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Paul Desmond |
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Name: Paul Desmond
| Nee: |
Paul Emil Breitenfeld |
| Born: |
25 Nov 1924 |
| Died: |
30 May 1977 |
| Origin: |
San Francisco, California, United States |
| Instruments: |
Sax (Alto) |
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| Paul Desmond came to prominence as the saxophone player of the Dave Brubeck quartet (he even penned their biggest hit, Take Five) from 1951 (when the quartet was formed) until 1967. His alto saxophone tone owed nothing to the great alto player of the time, Charlie Parker, instead his was a clear, light, floating sound which many tried unsuccessfully to imitate (he once described his tone as). He loved gentle ballads and could float off into dreamy or syrupy solos (depending on point of view) unless woken up by his bandmates. Much of the success of the classic Dave Brubeck quartet was due to the superposition of his light, airy style and Brubeck's relatively heavy polytonal piano work. |
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