The Setup - For all you alto players, Paul Desmond's "setup".

Take Five - Desmond's account of the writing of "Take Five".

Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond - Doug Ramsey's long-awaited biography of Desmond.

Desmond & DBQ Memorabilia - Courtesy of Paul Desmond collector Brenton Plourde.

RCA Victor print ads - Advertisements for Take Ten and Desmond Blue.

Recording Time Out - Comments by recording engineer Will Miho - from rec.audio.pro.

April 18, 1952 - Nat Hentoff's much-quoted, Down Beat interview with Desmond during the early days of the Dave Brubeck Quartet.

October, 1954 - Desmond's album notes from Desmond: The Paul Desmond Quintet.

Desmond & Bird, 1954 - Desmond interviews Charlie Parker on a Boston radio show hosted by John McLellan.

Jazz Casual, 1961 - DVD of Ralph J. Gleason's TV show featuring the Dave Brubeck Quartet.

Two of a Mind, 1962 - George Avakian's album notes from Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan: Two of a Mind.

Take Ten, 1963 - Desmond's album notes from Take Ten.

Bossa Antigua, 1964 - Desmond's album notes from Bossa Antigua.

Punch - "How Jazz Came to Orange County State Fair," an article written by Paul Desmond for the January 10, 1973 issue.

June 1974 -- The Paul Desmond Quartet's first public performance

March 1975 -- Paul Desmond & Rob McConnell - The Lost Album

The Duets, 1975 - Desmond's album notes from 1975: The Duets.

The Paul Desmond Quartet Live, 1975 - Desmond's album notes from The Paul Desmond Quartet Live.

Monterey Jazz Festival, 1975 - Film of the Paul Desmond Quartet.

DBQ-25 - Paul Desmond's notes from the 25th Anniversary Program (March, 1976) of the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Essentially this is a humorous, short history of the group.

Various Reviews of Desmond's Work

Edmonton Journal, April 1976 -- The Paul Desmond Quartet live at CBC Jazz Festival

May 31, 1977 - Desmond's Obituary from The New York Times

August 11, 1977 - Desmond's Obituary from Down Beat

The Sound of a Dry Martini - A tribute CD by alto saxophonist Brent Jensen, whose sound and phrasing is uncannily like Paul Desmond's.

The Desmond Project - A tribute CD from the John Basile Quartet.

Tribute to Paul Desmond - A tribute CD featuring saxophonist Mark Ramsden and guitarist Dave Cliff.

Paul Desmond Standard Time - A music book with note-for-note transcriptions of 16 tunes recorded by Desmond on his own or with the Dave Brubeck Quartet.

The Paul Desmond Collection - A music book with transcriptions of 17 Paul Desmond originals.

Paul Desmond - 10 Jazz Favorites - From the Jazz Play-Along Series.

Paul Desmond: A Step-by-Step Breakdown of the Sax Styles and Techniques of a Jazz Great - Book/CD pack that explores 12 Desmond classics.