Long before his success as the alto saxophonist with the dave brubeck quartet, decades before he wrote. Dave brubeck was born in the san francisco bay area city of concord, california, and grew up in a city located in the mother lode called ione, california. Just love pauls improvisations and this book allows you to recreate the. Paul desmond by paul desmond softcover audio online. Large format 10x11, hard bound with dust jacket, 372 pages, 190 photos, matte paper. I recently started learning the tune poor butterfly after listening to one of my all time favorite recordings glad to be unhappy by paul desmond featuring jim hall. The sound of a dry martini with a darkly lilting approach, alto saxophonist paul desmond rose to fame soloing in the crook of dave brubecks piano, playing a critical part in one. The public and private lives of paul desmond doug ramsey, malcolm harris, dave brubeck, iola brubeck on. The compartments of paul desmonds life lay exposed by doug ramsey to form a kind of mosaic that provides the fullest view of the complete desmond for his friends and his fans. I sat in the front row at a concert at the height of the quartets success, perhaps 15 feet from pauls bell, absorbing every dulcet note. A collection of transcribed solos from legendary cool jazz alto saxophonist paul desmond. Its a set of transcriptions of well known paul desmond songs, and as far as it goes, it does a good job.
This book got me started on listening to more paul desmond albums. As intended, this album presents alto sax specialist paul desmond as never featured before, with the backing of a string orchestra. Paul desmond alto saxophone transcription on wendy youtube. Of course, im especially partial to this live recording since i was at one of the gigs that were recorded in toronto. A commentary precedes each piece and points out things of particular merit in desmonds playing. Paul desmond was born paul emil breitenfeld, in san francisco, on november 25th, 1924. Home paul desmond discography session index catalog album index.
Read paul desmond saxophone signature licks a stepbystep breakdown of the sax styles and techniques of a jazz great by eric j. I assume that the strong clarinet embouchure he acquired provided a good foundation for his alto sound. Paul desmond is the author of paul desmond 10 jazz favorites 3. Sheet music for violin, flute, piano, alto saxophone, trumpet, clarinet, tenor, guitar tab s, soprano sax, euphonium, flugelhorn, trombone, viola, horn, basoon, tube, cello. Examine the sophisticated sounds of a jazz saxophone legen.
Best known for the work he did in the dave brubeck quartet and for composing that groups greatest hit, take five, paul. Paul desmond was an integral part of the dave brubeck quartet for seventeen years and a brilliant lyrical alto saxophonist who sought a personal sound on his instrument, one of a few emerging saxophonists in the early 1950s who chose not to copy the furious bop licks of charlie parker. Take five by paul desmond sheet music for tenor saxophone jazz music score. His ambition, he said, was to sound like a dry martini. The public and private lives of paul desmond parkside, 2005. I love his playing too in fact, hes responsible for me taking up the sax in the first place. Paul desmond by paul desmond softcover audio online sheet. Most of the biographical information in this essay comes from doug ramseys superb book, take five. Now listeners enter the heart of the paul desmondjim hall sessions, a great quartet date with gene cherico manning the bass gene wright deputizes on the title track and mjq drummer connie kay displaying other sides of his personality.
Balcony rock bossa antigua late lament take five take ten and more. Paul desmond, was, of course, the composer of dave brubecks legendary take five previously posted here. A sax player that had considerable influence on me was paul desmond. A commentary precedes each piece and points out things of particular merit in desmond s playing. The real vocal book has many of the selections from volumes 1 and 2 of the instrumental real books, but now with the lyrics added to the preexisting melody line. Paul desmond had a sound on alto saxophone that remains highly recognizable. Shop and buy the paul desmond collection alto sax sheet music. While ive only been playing alto sax for a year, i find these transcriptions inspiring and. Paul desmond one of my favorite saxophonists was paul desmond, who worked with pianist dave brubeck for 18 years. The paul desmond collection alto sax by paul desmond alto. A life told in pictures, music and memories, a jerry jazz musician production published in cooperation with ramsey and parkside publications, features photographs and excerpts from the book, as well as sound samples of desmonds music. A beautiful song performed by chet baker trumpet, paul desmond alto sax, hubert laws flute, bob james keyboard, ron carter contrabass and steve gad.
Dave brubeck et paul desmond sont les seuls membres fixes. Desmond produced a light, melodic tone on the alto saxophone, trying to sound, he said. Paul desmond a stepbystep breakdown of the sax styles and. This book is good but but not really what it claims to be, ie. At press time, the book is only available on kindle. Buy paul desmonds album titled blues in time to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another. To be fair, opinions are highly subjective but i happen to think that such people are ludicrous and insane. He played a selmer mark vi, used a gregory 4a18m mouthpiece, and rico 312 reeds. This one is a good one for beginner to advanced, and is here notated for alto saxophone in eb.
Paul desmond quartet live is a great disc its the kind of cd that diehard jazz fans and casual listeners alike can both enjoy. The record, filled with such beautiful jazz standards as my funny valentine, ive got you under my skin, and body and soul, is. A stepbystep breakdown of the sax styles and techniques of a jazz. Every musician leaves plenty of open space to let notes linger and no one is. Saxophone a stepbystep breakdown of the sax styles and techniques of a jazz great. Paul desmond paul emil breitenfeld born november 25, 1924, san francisco, ca. Even when a song is included in two or more books, as the most popular are, i use the transcriptions in this book to help learn the songs and then play along with.
Paul desmond alone together 1963 bestmusicofalltime. Checking out a few versions of arthur schwartzs alone together, i was blown away by paul desmonds take on the tune. The public and private lives of paul desmond is the story of a jazz artist who transcended genres to establish one of the most immediately recognizable sounds in all of music. The sax solos are varied and wonderful with a sound like. Paul desmond alto sax, gerry mulligan baritone sax, wendell marshall bass, connie kay drums. Listen to your favorite songs from desmond blue by paul desmond now. Does anyone know what sax, mouthpiece, reed desmond used. Examine the sophisticated sounds of a jazz sax legend with this instructional e. Paul desmond the paul desmond collection artist transcriptions. The public and private lives of paul desmond parkside publications isbn. Everyone wanted desmond to come up with a sequel to the monster hit take five.
With his light, melodic tone on the alto saxophone, he said he tried to sound like a dry martini. Extensive biography of jazz saxophonist paul desmond, one of the major jazz figures of all time, written by noted jazz critic doug ramsey. Hailed as the benchmark of cool jazz sax players by the all music guide, paul desmond is said to have endeavored to make his tone sound like a dry martini. Paul desmond, whose alto saxophone was as essential to the dave brubeck quartet as mr. Improvisation book available in pdf format to learn to improvise. Paul desmond plays beautifully free, always timing between the lines. A frank discussion of an addiction to benzedrine early in his life. This has to be one of the most laid back jazz lps ever recorded. Paul desmond, alto saxophonist with dave brubeck quartet. The paul desmond collection 17 classic transcriptions for altosax partition.
Its so, well, sort of polite and unassuming, hardly any edge on it, like i would imagine classical sax would sound if id heard any. That book of transcriptions is very fine had it for a few years now. Paul desmond 1953 selmer sba alto saxophone 99% original. Sheet music for tenor saxophone take five by paul desmond. The paul desmond collection alto sax by paul desmond. The advantage of this book is that it includes the grace notes and breath notes that paul desmond used as ornamentals in his playing.
Marquand of the alto, and again playing hookey from the mother lode with the same group of sturdy compatriots that made take ten such a joy to record. The babbitt company has a new model out that is supposed to help replicate the desmond sound. A stepbystep breakdown of the sax styles and techniques of a jazz great. A darker side of desmond also emerges from the book. Paul desmond and gerry mulligan quartet all the things you are 1962 personnel. Best sellers price low to high new releases most commented usa az level easy to difficult level difficult to easy in stock medias all with cd or audio with audio access with cd with dvd sheet music only samples all cover listen. The paul desmond collection from paul desmond buy now in. The transcriptions in the other books are basically a 95% solution and the accompanying cds follow suit. Le dave brubeck quartet, avec desmond et son saxophone.
Examine the sophisticated sounds of a jazz sax legend with this instructional bookaudio pack that explores 12 desmond classics. So i got out my real book out and found a chart on the tune to see if the melody was close to what paul desmond was playing. Jim hall is as chill as a saturday night martini and paul desmonds alto sax floats through this material like a wisp of smoke. Theres something about you and paul desmond that drew you to each other, wasnt there. I didnt know whether to ask this here or in the sax players section, but anyway, my question is fairly simple. Desmond blue by paul desmond on amazon music unlimited. Brubecks piano, died early yesterday at his home at 77 west 55th street. For details on how to purchase the book, visit the parkside publications web site. Rediscovering dave brubeck talking with dave brubeck. As far as his sax sound, paul was a well trained and accomplished clarinetist before he got into jazz alto sax. Desmond paul collection sax saxophone sheet music hal leonard. A stepbystep breakdown of the sax styles and techniques of a jazz great signature. E m7 b m7 e m7 b m7 e m7 b m7 e m7 b m7 e m7 b m7 e m7 b m7 e m7 b m7 e m7 g 7 5 c maj7 a m6 b m7 e m7 a m7 d 7 g maj7 g 7 5 c maj7 a m6 b m7 e m7 a m7 d 7 fm7 4 b 7.
The paul desmond collection alto saxophone hal leonard online. Talking with dave brubeck dave on paul desmond and the quartet. I agree an accompanying cd, at least with background tracks would be nice to have, but if you want to learn to play the songs as close as possible to the way paul desmond did, the failure to include a cd is not a reason not to buy this book. Paul desmond was an american jazz alto saxophonist and composer, best known for his work. Paul desmond saxophone signature licks ebook by eric j. Paul desmond born paul emil breitenfeld, november 25, 1924 may 30, 1977 was an american jazz alto saxophonist and composer, best known for his work with the dave brubeck quartet and for composing that groups biggest hit, take five. He was one of the most popular musicians to come out of the cool jazz scene in addition to his work with brubeck, he led several groups and collaborated. For sale is a paul desmond setup in stunning original condition. He began by playing clarinet in high school and was tutored in music theory by his father, a theater organist and arranger. The paul desmond collection 17 classic transcriptions for altosax music. Ive met a few alto players who claim not to like paul desmonds playing. Paul desmond sheet music books hard copy paul desmond sheet music digital printable sorting and filters.
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