Pre-Release
- JAN 31, 1900
- 11 Songs
- Paul Desmond Plays Paul Desmond · 1955
- Desmond Blue (Remastered) · 1962
- 1975: The Duets · 1975
- Take Ten (Bonus Track Version) · 1961
- Summertime · 1968
- 1975 - The Duets · 1975
- She Was Too Good to Me (40th Anniversary Edition) · 1974
- Bossa Antigua · 1964
- Bossa Antigua · 1964
- She Was Too Good to Me (40th Anniversary Edition) · 1974
Essential Albums
- 1987
Artist Playlists
- Brubeck wouldn't be Brubeck without this saxophonist's cool sound.
- The exquisitely soft sax guru was also a malleable collaborator.
Compilations
- 2021
Appears On
- Dave Brubeck
- The Dave Brubeck Quartet featuring Paul Desmond
- The Dave Brubeck Quartet
- Dave Brubeck featuring Paul Desmond
About Paul Desmond
While Charlie Parker’s mark could be found on virtually every post-1950 jazz alto saxophonist, Paul Desmond built on the influence of fellow king-of-Cool Lee Konitz to become a school unto himself. Like Konitz’s, Desmond’s style is deceptively light and airy, more akin to the sheer tone of Lester Young than the fires of Parker. Desmond’s approach was less cerebral than that of Konitz however, and so more appealing to a wider audiences. Desmond was best known for his decades-long (1951-1967) association with Dave Brubeck, but he also had a thriving solo career during and after Brubeck. (Brubeck and Desmond reunited shortly before the latter’s death.)
- HOMETOWN
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- BORN
- November 25, 1924
- GENRE
- Jazz