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Paul Desmond - 1924 - 1977. Alto Saxophonist.
Born Paul Emil Breitenfeld. Musical genius.
Composer of the jazz classic "Take Five". The
song is the waltz "Emily" by Johnny Mandell
performed at the Monterey Jazz festival in
1975. He played a Selmer Super Balanced
Action Alto, a Gregory 4a-18m mouthpiece, and
Rico 3-1/2 reeds and is seen here wearing
"the suit". He stays fairly close to the
lovely melody for the first 32 bars, and then
off he goes. The effortlessness with which
he spins beautiful melodic improvised lines
is depressing (How did he do that?!!). This
was the result of genius. He had total
command of his instrument, having the ability
to play far in to the altissimo register long
before it became a studied discipline for the
saxophone. And he just stands there, moving
little more than his long fingers. No
jumping, dancing, swaying, or crouching, just
beautiful, swinging music. Note that he is
quoting the waltz "Would You" at 2:35. He
appears pleased with the result at 2:43.
Tags : paul desmond emily saxophone jazz |
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