:54
- Prelude to a Kiss (Ellington/Gordon/Mills) 3:55
- Ring Dem Bells (Ellington/Mills) 2:13
- Drop Me Off in Harlem (Ellington/Kenny) 2:23
- All Too Soon (Ellington/Sigman) 1:56
- It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (Ellington/Mills) 2:16
- Things Ain't What They Used To Be (Ellington/Persons) 4:28
- Perdido (Drake/Langsfelder/Tizol) 2:09
- Warm Valley (Ellington/Russell) 3:32
- Caravan (Ellington/Mills/Tizol) 5:22
- Mood Indigo (Bigard/Ellington/Mills) 3:44
- Prelude to a Kiss (Ellington/Gordon/Mills) 2:11
- I Didn't Know About You (Ellington/Russell) 2:38
- Praise God and Dance (Ellington) 2:26
- Come Sunday (Ellington) 2:28
- Heritage (Ellington) 2:12
- Jump for Joy (Ellington/Kuller/Webster) 1:57
- Pat (Ellington) 2:55
Bill Berry, trumpet
Clark Terry, trumpet & flugelhorn
Urbie Green, J.J. Johnson, trombones
Paul Desmond, alto sax
Gerry Mulligan, bari sax
Hank Jones, piano
Jim Hall, guitar
Milt Hinton, bass
Louie Bellson, drums
Guest Pianists: Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Earl Hines & Billy Taylor
Singers: Mary Mato & Joe Williams
Mulligan/Desmond Quartet/Quintet
Mulligan
- Desmond - Belleto
Recorded at the New Orleans Jazz Festival, June, 1969
Contains additional 3 tracks (not-listed below). Two with the University of
Illinois Orchestra and Gerry Mulligan, and two tracks with the Loyola University
Jazz Band, featuring Al Belleto on alto sax.
JazzFest Masters 72392 75248-2
- Line For Lyons (Mulligan) 4:33
- Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Burke-Van Heusen) 5:58
- Prelude to a Kiss 3:45
- Take Five (Desmond) 2:43
- All the Things You Are (Hammerstein-Kern) 5:09
Gerry Mulligan/ Bari Sax
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Milt Hinton/Bass
Alan Dawson/Drums
Jaki Byard/Piano (5)
Paul Desmond
From the Hot Afternoon
Verve 3145434872
A&M SP3024 - 6 & 8/69 - N.Y.C.
A&M CD0824
- October (Nascimento-Brant) 2:58
- Round N' Round - Gira Girou (Nascimento) 4:32
- Faithful Brother (Nascimento) 3:09
- To Say Goodbye (Lobo-Araujo-Hall) 3:58
- From the Hot Afternoon (Nascimento) 3:20
- Circles (Lobo) 3:44
- Martha & Romao (Lobo) 3:02
- Catavento (Nascimento) 2:43
- Latin Chant - Canto Latino (Nascimento) 4:22
- Crystal Illusions (Lobo-Hall-Guarnieri) 4:06
Verve 3145434872 -- Released April 4, 2000
Tracks #11-16 are previously unreleased and contain only the rhythm section, no
orchestration.
- October (Nascimento-Brant) 2:58
- Round N' Round - Gira Girou (Nascimento) 4:32
- Faithful Brother (Nascimento) 3:09
- To Say Goodbye (Lobo-Araujo-Hall) 3:58
- From the Hot Afternoon (Nascimento) 3:20
- Circles (Lobo) 3:44
- Martha & Romao (Lobo) 3:02
- Catavento (Nascimento) 2:43
- Latin Chant - Canto Latino (Nascimento) 4:22
- Crystal Illusions (Lobo-Hall-Guarnieri) 4:06
- Round 'N' Round (alternate take)
- Faithful Brother (alternate take)
- From the Hot Afternoon (alternate take)
- Catavento (alternate take)
- Latin Chant (alternate take)
- From the Hot Afternoon (alternate take)
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Ron Carter/Bass
Airto Moreira/Drums
Jack Jennings, Airto Moriero, Stan Webb Jr./Percussion
Dorio Ferreira/Guitar (1-5,8,9)
Edu Lobo/Guitar (6,7,10)
Lewis Eley, Paul Gershman, George Ockner, Eugene Orloff, Raoul Poliakin, Max Pollikoff,
Matthew Raimondi, SylvanShulman, Avram Weiss/Violin
Charles McCracken, George Ricci/Cello
Margaret Ross/Harp
Patrick Rebillot/Keyboard Instruments
Don Hammond, Hubert Laws, Stan Webb Jr./Flute/Alto Flute
Phil Bodner, George Marge/Sax/Clarinet/Oboe
James Buffington/French Horn
Paul Faulise/French Horn
Irvin Markovitz, Marvin Stamm/Trumpet/Flugelhorn
Edu Lobo, Wanda De Sah/Vocal
Produced by Creed Taylor
Paul Desmond
Bridge
Over Troubled Water
Recorded /69, N.Y.C.
A&M SP3024
Universal/Polygram POCM-5067 (Japanese Import)
Verve 0602517613546 Remastered
- El Condor Pasa (Simon)
- So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright (Simon)
- The 59th St. Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) (Simon)
- Mrs. Robinson (Simon)
- Old Friends (Simon)
- America (Simon)
- For Emily,Whenever I May Find Her (Simon)
- Scarborough Fair/Canticle (Simon)
- Cecilia (Simon)
- Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon)
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Herbie Hancock/Electric Piano
Sam Brown, Gene Bertoncini/Guitar
Ron Carter/Bass
Jerry Jemott/Electric Bass
Airto Moreira, Joao Palma/Percussion
Bill Lavorgna/Drums
Unknown Horns & Strings
Arranged by Don Sebesky
Paul Desmond
Various Singles
During Desmond's stint with A&M, his producer, Creed Taylor, issued three
45 rpm singles to promote the sale of the LPs.
(from Summertime A&M SP3015)
A&M 1050 -- Paul Desmond -- Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da / Autumn Leaves
A&M 1075S -- Paul Desmond -- Lady in Cement / (Struttin') With Some Barbeque
(from Bridge Over Troubled Water A&M SP3024
A&M 1247 -- Paul Desmond -- Bridge Over Troubled Water / (If I Could) El
Condor Pasa
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Paul Desmond Discography:
Introduction
Recordings
from 1948-54
Recordings
from 1955-59
Recordings
from 1960-69
Recordings
from 1970-77
Compilations