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Paul Desmond
Since 1924 · Ended in 1977
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Paul Desmond (born Paul Emil Breitenfeld; November 25, 1924 – May 30, 1977) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer and proponent of cool jazz. He was a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet and composed the group's biggest hit, "Take Five". The song remains the best-selling jazz song of all time.
In addition to his work with Brubeck, he led several groups and collaborated with Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Jim Hall, and Ed Bickert. After years of chain smoking and poor health, Desmond succumbed to lung cancer in 1977 after a tour with Brubeck.
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Paul Desmond, de son vrai nom Paul Emil Breitenfeld, est un musicien et arrangeur de jazz américain né à San Francisco le 25 novembre 1924 et mort à New York le 30 mai 1977.
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Discography
Albums
- 1960 First Place Again
- 1962 Desmond Blue
- 1962 Two of a Mind
- 1963 Take Ten
- 1965 Bossa Antigua
- 1965 Glad to Be Unhappy
- 1966 Easy Living
- 1969 Bridge Over Troubled Water
- 1969 From the Hot Afternoon
- 1969 Summertime
- 1973 Skylark
- 1975 Pure Desmond
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- 1976 1975: The Duets
- 1981 I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 40
- 1986 Easy Living
- 1990 Stardust
- 1993 Late Lament
- 1994 Re-Union
- 1995 Take Five
- 1996 The Ballad of Paul Desmond
- 2000 Desmond Blue / Take Ten
- 2002 Complete Jazz at Storyville
- 2002 Cool Imagination
- 2009 Improvised Counterpoints
- 2015 Six Classic Albums
- 2020 Paul Desmond Plays Paul Desmond
- 2021 Nice People
