I play sax and have listened to most of the masters. Paul Desmond is hands down my favorite. 2 notes in you KNOW it's him. His tone is so distinctive, like a clarinetist in his approach.
Excellent comment. Same goes for a lot of guitarists. It isn't what you play nor how fast you play, but what you know NOT to play. That's what made early Peter Green recordings so incredible.You're right about PD - for me he will always be the ultimate alto-man.
Reginald Pledger love desmond but lets be serious- he has diffenernt gifts than parker and coltrane. Paul didnt have the technique or the inclination to play fast. And I’m glad too that he didnt. He just had other gifts.
@@stangetz534 Right. Actually he didn't like playing fast. He enjoyed playing ballads and mellow medium swings. And he wanted all the fast swings he played, to make them sound like this as well. I think he was happy to be as he said himself with his humour «the slowest altoist ever» And he did with subtle style.
So sad to see Paul Desmond struggling to breathe from his awful lung disease that carried him off far too early. Before he had problems his lines were long and lyrical but here he's playing in short phrases and you can see his lung capacity is shot. I think that is tragic. He's so deeply missed. I'm grateful to have seen/heard the Brubeck Quartet 'live" here in the UK from the 1960s and early 1970s. Wouldn't have missed that for the world.
I find funny all the totally different comments made about Paul Desmond's solo. Actually, he plays a dozen notes, making a uncommon but very lyrical melody which fits perfectly the harmony of the tune. It looks strange, maybe not good for some people. But the people who find it great understand why it is so.
Newport is not far from where i was born ! Thanks Dennis , I actually attended a festival in 1989, but by then the festival was not the calliber of the 50s, or 60s. or 70s even
I have the utmost respect for desmond but he never looks like hes having fun. hes so damn good but seems so miserable and its so obvious he hates drummers
Paul disliked drummers that would "do too much". That's why it was hard for him to get along with Joe Morello in the days of the best known version of the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Paul liked drummers that provided him with a steady beat with nothing too fancy. I think he would have been happy with a drum machine..
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I play sax and have listened to most of the masters. Paul Desmond is hands down my favorite. 2 notes in you KNOW it's him. His tone is so distinctive, like a clarinetist in his approach.
best player. The way he creates his melody is pure magic.
All the notes Desmond is NOT playing...
A genius in simplicity and always romantic.
One of a kind.
Excellent comment. Same goes for a lot of guitarists. It isn't what you play nor how fast you play, but what you know NOT to play. That's what made early Peter Green recordings so incredible.You're right about PD - for me he will always be the ultimate alto-man.
Reginald Pledger love desmond but lets be serious- he has diffenernt gifts than parker and coltrane. Paul didnt have the technique or the inclination to play fast. And I’m glad too that he didnt. He just had other gifts.
@@stangetz534 Right. Actually he didn't like playing fast. He enjoyed playing ballads and mellow medium swings. And he wanted all the fast swings he played, to make them sound like this as well.
I think he was happy to be as he said himself with his humour «the slowest altoist ever» And he did with subtle style.
@@nicolasfagel6077 yeah I've heard most all of his stuff. Even have he big coffee table book on his life I purchased in 2000 or so.
I'm a Desmond's fan. He was fantastic and the best saxophonist of the world
So sad to see Paul Desmond struggling to breathe from his awful lung disease that carried him off far too early. Before he had problems his lines were long and lyrical but here he's playing in short phrases and you can see his lung capacity is shot. I think that is tragic. He's so deeply missed. I'm grateful to have seen/heard the Brubeck Quartet 'live" here in the UK from the 1960s and early 1970s. Wouldn't have missed that for the world.
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Quality doesn't grow old...44 years and still brand new...Marvelous!!!
❤questa musica accarezza l'anima . Grazie
Mulligan bello come il sole..un vero canaccio
Damn, what a solo by Paul Desmond !!
Desmond! What a great musician!
I just love watching Dave's face while he's creating !
I sound just like Desmond, well maybe only the turning of the ligature screws part.
Same here, but my ligature only has one screw so that must make me a half Desmond.
I tried to drink Dewars scotch..but unfortunately that's as close as I got to Desmond.
Ohh wow man, I dig the long hair on these cats!
I find funny all the totally different comments made about Paul Desmond's solo.
Actually, he plays a dozen notes, making a uncommon but very lyrical melody which fits perfectly the harmony of the tune.
It looks strange, maybe not good for some people.
But the people who find it great understand why it is so.
Better than wine, chocolate and lobster..
SUPERB !!
Excellent
Newport is not far from where i was born ! Thanks Dennis , I actually attended a festival in 1989, but by then the festival was not the calliber of the 50s, or 60s. or 70s even
wonderfull music and very nice from you to post it! Thanks!
Maybe the best baritone sax player of all time was Jerry Mulligan.
Peccato che questi fenomeni siano scomparsi!
Looks like he suffered through this one
Please, tell me is this concert released on dvd? I'd really like to find a copy for myself.
Beautiful post! Thank you!
yo dave is going insane on the piano
Alan Dawson on drums Sadly missed,and Jack Six on Bass...
With all due respect I have for Dawson he doesn't t sound good on this take.
who's on bass and drums?
Jack Six on bass, Alan Dawson on drums.
I have the utmost respect for desmond but he never looks like hes having fun. hes so damn good but seems so miserable and its so obvious he hates drummers
Why do you say Paul D. hates drummers?
Paul disliked drummers that would "do too much". That's why it was hard for him to get along with Joe Morello in the days of the best known version of the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Paul liked drummers that provided him with a steady beat with nothing too fancy. I think he would have been happy with a drum machine..
lol damn desmond sucks in this. was this after he left music