Paul Desmond/Alto Sax

Discography Part Four: 1970-1977

Paul Desmond with The Modern Jazz Quartet

In Concert at Town Hall, New York City

Sony/Columbia -- JK 057337

Finesse FW37487 - Recorded December 25, 1971, Town Hall, NYC
Cut #1 also appears on The Modern Jazz Quartet - MJQ40 (Atlantic 7 82330-2)
Down Beat Concert Review
STET CDS 25101
Sony/Columbia JK 057337

1. Greensleeves (Trad.) 3:10
2. You Go To My Head (Coots-Gillespie) 7:56
3. Blue Dove - La Paloma Azul (Trad.) 4:55
4. Jesus Christ Superstar (Rice-Weber) 4:54
5. Here's That Rainy Day (Burke-Van Heusen) 4:50
6. East of the Sun (Bowman) 8:25
7. Bags' New Groove (Jackson) 5:10

Dave Brubeck Quartet

We're All Together Again For The First Time

Atlantic SD1641 - 10/72
Atlantic 1641-2
Ultradisc 627 - 24K Gold

1. Truth (Brubeck) 10:21
2. Unfinished Woman (Mulligan) 7:20
3. Koto Song (Brubeck) 5:05
4. Take Five (Desmond) 16:00
5. Rotterdam Blues (Brubeck) 6:45
6. Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie-Carey-Pinkard) 1:00

Paul Desmond

Skylark

Tracks #1-5 - Creed Taylor CTI6039 - 11 & 12/73
Track #6 - previously unreleased -- first released on CBS ZK 44170
Tracks #7, 8, 9 - previously unreleased -- first released on Sony 40806

CBS ZK 44170
Sony Music 40806

1. Take Ten (Desmond) 6:07
2. Romance de amor (Trad.) 9:40
3. Was a Sunny Day (Simon) 4:52
4. Music for a While (Purcell) 6:45
5. Skylark (Carmichael-Mercer) 5:21
6. Indian Summer (Herbert) 4:00
7. Music for a While (alt. take) 5:56
8. Skylark (alt. take) 5:39
9. Indian Summer (alt. take) 5:31

(Desmond plays on only 2 Cuts, listed below)
Creed Taylor - CTX 6031/32 - 4/73 & 4/74

• Song To A Seagull (Mitchell) 5:44
• Vocalise (Rachmaninoff) 5:36

Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Don Sebesky/Electric Piano (1)
Bob James/Piano (2)
Ron Carter/Bass
Milt Jackson/Vibes (2)
Jack DeJohnette/Drums
Arranged & Conducted by Don Sebesky
Produced by Creed Taylor

Giant Box

(CTI Records 40th Anniversary Edition - Original recording remastered)
CTIMasterworks 88697 86743 2 - 4/73 & 4/74 - CD Released: 2011

(Desmond plays on only 2 Cuts, listed below)

• Song To A Seagull (Mitchell) 5:44
• Vocalise (Rachmaninoff) 5:36

Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Don Sebesky/Electric Piano (1)
Bob James/Piano (2)
Ron Carter/Bass
Milt Jackson/Vibes (2)
Jack DeJohnette/Drums
Arranged & Conducted by Don Sebesky
Produced by Creed Taylor

(Desmond plays on at least 1 cut listed below)
Creed Taylor - 6/72

Sony Music

1. Summer Song - Summertime (Brubeck/Gershwin-Heyward) 4:37

Paul Desmond

Pure Desmond

Cuts #1-8 from Creed Taylor CTI 6059 - 9/74
Cuts #9 & 10 - previously unreleased
Down Beat Review
CBS ZK 40806

1. *Just Squeeze Me (Ellington) 4:31
2. I'm Old Fashioned (Kern-Mercer) 4:55
3. Nuages - alternate take (Reinhardt-Larue) 5:13
4. Why Shouldn't I (Porter) 3:34
5. Everything I Love (Porter) 3:48
6. Warm Valley (Ellington) 4:26
7. Till the Clouds Roll By (Kern-Wodehouse) 4:08
8. Mean to Me (Turk-Ahlert) 5:46
9. Song From "M*A*S*H" - Suicide is Painless (Mandel) 3:01
10. Wave (Jobim) 6:16

* Erroneously listed as "Squeeze Me" (Williams-Waller) on the album credits.

Pure Desmond

Sony 5127882
Sony Masterworks 780378 - CTI 40th Anniversary Edition, Remastered
CTIMasterworks CTI 6059 S1 (Sony Music)

1. Just Squeeze Me (Ellington-Gaines) 4:31
2. I'm Old Fashioned (Kern-Mercer) 4:53
3. Nuages (Reinhardt-Larue) 4:19
4. Why Shouldn't I (Porter) 3:35
5. Everything I Love (Porter) 3:39
6. Warm Valley (Ellington) 4:27
7. Till the Clouds Roll By (Kern-Wodehouse) 4:07
8. Mean to Me (Turk-Ahlert) 5:08
9. Song From "M*A*S*H" - Suicide is Painless (Mandel-Altman) 3:05
10. Wave (Jobim) 6:21
11. Nuages (alternate take) 4:48
12. Just Squeeze Me (alternate take) 4:05
13. Till the Clouds Roll By (alternate take) 5:12)

Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Ed Bickert/Guitar
Ron Carter/Bass
Connie Kay/Drums
Produced by Creed Taylor

Chet Baker

She Was Too Good To Me

Cuts #1-7 from Creed Taylor CTI 6050 - 7, 10 & 11/74
Cut #8 - previously unreleased
Down Beat Review
CBS ZK 40804
CTIMasterworks

1. Autumn Leaves (Kosma-Mercer) 7:02
2. She Was Too Good To Me (Rodgers-Hart) 4:40
3. Funk In Deep Freeze (Mobley) 6:06
4. Tangerine (Mercer-Schertzinger) 5:27
5. With A Song In My Heart (Rodgers-Hart) 4:04
6. What'll I Do (Berlin) 3:55
7. It's You Or No One (Cahn-Styne) 4:28
8. My Future Just Passed (Whiting-Marion) 4:46

Jim Hall

Concierto

Cuts # 1,2,4,6 from Creed Taylor CTI 6060 - 4/75
Cuts 3,5 - previously unreleased
CBS ZK 40807

1. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (Porter) 7:03
2. The Answer Is Yes (Hall) 7:37
3. The Answer Is Yes - alternate take (Hall) 5:35
4. Two's Blues (Hall) 3:49
5. Rock Skippin' (Ellington-Strayhorn) 6:12
6. Concierto de Aranjuez (Rodrigo) 19:16

CTI/Epic/Legacy ZK 65132
Tracks # 6, 7 & 9 were previously unreleased.

1. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (Porter) 7:04
2. Two's Blues (Hall) 3:48
3. The Answer Is Yes (Hall) 7:37
4. Concierto de Aranjuez (Rodrigo) 19:14
5. Rock Skippin' (Ellington-Strayhorn) 6:10
6. Unfinished Business (Hall/Carter) 2:36
7. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (alt. take) (Porter) 7:26
8. The Answer Is Yes - alternate take (Hall) 5:33
9. Rock Skippin' (alt. take) (Ellington/Strayhorn) 6:03

Paul Desmond Quartet

Like Someone in Love

3/75, Bourbon Street, Toronto
Telarchive CD-83319

1. Just Squeeze Me (Ellington) 8:35
2. Tangerine (Mercer-Schertzinger) 9:39
3. Meditation (Jobim) 10:52
4. Nuages (Reinhardt) 10:30
5. Like Someone In Love (Burke-Van Heusen) 9:44
6. Things Ain't What They Used To Be (Ellington) 10:59

Dave Brubeck - Paul Desmond

1975 - The Duets

A&M/Horizon SP703
Tracks # 1-7 recorded 9/75, NYC
Track #8 recorded onboard S.S. Rotterdam, 6/75, by BBC (mono)
A&M/Horizon CD 3290

Verve 394915

1. Alice in Wonderland (Fain-Hilliard) 4:04
2. These Foolish Things (Marvell-Strackey-Link) 5:06
3. Blue Dove (P.D. arranger Brubeck) 4:32
4. Stardust (Carmichael-Parrish) 4:37
5. Koto Song (Brubeck) 5:56
6. Balcony Rock (Desmond-Brubeck) 2:15
7. Summer Song (Brubeck) 3:17
8. Yo Go To My Head (Gillespie-Coots) 7:31

Paul Desmond

The Paul Desmond Quartet Live

Verve 3145435012

Tracks 1-8 were released on the original LP. Track #9 is previously unreleased, although there was a version of "Line for Lyons", recorded at Bourbon Street with the same players, released on artisthouse AH2, "Paul Desmond".

This is an absolutely gorgeous album. It has been out-of-print for years, and much sought after by Desmond fans. This material was the best of the Bourbon Street sessions. The artisthouse LP and the Telarchive CD (CD-83319), "Like Someone in Love" are interesting, but not as good as this one. It includes two Desmond originals, the romantic ballad, "Wendy", based on the changes of "For All We Know", and his signature tune, "Take Five".

A&M/Horizon SP850 - 10 & 11/75, Bourbon Street, Toronto
Original album notes
Verve 3145435012 -- Release date: April 18/2000

1. Wendy (Desmond) 7:28
2. Wave (Jobim) 11:26
3. Things Ain't What They Used To Be (Ellington-Persons) 9:00
4. Nancy (Silver-Van Heusen) 9:44
5. Manha de Carnival (Bonfa) 9:31
6. Here's That Rainy Day (Burke-Van Heusen) 7:21
7. My Funny Valentine (Rodgers-Hart) 10:35
8. Take Five (Desmond) 7:15
9. Line for Lyons (Mulligan)

Paul Desmond

Paul Desmond

Artists House AH 2 - 10/75, Bourbon Street, Toronto
Coda Review

Side One -

1. Too Marvellous For Words (Whiting-Mercer) 6:38
2. Audrey (Desmond-Brubeck) 9:26
3. Line For Lyons (Mulligan) 7:22

1. When Sunny Gets Blue (Fisher-Segal) 11:36
2. Darn That Dream (Van Heusen-Delange) 10:43

Paul Desmond

Audrey

This is an unauthorized CD release of the Artist House LP (AH2) "Paul Desmond". (See above.)

Domino 891210 - Bourbon Street, Toronto, 1975 - Released: September 2011

1. Too Marvellous For Words (Whiting-Mercer) 6:43
2. Audrey (Desmond-Brubeck) 9:27
3. Line For Lyons (Mulligan) 7:24
4. When Sunny Gets Blue (Fisher-Segal) 11:37
5. Darn That Dream (Van Heusen-Delange) 10:47

Dave Brubeck Quartet

25th Anniversary Reunion

Tracks #1-5 recorded at Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, Michigan - 3/76
Track #6 recorded at Scottish Rite Auditorium, Fort Wayne, Indiana - 3/76
A&M/Horizon SP714
A&M CD 0806

1. St. Louis Blues (Handy) 9:04
2. Three To Get Ready And Four To Go (Brubeck) 6:08
3. African Times Suite (Wright) 8:03
4. Salute to Stephen Foster (Brubeck) 6:26
5. Take Five (Desmond) 9:48
6. Don't Worry 'Bout Me (Koehler-Bloom) 6:50

Dave Brubeck/Piano
Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Eugene Wright/Bass
Joe Morello/Drums (1-5)
Danny Brubeck/Drums (6)
Produced by John Snyder

Paul Desmond Quartet

Edmonton Festival '76

Recorded in stereo on April 14, 1976 at the Edmonton Jazz Festival, Edmonton, Alberta and broadcast on CBC Radio.

Gambit Records 69280 - 4/76

1. Just Squeeze Me (Ellington-Gaines) 8:24
2. Darn That Dream (DeLange-Van Heusen) 12:54
3. Wave (Jobim) 13:28
4. Some Day My Prince Will Come (Chruchill-Morey) 8:46
5. Wendy (Desmond) 10:45
6. Take Five (Desmond) 7:04
   

Paul Desmond/Alto Sax
Ed Bickert/Guitar
Don Thompson/Bass
Jerry Fuller/Drums

Chet Baker

You Can't Go Home Again

A&M/Horizon SP726 - 2/77
(Desmond plays on Cut #3 "You Can't Go Home Again" only)
A&M CD 0805

1. Love For Sale (Porter) 12:58
2. Un Poco Loco (Powell) 9:20
3. You Can't Go Home Again (Sebesky) 5:43
4. El Morro (Sebesky) 11:44

Chet Baker

The Best Thing For You

(Desmond plays on Cuts #2 & 4 only)
A&M CD 0832 - 2 & 3/77

1. The Best Thing For You (Berlin) 4:14
2. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (Bassman)
   You've Changed (Cary-Fischer) 6:01
3. Oh, You Crazy Moon (Burke-Van Heusen) 3:33
4. How Deep Is The Ocean (Berlin) 5:41
5. If You Could See Me Now (Dameron) 4:38
6. El Morro (Sebesky) 17:03

Art Garfunkel

Watermark

Columbia JC34975 - 3/77
Columbia 34975
(Desmond plays on "Mr. Shuck & Jive" (J.Webb) (4:48) only)

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