Paul Desmond - Paul Desmond Quartet Live
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Music Reviews of Paul Desmond Quartet Live
Music Review: Paul Desmond at his relaxed best, but...
Rating: 4 Stars
This is a great album that has unfortunately been REMASTERED with the BASS CRANKED UP WAY TOO HIGH, at least for my taste. So the bass constantly beats you over the head when it should be in balance with the rest of this wonderful group. The Telarc CD "Like Someone In Love," with the same great line-up, is not as sonically clear, but the balance of the group is just right. Nevertheless, if you're a Desmond fan "Live" has marvelous performances and is a great addition to round out your library. The original LP of "Live" was just right and I wish that Don Thompson, the bass player and engineer, had not turned up his own volume on the CD release as if the bass is constantly soloing in the foreground of the group. Still, it's a great group with Desmond at his most relaxed and witty best. Five stars for the performances! There was no one like Paul - a treasure.Music Review: Another A&M Treasure Unearthed by Verve -- finally
Rating: 5 Stars
At long last the Verve label, in a series we hope will continue for a long time, has reissued PAUL DESMOND QUARTET LIVE. This album of live performances recorded in Toronto, Canada, was originally released as a double record set by A&M/Horizon (SP 850/Horizon 10) in 1976. The other players were Ed Bickert (guitar), Jerry Fuller (drums) and Don Thompson (acoustic bass). Smooth and heavenly renditions of Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Wave" and Luis Bonfa's "Manha De Carnival" are particularly nice. This reissue was held up momentarily by the legalities of adding the final bonus track. Other live recordings from Desmond's post-Brubeck solo days are said to exist. Perhaps these will be offered in the future. Meanwhile, buy this one and support the Verve/A&M reissue effort, which has been a tremendous public service to all jazz fans.Music Review: Passionate Desmond
Rating: 5 Stars
Having owned this CD for several months I cannot bring myself to listen to any of the other cuts on it beside the extraordinarily passionate rendering of "Manha de Carnaval." This work is for me the highlight of the album and everything else on it sounds frivolous in comparison. Do not let this discourage you from buying it because notice I said, "in comparison." I cannot believe the passion, soul, and emotion that these three players bring to this piece. It is as if these three Anglos (or Yankees if you are Mexican) were miraculously transformed into Latinos- they get the spirit so right! A similar instance of chameleon-like transformation occured in the playing of Kyoto Song by the Dave Brubeck quartet when they visited Tokyo. They captured the spirit of the place as if they were natives.Music Review: Smooth As Silk
Rating: 5 Stars
If there's a cocktail lounge in heaven, this is what it sounds like. Desmond presents an effortless aura, his control and technique are amazing. Don't be deceived, though, as lazy and laid back as it is, there's real feeling here, pure and simple.Music Review: Great album
Rating: 5 Stars
I first got to know Paul Desmond through Dave Brubeck and the Take Five album. This album is more Paul Desmond at his best.