Paul Desmond - Feeling Blue (1997)

1 	When Joanna Loved Me 	
2 	Alone Together 	
3 	Here's That Rainy Day 	
4 	Body And Soul 	
5 	Samba D'Orpheu 	
6 	Polka Dots And Moonbeams 	
7 	Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered 	
8 	That Old Feeling 	
9 	I've Got You Under My Skin 	
10 	I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face 	
11 	The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else) 	
12 	Easy Living 	
13 	Embarcadero 	
14 	All The Things You Are 	

Paul Desmond - Sax (Alto) 
Gloria Agostini - Harp
Gene Cherico - Bass 
Jim Hall - Guitar
Percy Heath - Bass 
Milt Hinton - Bass
Connie Kay - Drums 
Wendell Marshall - Bass
Gerry Mulligan - Sax (Baritone)
Romeo Penque - Woodwind 
Al Richman - French Horn 
Robert Dylan Thomas - Drums, Strings
Stan Webb - Woodwind
Eugene Wright - Bass 

Recording Date: October 2, 1961 - July 14, 1964

Jazz musicians tend to divide themselves into two groups, the rhythmic players and the melodic players. Some of course have strong elements of both in their playing. On this scale Paul Desmond is at the extreme end of the melodic sector. His ability to weave intricate melodic patterns on any chord sequence is little short of pure magic. His tone was completely different to those who had gone before him and Charlie Parker probably less influenced him, than any other top saxophone player of the 50's and 60's. This did not please all the critics of the time, but when you listen to these tracks today, you realise that he was a unique influence in jazz. ---Don Mather, musicweb-international.com

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