Paul Desmond Summertime LPCategory / Style / Moods: * * Cool * Ballads * Mainstream Jazz Moods Instruments * Melancholy * Calm/Peaceful * Poignant * Reflective * Romantic * Intimate * Gentle * Soothing[[$VALUE]] / [[$VALUEDATE]] [[$RATING]] asocc1968 US A&M CTI SP 3015 LPTITLE: SummertimeARTIST: Paul DesmondCONDITIONVINYL: Near MintCOVER: VG++Click here for info on grading and abbreviationsExtra clean 70's reissue gatefold sleeve Format: Vinyl, LP, gatefoldCountry:USReleased:1968Genre:Funk / Soul, Jazz, LatinCredits:Bass - Frank Bruno (tracks: A3) , Ron CarterDrums - Airto Moreira (tracks: A1, B3) , Leo MorrisFrench Horn - Jim Buffington , Ray Alonge , Tony MirandaGuitar - Bucky Pizzarelli (tracks: A3) , Eumir Deodato (tracks: B3) , Jay Berliner (tracks: B2, B3, B5) , Joe Beck (tracks: A1)Piano - Herbie HancockSaxophone - Paul DesmondNotes:Recorded at Van Gelder StudiosRudy van Gelder, EngineerRecorded October 10, 16, 24;November 5, 20; December 26, 1968Tracklisting:A1 Samba With Some Barbecue (4:20)A2 Olvidar (5:30)A3 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (2:10)A4 Emily (4:45)A5 Someday My Prince Will Come (3:05)B1 Autumn Leaves (3:00)B2 Where Is The Love? (5:30)B3 Lady In Cement (3:06)B4 North By Northeast (4:30)B5 Summertime (4:00)Biographyby Thom Jurek Paul Desmond is widely recognized for his genius as a melodic improviser and as the benchmark of cool jazz sax players. His warm, elegant tone was one that he admittedly tried to make sound like a dry martini. He and Art Pepper were virtually the only alto players of their generation not directly influenced by Charlie Parker. Desmond was influenced by Lester Young, but took it further, into melodic and harmonic worlds never before traveled by reedmen -- especially in the upper registers. Desmond is best known for his years with the Dave Brubeck Quartet (1959-1967) and his infamous composition "Take Five." He met Brubeck in the late '40s and played with his Octet. The Quartet formed toward the end of 1950 and took final shape with Eugene Wright and Joe Morello a few years later. Jazz at Oberlin and Take Five were considered essential purchases by college students of the era, but Jazz Impressions of Japan was its most innovative recording. Desmond played his loping, slow, ordered, and intricate solos in direct contrast to the pianist's obsession with large chords, creating a myriad of textures for melodic and rhythmic counterpoint unlike any heard in jazz. His witty quotations from musicals, classical pieces, and folk songs were also a watermark of his artistry. When the Quartet split in 1967, Desmond began an intermittent yet satisfying recording career. It included dates with Gerry Mulligan for Verve, various sessions with Jim Hall, and a concert with the the Modern Jazz Quartet. He played his last gigs with the Brubeck Quartet at reunions before dying of lung cancer. Desmond's recordings for RCA have gotten box-set treatment and Mosaic issued one of the complete sessions with Hall. This exquisite piece of retro music history is a vinyl sound recording (not a CD). Please visit the A Sound Deal store for similar items and information on grading and shipping. Add me to your favorites for red hot sales bulletins and sneak previews of upcoming products. Combine Items to Save $$$! Click here to check the store for more!©A Sound Deal
