Paul Desmond - Milestones of a Jazz Legend (10CD)

CD 1

■ Paul Desmond Quintet - Desmond

1. A Garden in the Rain (James

Dyrenforth, Carroll Gibbons) 3.02

2. Soon (George & Ira Gershwin) 3.01

3. Winky (Bill Bates) 4.35

4. Will I Know (Jack Weeks) 2.53

5. Jeruvian (David van Kriedt) 2.59

6. Baroque [Choral Prelude] (David van

Kriedt) 3.16

7. But Happy [Fugue IV] (David van Kriedt)

3.49

8. Misty Window (David van Kriedt) 3.06

9. Warm Cradle (David van Kriedt) 3.04

Paul Desmond (as) Dick Collins (tp) David

Van Kriedt (ts) Barney Kessel (git) Bob

Bates (b) Joe Dodge (drs) The Bill Bates

Singers (voc: 1 - 4) Jack Weeks (ar: 1- 4)

Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood,

in October and November 1954

■ Paul Desmond Quartet feat. Don Elliott

10. Jazzabelle (Paul Desmond) 2.21

11. A Watchmans Carrol (Don Elliott) 2.53

12. Everything Happens to Me (Tom Adair,

Matt Dennis) 3.26

13. Let's Get Away from It All (Tom Adair,

Matt Dennis) 2.26

14. Look for the Silver Lining (Jerome

Kern, DeSylva) 2.35

15. Sacre Blues (Paul Desmond) 4.34

16. You Go to My Head (J. Fred Coots,

Dizzy Gillespie) 2.51

17. Line for Lyons (Gerry Mulligan) 2.28

18. 'S Wonderful (George & Ira Gershwin)

2.50

Paul Desmond (as) Don Elliott (tp)

Norman Bates (b) Joe Dodge (drs)

Recorded in San Francisco on February

14, 1956

TOTAL TIME 68.37

CD 2

■ Dave Brubeck Quartet - Jazz At The

College Of the Pacific Vol 2

1. All the Things You Are (Jerome Kern,

Oscar Hammerstein II) 3.02

2. Laura (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer)

3.01

3. Lullaby in Rhythm (Walter Hirsch,

Benny Goodman) 4.35

4. I'll Never Smile Again (Ruth Lowe)

2.53

5. I Remember You (Victor Schertzinger,

Johnny Mercer) 2.59

6. For All We Know (J. Fred Coots, Sam

M. Lewis) 3.16

Dave Brubeck (p) Paul Desmond (as)

Ron Crotty (b) Joe Dodge (drs)

Recorded at College of the Pacific,

Stockton, on December 14, 1953

■ Brubeck / Desmond - Jazz At

Storyville

7. Over The Rainbow (E. Y.Harburg,

Harold Arlen) 3.49

8. You Go To My Head (J. Fred Coots,

Dizzy Gillespie) 3.06

9. Crazy Chris (Dave Brubeck, Paul

Desmond) 3.04

10. Give A Little Whistle (Leigh Harline,

Ned Washington) 2.21

11. Lady Be Good (George & Ira

Gershwin) 2.53

12. Tea For Two (Irving Caesar, Vincent

Youmans) 3.26

Dave Brubeck (p) Paul Desmond (as)

Ron Crotty (b) Lloyd Davis (drs)

Recorded at George Wein's Storyville in

Boston on October 2, 1952

TOTAL TIME 68.37

CD 3

■ Gerry Mulligan Paul Desmond Quartet

- Blues In Time

1. Blues in Time (Paul Desmond) 3.02

2. Body and Soul (Johnny Green,

Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank

Eyton) 3.01

3. Standstill (Gerry Mulligan) 4.35

4. Line for Lyons (Gerry Mulligan) 2.53

5. Wintersong Time (Paul Desmond)

2.59

6. Battle Hymn of the Republican (Paul

Desmond) 3.16

Paul Desmond (as) Gerry Mulligan (brs)

Joe Benjamin (b) Dave Bailey (drs)

Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los

Angeles on August 2, 1957 and Fine

Sound Studio, New York on August 27,

1957

TOTAL TIME 68.37

CD 4

■ Paul Desmond - First Place Again

1. I Get a Kick Out of You (Cole Porter)

3.02

2. For All We Know (J. Fred Coots, Sam

M. Lewis) 3.01

3. Two Degrees East, Three Degrees

West (John Lewis) 4.35

4. Greensleeves (Traditional) 2.53

5. You Go to My Head (J. Fred Coots,

Haven Gillespie) 2.59

6. East of the Sun (and West of the

Moon) (Brooks Bowman) 3.16

7. Time After Time (Jule Styne, Sammy

Cahn) 3.49

Paul Desmond (as) Jim Hall (git) Percy

Heath (b) Connie Kay (drs)

Recorded in New York City on

September 5–7, 1959

■ Paul Desmond and Dave Brubeck -

Jazz Interwoven

8. At A Perfume Counter (Edgar Leslie,

Joe Burke) 3.06

9. Stardust (Hoagey Carmichael,

Mitchell Parish) 3.04

10. Crazy Chris (Dave Brubeck) 2.21

Dave Brubeck (p) Paul Desmond (as)

Bob Bates (b) Joe Dodge (drs)

Recorded at University Of California,

Berkeley, and Storyville, Boston, in

March 1954

TOTAL TIME 68.37

CD 5

■ Paul Desmond - Desmond Blue

1. My Funny Valentine (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz

Hart) 3.02

2. Desmond Blue (Paul Desmond) 3.01

3. Then I'll Be Tired of You (Arthur Schwartz, Yip

Harburg) 4.35

4. I've Got You Under My Skin (Cole Porter) 2.53

5. Late Lament (Paul Desmond) 2.59

6. I Should Care (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston,

Sammy Cahn) 3.16

7. Like Someone in Love (Jimmy Van Heusen,

Johnny Burke) 3.49

8. Ill Wind (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) 3.06

9. Body and Soul (Johnny Green, Frank Eyton,

Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) 3.04

Paul Desmond (as) Albert Richman (french horn:

tracks 1-4, 8 & 9) Phil Bodner ( 5-7), Robert Doty

(1), George Marge ( 1), Romeo Penque ( 2-9),

Stan Webb ( 2-4, 8

& 9) (woodwinds) Gloria Agostini (2-9), Eugene

Bianco (1) (harp)

Jim Hall( git) Gene Cherico (1), Milt Hinton (2-9)

(b) Connie Kay (1), Bobby Thomas (2-9) (dr)

unidentified string section conducted by Bob

Prince

Recorded in New York City on September 13and

28 and October 2, 1961

■ Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan - Two Of A

Mind

10. All the Things You Are (Jerome Kern, Oscar

Hammerstein II) 2.21

11. Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)

2.53

12. Two of a Mind (Paul Desmond) 3.26

13. Blight of the Fumble Bee (Gerry Mulligan)

2.26

14. The Way You Look Tonight (Jerome Kern,

Dorothy Fields) 2.35

15. Out of Nowhere (Johnny Green, Edward

Heyman) 4.34

Paul Desmond (as) Gerry Mulligan (brs) John

Beal (b:13) Joe Benjamin (b: 12 & 15),

Wendell Marshall (b: 10 & 11) Connie Kay (drs:

10, 11, 14) Mel Lewis (drs: 12 & 15),

Recorded at RCA Studio A in New York City on

June 26, 1962 (tracks 13 & 14), July 3, 1962

(tracks 10 & 11) and August 13, 1962 (tracks 12

& 15)

TOTAL TIME 68.37

CD 6

■ Dave Brubeck Octet

1. The Way You Look Tonight (Dorothy

Fields, Jerome Kern) 3.02

2. Love Walked In (George Gershwin,

Ira Gershwin) 3.01

3. What Is This Thing Called Love?

(Cole Porter) 4.35

4. September In The Rain (Al Dubin,

Harry Warren) 2.53

5. Prelude (David Van Kriedt) 2.59

6. Fugue On Bop Themes (David Van

Kriedt) 3.16

7. Let's Fall In Love (Harold Arlen, Ted

Koehler) 3.49

8. Ipca (William O. Smith) 3.06

9. How High The Moon (Morgan Lewis,

Nancy Hamilton) 3.04

10. Serenade Suite (David Van Kriedt

2.21

11. Playland-At-The-Beach (Dave

Brubeck) 2.53

12. Prisoner's Song (Guy Massey) 3.26

13. Schizophrenic Scherzo (William O.

Smith) 2.26

14. Rondo (Dave Brubeck) 2.35

15. I Hear A Rhapsody (Dick Gasparre,

George Fragos, Jack Baker, Richard

Bard) 4.34

16. You Go To My Head (Dizzy

Gillespie, J. Fred Coots) 2.26

17. Laura (David Raksin, Johnny

Mercer) 2.35

18. Closing Theme (Dave Brubeck) 4.34

Dick Collins (tp) Paul Desmond (as)

William O. Smith (cl) David Van Kriedt

(ts) Bob Collins (brs) Dave Brubeck (p)

Jack Weeks (b) Cal Tjader (drs)

Recorded in San Francisco between

1946 and 1950

TOTAL TIME 68.37

CD 7

■ Dave Brubeck Quartet - Jazz At Oberlin

1. These Foolish Things (Remind Me of

You)

(Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey, Harry Link)

3.02

2. Perdido (Juan Tizol, Hans Lengsfelder,

Ervin Drake) 3.01

3. Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell

Parish) 4.35

4. The Way You Look Tonight (Jerome

Kern, Dorothy Fields) 2.53

5. How High the Moon (Nancy Hamilton,

Morgan Lewis) 2.59

Recorded at Oberlin College, Oberlin, on

March 2, 1953

■ Dave Brubeck Quartet feat. Paul

Desmond - Jazz At The Blackhawk

6. Jeepers Creepers (Harry Warren,

Johnny Mercer) 3.16

7. On A Little Street In Singapore (Billy Hill,

Peter DeRose) 3.49

8. Trolley Song (Rehearsal) (Hugh Martin,

Ralph Blane) 3.06

9. The Trolley Song (Hugh Martin, Ralph

Blane) 3.04

10. I May Be Wrong (Harry Ruskin, Henry

Sullivan) 2.21

11. Blue Moon (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz

Hart) 2.53

12. My Heart Stood Still (Richard Rodgers,

Lorenz Hart) 3.26

12. Let's Fall In Love (Harold Arlen, Ted

Koehler) 3.26

Dave Brubeck (p) Paul Desmond (as) Bill

Ruther (b: 8 & 10) Ron Crotty (b: 6, 7, 9,

11-13) Lloyd Davis (drs)

Recorded at the Surf Club, Hollywood,

Sept. 1952 (7 & 10) & Feb. 1953 (11 & 13),

at the Blackhawk, San Francisco, Sept.

1953 (6), at Bill Bates'

home, Los Angeles, Oct. 1953 (8 & 12) and

in San Francisco, late 1953 (9)

TOTAL TIME 68.37

CD 8

■ Dave Brubeck Quartet - Jazz Goes To

College

1. Balcony Rock (Dave Brubeck, Paul

Desmond) (University of Michigan) 3.02

2. Out of Nowhere (Johnny Green,

Edward Heyman) (University of

Cincinnati) 3.01

3. Le Souk (Brubeck, Desmond) (Oberlin

College) 4.35

4. Take the 'A' Train (Billy Strayhorn)

(University of Michigan) 2.53

5. The Song Is You (Oscar Hammerstein

II, Jerome Kern) (University of Michigan)

2.59

6. Don't Worry 'bout Me (Rube Bloom,

Ted Koehler) (University of Michigan)

3.16

7. I Want to Be Happy (Irving Caesar,

Vincent Youmans) (University of

Michigan) 3.49

Dave Brubeck (p) Paul Desmond (as)

Bob Bates (b) Joe Dodge (drs)

Track 3 recorded on April 14, 1954 and

track 4 on March 26, 1954; other

recording dates unknown

TOTAL TIME 68.37

CD 9

■ Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai - At

Newport

1. In Your Own Sweet Way (Dave

Brubeck) 3.02

2. Two Part Contention (Brubeck) 3.01

3. Take the "A" Train (Billy Strayhorn)

4.35

4. I'm in a Dancing Mood (Al Goodhart,

Al Hoffman, Maurice Sigler) 2.53

Dave Brubeck (p) Paul Desmond (as)

Norman Bates (b) Joe Dodge (drs)

5. Lover, Come Back to Me (Sigmund

Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) 2.53

6. True Blue Tromboniums (Kai Winding)

3.16

7. NWPT (J. J. Johnson) 3.49

J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding (tb,

trombonium) Dick Katz (p) Bill Crow (b)

Rudy Collins (drs)

Recorded at Newport Jazz Festival,

Newport, RI, on July 6, 1956

TOTAL TIME 68.37

CD 10

■ The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Guest

Star: Carmen McRae

- Tonight Only

1. Melanctha (Dave Brubeck) 3.02

2. Weep No More (Dave Brubeck, Iola

Brubeck) 3.01

3. Talkin' and Walkin' (Eugene Wright)

4.35

4. Briar Bush (D. Brubeck, I. Brubeck)

2.53

5. Paradiddle Joe (Johnny Morris, Fred

Parries, Jerry Pugsley) 2.59

6. Late Lament (Paul Desmond) 3.16

7. Strange Meadow Lark (D. Brubeck, I.

Brubeck) 3.49

8. Tristesse (D. Brubeck) 3.06

9. Tonight Only (D. Brubeck) 3.04

Carmen McRae (voc) Dave Brubeck (p)

Paul Desmond (as) Gene Wright (b) Joe

Morello (drs)

Recorded on September 9 and

December 14–15, 1960

TOTAL TIME 68.37