Paul Desmond

Real Name:

Paul Emil Breitenfeld

Profile:

American jazz alto saxophonist and composer.

Born : November 25, 1924 in San Francisco, California.
Died : May 30, 1977 in New York City, New York.

Played with the Dave Brubeck Quartet from 1951 until 1967. Also collaborated with Gerry Mulligan, Jim Hall, Chet Baker, Ed Bickert.
Born with the name Paul Emil Breitenfeld. He changed it because he felt it wasn't suited for the name of a musician. He died in 1977 of lung cancer.

Sites:

puredesmond.ca

In Groups:

Dave Brubeck Octet, The, Dave Brubeck Quartet, The, Dave Brubeck Quintet, ~~Dave Brubeck Trio, The~~, Gerry Mulligan - Paul Desmond Quartet, Paul Desmond And His Friends, Paul Desmond Quartet, The, Paul Desmond Quintet, The, Paul Desmond With Strings

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Paul Desmond Discography

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Dave Brubeck Quartet* Featuring Paul Desmond - Jazz At The College Of The Pacific ◄ (5 versions)

Dave Brubeck Quartet* featuring Paul Desmond - Jazz At The Blackhawk ◄ (3 versions)

Dave Brubeck Quartet* Featuring Paul Desmond - Jazz At Storyville ◄ (2 versions)

Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond - At Wilshire-Ebell (LP, Album, Red)

Gerry Mulligan / Paul Desmond - Blues In Time ◄ (9 versions)

"First Place Again"

Gerry Mulligan with Stan Getz / Ben Webster / Paul Desmond / Johnny Hodges / Clark Terry / Harry Edison / Oscar Peterson / Bob Brookmeyer - Collaborations (LP)

Paul Desmond / Gerry Mulligan - Two Of A Mind ◄ (13 versions)

Take Ten

Dave Brubeck Quartet* Featuring Paul Desmond / George Nielsen Quartet, The - Crazy Time • Purple Moon • At The Perfume Counter / Angel Eyes (LP)

Glad To Be Unhappy

Paul Desmond Featuring Jim Hall - Bossa Antigua ◄ (5 versions)

Easy Living

Summertime

Bridge Over Troubled Water

From The Hot Afternoon

Dave Brubeck with Gerry Mulligan, Paul Desmond, Alan Dawson and Jack Six - We're All Together Again For The First Time (LP, Album)

Paul Desmond Featuring Gabor Szabo - Skylark ◄ (7 versions)

Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond - 1975: The Duets ◄ (4 versions)

Pure Desmond

Pure Gold Jazz

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Paul Desmond With Modern Jazz Quartet, The - The Only Recorded Performance ◄ (4 versions)

Late Lament

Dave Brubeck Quartet, The With Paul Desmond Featuring Gene Wright* & Joe Morello - N.Y.C., Carnegie Hall, February 22, 1963 (CD)

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