Paul Desmond - Pure Desmond (1975) [2011 CTI Records 40th Anniversary]
BAND/ARTIST: Paul Desmond
- Title: Pure Desmond
- Year Of Release: 1975/2011
- Label: CTI Records / Masterworks Jazz
- Genre: Cool Jazz
- Quality: FLAC (*tracks + .cue,log)
- Total Time: 00:58:33
- Total Size: 305 mb (+3%rec.)
- WebSite: Album Preview
With the Skylark "experiment" behind him, Paul Desmond reverted back to the relaxed quartet format that suited him well in the past. The reason? Through Jim Hall, he found a little-known, splendid guitarist in Toronto named Ed Bickert who became his new gigmate in 1974, and this album was meant to show his discovery off. In fact, it sparked a Desmond renaissance where he regained a good deal of the witty spark and erudite cool of his collaborations with Hall, no matter how unfashionable it was to play this way in 1974. Bickert is an even more reticent player than Hall, softer in touch and temperament, but eminently musical, enough to fire up Desmond's creativity. Old Desmond hand Connie Kay lends sympathy and comfort on drums, and Ron Carter is on bass. "Just Squeeze Me," "Everything I Love," and "Til the Clouds Roll By" are the best examples of the empathy at work here but any track will do.
Tracks:
01. Squeeze Me
02. I'm Old Fashioned
03. Nuages
04. Why Shouldn't I
05. Everything I Love
06. Warm Valley
07. Till The Clouds Roll By
08. Mean To Me
09. Theme From "M*A*S*H"
10. Wave
11. Nuages (Alternate Take)
12. Squeeze Me (Alternate Take)
13. Till The Clouds Roll By (Alternate Take)
Personnel:
PAUL DESMOND – alto sax
ED BICKERT – guitar
RON CARTER – bass
CONNIE KAY – drums
Tracks:
01. Squeeze Me
02. I'm Old Fashioned
03. Nuages
04. Why Shouldn't I
05. Everything I Love
06. Warm Valley
07. Till The Clouds Roll By
08. Mean To Me
09. Theme From "M*A*S*H"
10. Wave
11. Nuages (Alternate Take)
12. Squeeze Me (Alternate Take)
13. Till The Clouds Roll By (Alternate Take)
Personnel:
PAUL DESMOND – alto sax
ED BICKERT – guitar
RON CARTER – bass
CONNIE KAY – drums
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