Paul Quartet Desmond - Edmonton Festival 76
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Artist: Paul Quartet DesmondEdition: Music CD
Format: Import, Live
CD Release Date: 2008-08-20
Music Label: Gambit Spain
Soundtracks:
- Just Squeeze Me
- Darn That Dream
- Wave
- Someday My Prince Will Come
- Wendy
- Take Five
Music reviews of Edmonton Festival 76
Music Review: Nice playing, but tame even for Desmond
Rating: 3 Stars
Paul Desmond set the standard for mellow alto sax, and I've always loved his playing. He sounds good here, and so does the rest of the quartet, but there's no variation in the energy level, which is a bit surprising for a live performance. I've heard some earlier live recordings where Desmond cuts loose with some hot licks, but all six tracks in this collection will go straight to your easy listening jazz playlist.
If you're a Desmond collector, be prepared to hear things you've heard before. For example, he does "Just Squeeze Me" and "Wave" from the "Pure Desmond" album, using extended versions of the same arrangements. Obviously, his signature tune "Take Five" has been recorded before, and this rendition doesn't introduce anything new.
If you don't have a lot of Desmond in your collection and you want some beautiful light jazz featuring alto sax and guitar, this is a great choice that gives you an hour of music, plus the booklet insert includes a transcript of a radio interview Desmond did immediately after this 1976 performance. If you're looking for more variety or more energy, you won't find this satisfying.
Description of Edmonton Festival 76
A previously unreleased concert by Paul Desmond's Canadian Quartet and Desmond's next to last recording ever! Includes a 16-page booklet containing a review of this concert published the following day, as well as an amazing Desmond interview taped right after the concert was performed. Marvelous music in excellent sound quality! Paul Desmond formed his Canadian quartet in early 1975. The group's earliest known recordings consist of radio broadcasts from Toronto's Bourbon Street Club on March 29 of that year. Two subsequent live recordings at that venue (in October and November 1975 - some of which would be issued by Desmond himself on the album Live) and a sole version of "Emily" (filmed at the Monterey Jazz Festival 1975) marked the complete discography of the quartet until now. Gambit.General CDs
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