The Best of the Complete Paul Desmond RCA Victor Recordings Featuring Jim Hall

~ Release by Paul Desmond (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1My Funny Valentine
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1961-09-14)
double bass [bass]:
Gene Cherico (on 1961-09-14)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1961-09-14)
French horn:
Al Richmond (on 1961-09-14)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1961-09-14)
harp:
Gene Bianco (on 1961-09-14)
woodwind:
Robert Doty (on 1961-09-14) and George Marge (on 1961-09-14)
live instrumental recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”) (on 1961-09-14)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司 (1995–2019)), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
3:54
2Take Ten
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
George Avakian
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1963-06-25)
bass and double bass [bass]:
Eugene Wright (bass) (on 1963-06-25)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1963-06-25)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1963-06-25)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-06-25)
live recording of:
Take Ten (on 1963-06-25)
composer:
Paul Desmond
publisher:
Desmond Music Company (Paul Desmond)
3:10
3Nancy
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
George Avakian
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1963-06-14)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Gene Cherico (on 1963-06-14)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1963-06-14)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1963-06-14)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-06-14)
live instrumental cover recording of:
Nancy (With the Laughing Face) (on 1963-06-14)
lyricist:
Phil Silvers
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
instrumental cover recording of:
Nancy (With the Laughing Face) (on 1963-06-14)
lyricist:
Phil Silvers
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
6:04
4Body and Soul
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1961-10-02)
double bass [bass]:
Milt Hinton (on 1961-10-02)
drums (drum set):
Robert Thomas, Jr. (jazz fusion percussionist) (on 1961-10-02)
French horn:
Al Richmond (on 1961-10-02)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1961-10-02)
harp:
Gloria Agostini (Harp) (on 1961-10-02)
woodwind:
Romeo Penque (on 1961-10-02) and Stan Webb (US jazz saxophone, flute) (on 1961-10-02)
live instrumental cover recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1961-10-02)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
4:54
5Poor Butterfly
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1963-06-10)
double bass [bass]:
Gene Cherico (on 1963-06-10)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1963-06-10)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1963-06-10)
live instrumental cover recording of:
Poor Butterfly (on 1963-06-10)
lyricist:
John L. Golden (in 1916)
composer:
John Raymond Hubbell (composer, co-founder of ASCAP) (in 1916)
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
7:19
6By the River Sainte Marie
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1964-09-04)
double bass [bass]:
Eugene Wright (bass) (on 1964-09-04)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1964-09-04)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1964-09-04)
live instrumental cover recording of:
By the River Sainte Marie (on 1964-09-04)
writer:
Edgar Leslie and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
6:17
7Bossa Antigua
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1964-07-28)
double bass [bass]:
Eugene Wright (bass) (on 1964-07-28)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1964-07-28)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1964-07-28)
live recording of:
Bossa Antigua (on 1964-07-28)
composer:
Paul Desmond
4:46
8The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1964-07-29)
double bass [bass]:
Eugene Wright (bass) (on 1964-07-29)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1964-07-29)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1964-07-29)
live instrumental cover recording of:
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (on 1964-07-29)
lyricist:
Buddy Bernier
composer:
Buddy Bernier and Jerry Brainin
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
5:07
9When Joanna Loved Me
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1964-07-14)
double bass [bass]:
Eugene Wright (bass) (on 1964-07-14)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1964-07-14)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1964-07-14)
live instrumental cover recording of:
When Joanna Loved Me (on 1964-07-14)
lyricist:
Robert Wells (songwriter)
composer:
Jack Segal (US songwriter)
5:45
10I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1965-06-01)
double bass [bass]:
Percy Heath (on 1965-06-01)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1965-06-01)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1965-06-01)
live instrumental cover recording of:
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face (My Fair Lady) (on 1965-06-01)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
4:16

Credits

Release

photography:Chuck Stewart (photographer, best known for his portraits of jazz singers and musicians)
engineer:Marian Conaty
Joe Lopes (engineer)
executive producer:Steve Backer
producer:Jon M. Samuels (engineer classical music)
John Snyder (US producer)
ASIN:US: B00004NKA3 [info]