The Best Of Paul Desmond

~ Release by Paul Desmond (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Song To A Seagull
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1974-04-27)
producer:
Creed Taylor
mixer:
Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Paul Desmond (on 1974-04-27)
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1974-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1974-04-27)
piano:
Don Sebesky (on 1974-04-27)
conductor:
Don Sebesky (on 1974-04-27)
arranger:
Don Sebesky
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1974-04-27)
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Song to a Seagull (on 1974-04-27)
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Siquomb Pub. Corp.
5:48
2Take Ten
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
mixer:
Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1973-11-27)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1973-11-27)
guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player) (on 1973-11-27)
keyboard:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) (on 1973-11-27)
solo guitar:
Gábor Szabó (on 1973-11-27)
conductor:
Don Sebesky (on 1973-11-27)
arranger:
Don Sebesky
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1973-11-27)
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Take Ten (on 1973-11-27)
composer:
Paul Desmond
publisher:
Desmond Music Company (Paul Desmond)
6:06
3Romance De Amor
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
mixer:
Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1973-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1973-11-28)
guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player) (on 1973-11-28)
keyboard:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) (on 1973-11-28)
solo guitar:
Gábor Szabó (on 1973-11-28)
conductor:
Don Sebesky (on 1973-11-28)
arranger:
Don Sebesky
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1973-11-28)
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Romance de Amor (on 1973-11-28)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Desmond Music Company (Paul Desmond) and Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp.
9:40
4Was A Sunny Day
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
mixer:
Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Paul Desmond (on 1973-12-04)
cello:
George Ricci (on 1973-12-04)
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1973-12-04)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1973-12-04)
electric piano and piano:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) (on 1973-12-04)
guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player) (on 1973-12-04)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (on 1973-12-04)
solo guitar [guitar (all solos)]:
Gábor Szabó (on 1973-12-04)
conductor:
Don Sebesky (on 1973-12-04)
arranger:
Don Sebesky
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1973-12-04)
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
later releases:
Was a Sunny Day by Paul Desmond
instrumental cover recording of:
Was a Sunny Day (on 1973-12-04)
publisher:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1973)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music
4:54
5Summer Song/Summertime
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
mixer:
Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Paul Desmond
bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
bass trombone:
Paul Faulise (American jazz trombone player, based in New Jersey, USA.)
flute:
Phil Bodner (Woodwind player)
French horn:
Jim Buffington (US jazz, studio and classical hornist) and Peter Gordon (French hornist)
membranophone:
Billy Cobham
percussion:
Phil Kraus
trombone:
Wayne Andre and Garnett Brown
trumpet:
John Frosk, Al Rubin and Marvin Stamm
vocals:
Jackie Cain and Roy Kral
conductor:
Don Sebesky
arranger:
Don Sebesky
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Summer Song (on 1972-06-07)
lyricist:
Iola Brubeck
composer:
Dave Brubeck
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1972-06-07)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
4:41
6Squeeze Me
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
producer:
Creed Taylor
mixer:
Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
electric guitar [guitar]:
Ed Bickert (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
conductor:
Don Sebesky (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
arranger:
Don Sebesky
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
instrumental recording of:
Squeeze Me (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
lyricist:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
4:34
7I'm Old Fashioned
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
producer:
Creed Taylor
mixer:
Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
electric guitar [guitar]:
Ed Bickert (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
conductor:
Don Sebesky (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
arranger:
Don Sebesky
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
instrumental recording of:
I’m Old Fashioned (from “You Were Never Lovelier”) (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1942)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co., The Johnny Mercer Foundation and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
4:58
8Nuages
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
mixer:
Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Paul Desmond (on 1974-09-25)
bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1974-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1974-09-25)
guitar:
Ed Bickert (on 1974-09-25)
conductor:
Don Sebesky (on 1974-09-25)
arranger:
Don Sebesky
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1974-09-25)
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Nuages (instrumental) (on 1974-09-25)
composer:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
5:16
9You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1975-04-23)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
mixer:
Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Paul Desmond (on 1975-04-23)
bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1975-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer) (on 1975-04-23)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1975-04-23)
piano:
“Sir” Roland Hanna (jazz pianist) (on 1975-04-23)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1975-04-23)
conductor:
Don Sebesky (on 1975-04-23)
arranger:
Don Sebesky
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1975-04-23)
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To (on 1975-04-23)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
7:06
10Autumn Leaves
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
mixer:
Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
alto saxophone and alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Paul Desmond (from 1974-10-31 until 1974-11-01)
bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (from 1974-10-31 until 1974-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer) (from 1974-10-31 until 1974-11-01)
electric piano:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) (from 1974-10-31 until 1974-11-01)
flute:
Hubert Laws (from 1974-10-31 until 1974-11-01)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (from 1974-10-31 until 1974-11-01)
woodwind:
George Marge (from 1974-10-31 until 1974-11-01) and Romeo Penque (from 1974-10-31 until 1974-11-01)
conductor:
Don Sebesky (from 1974-10-31 until 1974-11-01)
arranger:
Don Sebesky
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (from 1974-10-31 until 1974-11-01)
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Autumn Leaves (jazz standard, english lyrics) (from 1974-10-31 until 1974-11-01)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1945)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer) (in 1945)
translator:
Johnny Mercer (in 1947)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Enoch & Cie., Morley Music Corp. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
translated version of:
Les Feuilles mortes
7:06
11Skylark
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
mixer:
Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Paul Desmond (on 1973-12-04)
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1973-12-04)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1973-12-04)
guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player) (on 1973-12-04)
piano:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) (on 1973-12-04)
solo guitar:
Gábor Szabó (on 1973-12-04)
conductor:
Don Sebesky (on 1973-12-04)
arranger:
Don Sebesky
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1973-12-04)
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
later releases:
Skylark by Paul Desmond
instrumental recording of:
Skylark (on 1973-12-04)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1941)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., George Simon Music Co., George Simon, Inc., Hoagy Publishing Co., Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP), The Johnny Mercer Foundation, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
5:17
12Vocalise
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1973-04-13)
producer:
Creed Taylor
mixer:
Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Paul Desmond (on 1973-04-13)
bass trombone:
Paul Faulise (American jazz trombone player, based in New Jersey, USA.) (on 1973-04-13) and Alan Raph (on 1973-04-13)
cello:
Seymour Barab (on 1973-04-13), Charles McCracken (cellist) (on 1973-04-13), George Ricci (on 1973-04-13) and Alan Shulman (cellist and composer) (on 1973-04-13)
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1973-04-13)
double bass [concert string bass]:
Homer Mensch (on 1973-04-13)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1973-04-13)
flute:
Phil Bodner (Woodwind player) (on 1973-04-13), Jerry Dodgion (on 1973-04-13), George Marge (on 1973-04-13) and Romeo Penque (on 1973-04-13)
French horn:
Earl Chapin (on 1973-04-13) and Jim Buffington (US jazz, studio and classical hornist) (on 1973-04-13)
piano:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) (on 1973-04-13)
trombone:
Wayne Andre (on 1973-04-13), Garnett Brown (on 1973-04-13) and Warren Covington (on 1973-04-13)
trumpet:
Randy Brecker (on 1973-04-13), Al Rubin (on 1973-04-13) and Joe Shepley (on 1973-04-13)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Milt Jackson (on 1973-04-13)
violin:
Al Brown (violin) (on 1973-04-13), Harry Cykman (on 1973-04-13), Max Ellen (on 1973-04-13), Paul Gershman (on 1973-04-13), Harry Glickman (on 1973-04-13), Emanuel Green (on 1973-04-13), Harold Kohon (on 1973-04-13), Charles Libove (on 1973-04-13), Harry Lookofsky (on 1973-04-13), Joe Malin (on 1973-04-13), David Nadien (on 1973-04-13), Gene Orloff (on 1973-04-13), Elliot Rosoff (on 1973-04-13) and Irving Spice (violinist, concertmaster and strings) (on 1973-04-13)
conductor:
Don Sebesky (on 1973-04-13)
arranger:
Don Sebesky (on 1973-04-13)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1973-04-13)
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (catch-all for unknown arrangements) (on 1973-04-13)
composer:
Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer) (in 1912)
arrangement of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise (for voice and piano, original version)
5:36

Credits

Release

art direction:Bruce Mishkin
Joel Zimmerman (graphic design)
design/illustration:FPG
Terence A. Gili
liner notes and producer:Didier C. Deutsch
miscellaneous support:Tony Tiller (packaging coordinator)
mastering:Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
manufactured by and distributed by:Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)
copyrighted (©) by:Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1990)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (from 1972 until 1975, in 1990)
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (from 1972 until 1975, in 1990)
mastered at:Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
part of:Columbia Jazz Contemporary Masters (order: 20)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1979922 [info]
ASIN:US: B0000026X9 [info]