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Paul Desmond

Real Name:Paul Emil Breitenfeld
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American jazz alto saxophonist and composer (Composed "Take Five" for the Dave Brubeck Quartet).

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:web.archive.org , Wikipedia
In Groups:Chet Baker Group, Dave Brubeck Quintet, Gerry Mulligan - Paul Desmond Quartet, Paul Desmond And His Friends, Paul Desmond Jim Hall Quartet, Paul Desmond With Strings, The Dave Brubeck Octet, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, The Dave Brubeck Trio, The Jack Sheedy Sextet, The Paul Desmond Quartet, The Paul Desmond Quintet
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