Paul Desmond & Jim Hall - The Complete Recordings [1988] (4 x CDs)

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PAUL DESMOND & JIM HALL

Paul Desmond & Jim Hall - The Complete Recordings [1988] (4 x CDs)

Although the RCA recordings featuring the Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall were eventually reissued by the original label (also in a boxed set) after the last copy of this limited-edition Mosaic box was sold, it is the Mosaic collection which will be remembered as a classic. Only that set includes the initial studio collaboration of Desmond & Hall for Warner Bros.; also present are reprints of Doug Ramsey's warm memorial tribute to the alto saxophonist, as well as Marian McPartland's brilliant portrait (written for Downbeat in 1960) and Desmond's own side-splitting article written for Punch about a Brubeck gig that went slightly haywire, all helping to unfold a portion of the mystery behind this man. The lyrical alto saxophonist found a kindred spirit and musical equal in the guitarist and discovered that Hall was the perfect substitute for a pianist, a role left purposely unfilled on nearly all of Desmond's record dates as a leader. With Connie Kay on drums and a rotating cast of first call bassists, including Percy Heath, George Duvivier, Gene Cherico, and Gene Wright, Paul Desmond's cool toned alto sax explores a number of timeless standards, lesser-known tunes, a few of the leader's originals (though none became remotely as well-known as his hit "Take Five"), along with Hall's "All Across the City" and Wright's "Rude Old Man." There are no disappointing tracks within this collection, and the only minor flaw was the accidental omission of one track previously issued (and subsequently reissued) by RCA. If you haven't already acquired this now rare set, prepare to pay a fortune, but it is a very sound investment, which will likely provoke squabbles among any of any heirs who are jazz collectors. (AMG review by Ken Dryden

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Track lists

CD1

01 Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hall - East Of The Sun 5:45

02 Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hall - For All We Know 5:33

03 Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hall - I Get A Kick Out Of You 8:38

04 Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hall - Greensleeves 2:05

05 Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hall - Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West 7:28

06 Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hall - Time After Time 6:13

07 Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hall - You Go To My Head 6:27

08 Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hall - Susie 3:49

09 Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hall - Out Of Nowhere 6:49

10 Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hall - The One I Love 5:38

11 Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hall - Polka Dots And Moonbeams 5:53

12 Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hall - Samba De Orfeu 4:19

CD2

01 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - Poor Butterfly 7:19

02 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - Theme from Black Orpheus 4:13

03 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - Embarcadero (alternate take) 4:56

04 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - El Prince 3:27

05 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - El Prince (alternate take) 5:37

06 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - Alone Together 6:55

07 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (alternate take) 7:19

08 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - Nancy 6:05

09 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - Embarcadero 4:01

10 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - Blues for Fun 6:27

11 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - Take Ten 3:11

12 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - That Old Feeling 5:48

13 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - Angel Eyes 6:15

CD3

01 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - Rude Old Man 5:41

02 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - A Taste of Honey 4:31

03 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - When Joanna Loved Me 5:46

04 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - Polka Dots and Moonbeams (alternate take) 6:11

05 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - Samba Cantina 5:41

06 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - Bossa Antigua 4:38

07 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - Samba Cepeda 5:08

08 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - A Ship Without a Sail 6:19

09 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - The Night Has a Thousand Eyes 4:43

10 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - O Gato (alternate take) 4:54

11 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - Any Other Time 5:24

12 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - The Girl from East 9th Street 5:58

13 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - Curacao Doloroso 4:26

CD4

01 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - O Gato 4:26

02 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - Stranger in Town 6:25

03 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - By the River Saint Marie 6:16

04 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - Glad to Be Unhappy 5:34

05 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo 4:43

06 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - Easy Living 7:06

07 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - All Across the City 4:33

08 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - Bewitched (alternate take) 7:47

09 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - All Through the Night 5:28

10 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face 4:19

11 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - Here's That Rainy Day 5:25

12 Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - Bewitched 6:21

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