Paul Desmond

alto saxophone, saxophone, alto flute, performer, baritone saxophone

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
The Dave Brubeck Quartet performer Take Five
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) electric guitar, guitar Alone Together, Bewitched, Body and Soul, Bossa Antigua, By the River Sainte Marie, Concerto De Aranjuez, Desmond Blue, East of the Sun, Easy Living, El Prince, El Prince (alternate take), Embarcadero, Embarcadero (alternate take), For All We Know, Greensleeves, Here's That Rainy Day, I Get a Kick Out of You, I Should Care, I've Got You Under My Skin, I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face, Ill Wind, Late Lament, Like Someone in Love, My Funny Valentine, Nancy, Out of Nowhere, Polka Dots and Moonbeams, Poor Butterfly, Samba D'Orpheu, Samba de Orfeu, Take Ten, That Old Feeling, The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else), The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else, Theme From "Black Orpheus", Theme From Black Orpheus (feat. Jim Hall), Then I'll Be Tired of You, Time After Time, Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West, When Joanna Loved Me, You Go to My Head
Dave Brubeck piano Audrey, Back to Earth, Blue Shadows in the Street, Bluette, Bru's Boogie Woogie, Castilian Blues, Castilian Drums, Charles Matthew Hallelujah, Countdown, Danse Duet, Eleven Four, Far More Blues, Far More Drums, Fast Life, It's a Raggy Waltz, Koto Song, Maori Blues, Someday My Prince Will Come, Take Five, Three's Crowd, Unsquare Dance, Waltz Limp, Why Phillis
Connie Kay drums All the Things You Are, Alone Together, Bewitched, Blight of the Fumble Bee, Bossa Antigua, By the River Sainte Marie, East of the Sun, Easy Living, El Prince, El Prince (alternate take), Embarcadero, Embarcadero (alternate take), For All We Know, Greensleeves, Here's That Rainy Day, I Get a Kick Out of You, I'm Old Fashioned, I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face, My Funny Valentine, Nancy, Nuages, Out of Nowhere, Polka Dots and Moonbeams, Poor Butterfly, Samba D'Orpheu, Samba de Orfeu, Squeeze Me, Take Ten, That Old Feeling, The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else), The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else, The Way You Look Tonight, Theme From "Black Orpheus", Time After Time, Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West, When Joanna Loved Me, You Go to My Head
Eugene Wright bass Alone Together, Back to Earth, Blue Shadows in the Street, Bluette, Bossa Antigua, Bru's Boogie Woogie, By the River Sainte Marie, Castilian Blues, Castilian Drums, Charles Matthew Hallelujah, Countdown, Danse Duet, Easy Living, Eleven Four, Embarcadero, Far More Blues, Far More Drums, Fast Life, It's a Raggy Waltz, Koto Song, Maori Blues, Samba D'Orpheu, Someday My Prince Will Come, Take Five, Take Ten, That Old Feeling, The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else), Three's Crowd, Unsquare Dance, Waltz Limp, When Joanna Loved Me, Why Phillis

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
The Dave Brubeck Quartet performer Take Five
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) electric guitar, guitar Alone Together, Bewitched, Body and Soul, Bossa Antigua, By the River Sainte Marie, Concerto De Aranjuez, Desmond Blue, East of the Sun, Easy Living, El Prince, El Prince (alternate take), Embarcadero, Embarcadero (alternate take), For All We Know, Greensleeves, Here's That Rainy Day, I Get a Kick Out of You, I Should Care, I've Got You Under My Skin, I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face, Ill Wind, Late Lament, Like Someone in Love, My Funny Valentine, Nancy, Out of Nowhere, Polka Dots and Moonbeams, Poor Butterfly, Samba D'Orpheu, Samba de Orfeu, Take Ten, That Old Feeling, The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else), The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else, Theme From "Black Orpheus", Theme From Black Orpheus (feat. Jim Hall), Then I'll Be Tired of You, Time After Time, Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West, When Joanna Loved Me, You Go to My Head
Dave Brubeck piano Audrey, Back to Earth, Blue Shadows in the Street, Bluette, Bru's Boogie Woogie, Castilian Blues, Castilian Drums, Charles Matthew Hallelujah, Countdown, Danse Duet, Eleven Four, Far More Blues, Far More Drums, Fast Life, It's a Raggy Waltz, Koto Song, Maori Blues, Someday My Prince Will Come, Take Five, Three's Crowd, Unsquare Dance, Waltz Limp, Why Phillis
Connie Kay drums All the Things You Are, Alone Together, Bewitched, Blight of the Fumble Bee, Bossa Antigua, By the River Sainte Marie, East of the Sun, Easy Living, El Prince, El Prince (alternate take), Embarcadero, Embarcadero (alternate take), For All We Know, Greensleeves, Here's That Rainy Day, I Get a Kick Out of You, I'm Old Fashioned, I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face, My Funny Valentine, Nancy, Nuages, Out of Nowhere, Polka Dots and Moonbeams, Poor Butterfly, Samba D'Orpheu, Samba de Orfeu, Squeeze Me, Take Ten, That Old Feeling, The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else), The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else, The Way You Look Tonight, Theme From "Black Orpheus", Time After Time, Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West, When Joanna Loved Me, You Go to My Head
Eugene Wright bass Alone Together, Back to Earth, Blue Shadows in the Street, Bluette, Bossa Antigua, Bru's Boogie Woogie, By the River Sainte Marie, Castilian Blues, Castilian Drums, Charles Matthew Hallelujah, Countdown, Danse Duet, Easy Living, Eleven Four, Embarcadero, Far More Blues, Far More Drums, Fast Life, It's a Raggy Waltz, Koto Song, Maori Blues, Samba D'Orpheu, Someday My Prince Will Come, Take Five, Take Ten, That Old Feeling, The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else), Three's Crowd, Unsquare Dance, Waltz Limp, When Joanna Loved Me, Why Phillis
Joe Morello drums Back to Earth, Blue Shadows in the Street, Bluette, Bru's Boogie Woogie, Castilian Blues, Castilian Drums, Charles Matthew Hallelujah, Countdown, Danse Duet, Eleven Four, Far More Blues, Far More Drums, Fast Life, It's a Raggy Waltz, Koto Song, Maori Blues, Someday My Prince Will Come, Take Five, Three's Crowd, Unsquare Dance, Waltz Limp, Why Phillis
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) bass America, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Cecilia, Concerto De Aranjuez, El condor pasa, Faithful Brother, For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her, I'm Old Fashioned, Mrs. Robinson, Music For A While, Nuages, Old Friends, Romance De Amour, Romance de Amor, Scarborough Fair / Canticle, Skylark, So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright, Squeeze Me, Take Ten, The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy), Was a Sunny Day
George Avakian producer Alone Together, Body and Soul, Desmond Blue, El Prince, El Prince (alternate take), Embarcadero, Embarcadero (alternate take), I Should Care, I've Got You Under My Skin, Ill Wind, Late Lament, Like Someone in Love, My Funny Valentine, Nancy, Samba de Orfeu, Take Ten, The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else, Theme From "Black Orpheus", Then I'll Be Tired of You
Ray Hall engineer, recording Alone Together, Body and Soul, Desmond Blue, El Prince, El Prince (alternate take), Embarcadero, Embarcadero (alternate take), I Should Care, I've Got You Under My Skin, Ill Wind, Late Lament, Like Someone in Love, My Funny Valentine, Nancy, Samba de Orfeu, Take Ten, The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else, Theme From "Black Orpheus", Then I'll Be Tired of You
Don Sebesky arranger, conductor America, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Cecilia, El condor pasa, For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her, I'm Old Fashioned, Mrs. Robinson, Nuages, Old Friends, Romance de Amor, Scarborough Fair / Canticle, Skylark, So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright, Squeeze Me, Take Ten, The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy), Was a Sunny Day
Bob Prince arranger, conductor, producer Body and Soul, Desmond Blue, East of the Sun, For All We Know, Greensleeves, I Get a Kick Out of You, I Should Care, I've Got You Under My Skin, Ill Wind, Late Lament, Like Someone in Love, My Funny Valentine, Then I'll Be Tired of You, Time After Time, Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West, You Go to My Head
Gerry Mulligan baritone saxophone All the Things You Are, Battle Hymn of the Republican, Blight of the Fumble Bee, Blues in Time, Body and Soul, Fall Out, Line for Lyons, Out of Nowhere, Stand Still, Stardust, The Way You Look Tonight, Two of a Mind, Wintersong
Gene Cherico bass, double bass Alone Together, El Prince, El Prince (alternate take), Embarcadero, Embarcadero (alternate take), My Funny Valentine, Nancy, Poor Butterfly, Samba de Orfeu, The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else), The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else, Theme From "Black Orpheus"
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) bass Battle Hymn of the Republican, Blues in Time, Body and Soul, Fall Out, Line for Lyons, Out of Nowhere, Stand Still, Stardust, Two of a Mind, Wintersong
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) electric piano America, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Cecilia, El condor pasa, For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her, Mrs. Robinson, Old Friends, Scarborough Fair / Canticle, So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright, The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
Bill LaVorgna drums America, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Cecilia, El condor pasa, For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her, Mrs. Robinson, Old Friends, Scarborough Fair / Canticle, So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright, The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
Milt Hinton bass, double bass Body and Soul, Desmond Blue, I Should Care, I've Got You Under My Skin, Ill Wind, Imagination, Late Lament, Like Someone in Love, My Funny Valentine, Then I'll Be Tired of You
Percy Heath bass, double bass Bewitched, East of the Sun, For All We Know, Greensleeves, Here's That Rainy Day, I Get a Kick Out of You, I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face, Time After Time, Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West, You Go to My Head
Al Richmond French horn Body and Soul, Desmond Blue, I Should Care, I've Got You Under My Skin, Ill Wind, Late Lament, Like Someone in Love, My Funny Valentine, Then I'll Be Tired of You
Chet Baker trumpet Concerto De Aranjuez
Gloria Agostini (Harp) harp Body and Soul, Desmond Blue, I Should Care, I've Got You Under My Skin, Ill Wind, Imagination, Late Lament, Like Someone in Love
Dave Bailey drums Battle Hymn of the Republican, Blues in Time, Body and Soul, Fall Out, Line for Lyons, Stand Still, Wintersong
Creed Taylor producer I'm Old Fashioned, Nuages, Romance de Amor, Skylark, Squeeze Me, Take Ten, Was a Sunny Day
Rudy van Gelder engineer I'm Old Fashioned, Nuages, Romance de Amor, Skylark, Squeeze Me, Take Ten, Was a Sunny Day
Mark Wilder mix I'm Old Fashioned, Nuages, Romance de Amor, Skylark, Squeeze Me, Take Ten, Was a Sunny Day
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) electric piano, keyboard, piano Music For A While, Romance De Amour, Romance de Amor, Skylark, Take Ten, Was a Sunny Day
Jack DeJohnette drums Music For A While, Romance De Amour, Romance de Amor, Skylark, Take Ten, Was a Sunny Day
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player) guitar Music For A While, Romance De Amour, Romance de Amor, Skylark, Take Ten, Was a Sunny Day
Gábor Szabó guitar Romance De Amour, Romance de Amor, Skylark, Take Ten, Was a Sunny Day
Mel Lewis drums Out of Nowhere, Stardust, Two of a Mind
Ed Bickert guitar I'm Old Fashioned, Nuages, Squeeze Me
John Beal (bassist) bass Blight of the Fumble Bee, The Way You Look Tonight
George Ricci cello Music For A While, Was a Sunny Day
Robert Thomas, Jr. (jazz fusion percussionist) drums Body and Soul, I've Got You Under My Skin
Ralph MacDonald percussion Was a Sunny Day
Airto Moreira (percussionist) drums, percussion Faithful Brother
George Duvivier bass Out of Nowhere
Jane Rutter flute Take 5
Bob Bates bass Audrey
Osie Johnson drums Imagination
George Marge woodwind My Funny Valentine
Robert Doty woodwind My Funny Valentine
Joe Dodge drums Audrey
Romeo Penque woodwind Body and Soul
Gene Bianco harp My Funny Valentine
Dório Ferreira guitar Faithful Brother
Stan Webb (US jazz saxophone, flute) woodwind Body and Soul
Steve Gadd (drummer) drums Concerto De Aranjuez
Tony Miranda French horn Imagination
Wendell Marshall bass All the Things You Are
“Sir” Roland Hanna (jazz pianist) piano Concerto De Aranjuez

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
The Dave Brubeck Quartet alto flute, alto saxophone "C" Jam Blues / (Take the "A" Train), (When It's) Sleepy Time Down South, A Fine Romance, A Minor Thing, A Quiet Girl, Ace in the Hole, African Times Suite: African Time / African Breeze / African Dance, Alice in Wonderland, All Through the Night, All the Things You Are, Allá en el Rancho Grande, Allá en el Rancho Grande (My Ranch), Angel Eyes, Anything Goes, Audrey, Audrey (Incomplete), Autumn in Washington Square, Back Bay Blues, Back to Earth, Balcony Rock, Basin Street Blues, Blue Moon, Blue Rondo A La Turk, Blue Rondo a la Turk, Blue Rondo à la Turk, Blue Shadows in the Street, Bluette, Bossa Nova U.S.A., Brandenburg Gate, Broadway Bossa Nova, Broadway Romance, Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?, Bru's Blues, Bru's Boogie Woogie, Bésame Mucho (Kiss Me Much), Bésame mucho, Cable Car, Calcutta Blues, Camptown Races (take 1), Camptown Races (take 2), Cantiga nova swing, Castilian Blues, Castilian Drums, Charles Matthew Hallelujah, Chicago, Cielito Lindo (Blue Sky), Cielito lindo, Ciello lindo, Circus on Parade, Closing Time Blues, Coracao sensivel (Tender Heart), Countdown, Crazy Chris, Crazy Rhythm, Cultural Exchange, Curtain Time, Danse Duet, Darling Nellie Gray, Dizzy Ditty, Don't Worry 'Bout Me, Don't Worry 'bout Me, Don't Worry About Me, Drum Feature, Easy as You Go, Elementals, Eleven Four, Estrellita, Estrellita (Little Star), Everybody’s Jumpin’, Everything Happens to Me, Far More Blue, Far More Drums, Fare Thee Well, Annabelle, Fast Life, Fatha, Flamingo, For All We Know, Frenesi, Fujiyama, G Flat Theme, Georgia on My Mind, Give a Little Whistle, God Save the Queen, Gone With the Wind, Good Reviews, Heigh‐Ho (The Dwarfs’ Marching Song), Here Lies Love, History of a Boy Scout, Home at Last, How High the Moon, I Feel Pretty, I Get a Kick Out of You, I Remember You, I Want to Be Happy, I'll Never Smile Again, I'm Afraid the Masquerade Is Over, I'm In A Dancing Mood, I'm in a Dancing Mood, Iberia, In Your Own Sweet Way, In the Lurch, Indiana, Irmao amigo (Brother Friend), It's a Raggy Waltz, It's a Raggy Waltz (live at Carnegie Hall), It’s a Raggy Waltz, Jackpot, Jeepers Creepers, Jump for Joy, Just One of Those Things, Kathy's Waltz, Kathy’s Waltz, Keepin' Out of Mischief Now, King for a Day, Koto Song, La Bamba, La Paloma Azul (The Blue Dove), La bamba, La paloma azul, Lamento, Laura, Le Souk, Let's Fall in Love, Let's Get Away From It All, Liberian Suite: Dance No. 3, Like Someone in Love, Little Girl Blue, Little Man With a Candy Cigar, Little Rock Getaway, Lonely Mr. Broadway, Lonesome Road, Love Walked In, Love Walked In (incomplete), Love for Sale, Lover, Lover Come Back to Me, Lullaby in Rhythm, Maori Blues, Marble Arch, Maria, My Favorite Things, My One Bad Habit, My Romance, Night and Day, Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, Nomad, Nostalgia de México, Ode to a Cowboy, Oh, Lady Be Good, Ol' Man River, On the Alamo, One Moment Worth Years, One Song, Osaka Blues, Out of Nowhere, Over and Over Again, Over the Rainbow, Pennies From Heaven, Perdido, Pick Up Sticks, Pilgrim's Progress, Plain Song, Poinciana, Poinciana (Song of the Tree), Rising Sun, Royal Garden Blues, Rude Old Man, Salute to Stephen Foster, Set My People Free, Shim Wha, Shish Kebab, Short'nin' Bread, Since Love Had Its Way, Sixth Sense, Slow and Easy (a.k.a. Lawless Mike), So This Is Love, Sobre las Olas (Over the Waves), Sobre las olas (Over the Waves), Some Day My Prince Will Come, Someday My Prince Will Come, Something to Sing About, Sometimes I'm Happy, Somewhere, Sounds Of The Loop, Sounds of the Loop, Southern Scene, Spring in Central Park, St. Louis Blues, Stardust, Stompin' for Mili, Strange Meadow Lark, Summer Song, Summer on the Sound, Swanee River, Take Five, Take The "A" Train, Take the "A" Train, Take the “A” Train, Take the “a” Train, Taking a Chance on Love, Tangerine, Tea for Two, Thank You (Dziekuje), The City Is Crying, The Duke, The Golden Horn, The Lonesome Road, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, The Night We Called It a Day, The Real Ambassador, The Song Is You, The Trolley Song, The Way You Look Tonight, The Wright Groove, Theme (The Duke) Complete, Theme From "Mr. Broadway", Theme From Elementals, Theme for June, There'll Be No Tomorrow, These Foolish Things, These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You), They Say I Look Like God, Things Ain't What They Used to Be, This Can't Be Love, Three to Get Ready, Three to Get Ready & Four to Go, Three's a Crowd, Toki's Theme, Tokyo Traffic, Tonight, Too Marvelous for Words, Two Part Contention, Two-Part Contention, Unisphere, Unknown Song, Unsquare Dance, Upstage Rumba, Vento fresco (Cool Wind), Very Good Advice, Violets for Your Furs, Waltz Limp, Watusi Drums, What Is This Thing Called Love?, When You Wish Upon a Star, When You're Smiling, When the Saints Go Marchin' In, Who's Afraid, Why Can't I?, Why Do I Love, Why Do I Love You, Why Do I Love You?, Why Phillis Waltz, Will You Still Be Mine?, Win a Few, Lose a Few, Winter Ballad, Wonderful Copenhagen, World's Fair, Yonder for Two, You Go to My Head, You're the Top, Zen Is When
Jim Hall alto saxophone Concierto de Aranjuez, The Answer Is Yes, Two's Blues, You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
Dave Brubeck alto saxophone Cassandra, Forty Days, He Done Her Wrong, Koto Song, Lonesome, Lost Waltz, Rotterdam Blues, Rude Old Man, Softly, William, Softly, Take Five, Time In, Travellin' Blues, Trolley Song, Truth, Unfinished Woman, Watusi Drums, Who Said That?
Grey Children alto saxophone A Foggy Day, Alice in Wonderland, All the Things You Are, At a Perfume Counter, Crazy Chris, Forty Days, Frenesi, Just One of Those Things, Koto Song, Look for the Silver Lining, Lulu's Back in Town, Lyon's Busy, Mam'selle, Me and My Shadow, Mr. Broadway, My Romance, Somebody Loves Me, St. Louis Blues, Stardust, Sweet Georgia Brown, Take Five, You Go to My Head
Don Sebesky alto saxophone Song to a Seagull, Vocalise
Gerry Mulligan performer All the Things You Are (feat. Paul Desmond)
The Dave Brubeck Octet alto saxophone Fugue on Bop Themes, How High the Moon, IPCA, Let's Fall in Love, Love Walked In, Playland-at-the-Beach, Prelude, September in the Rain, Serenade Suite, The Way You Look Tonight, What Is This Thing Called Love
後藤文夫 alto saxophone Ain't Misbehavin', All by Myself, Am I Blue?, Blues in the Dark, Evenin', I Never Knew (I Could Love Anyone Like I'm Loving You), My Melancholy Baby, River, Stay 'Way From My Door, Shine on Harvest Moon, There’ll Be Some Changes Made, You Can Depend on Me
Casablanca alto saxophone Briar Bush, Late Lament, Melanctha, Paradiddle Joe, Strange Meadowlark, Talkin' and Walkin', Tonight Only, Tristesse, Weep No More
Chet Baker alto saxophone Autumn Leaves, El Morro, How Deep Is the Ocean, I'm Getting Sentimental Over You / You've Changed, Oh, You Crazy Moon, Tangerine, The Best Thing for You, You Can't Go Home Again
The Dave Brubeck Quintet alto saxophone Chorale, Darien Mode, Divertimento, Leo's Place, Piéta, Prelude, Shouts, Strolling
草刈みどり alto saxophone Alice in Wonderland, Balcony Rock, Blue Dove, Koto Song, Stardust, Summer Song, These Foolish Things, You Go to My Head
Frank Rizzo alto saxophone Bags' New Groove, Blue Dove, East of the Sun, Greensleeves, Here's That Rainy Day, Jesus Christ Superstar, You Go to My Head
WICKD alto saxophone Dialogues for Jazz Combo & Orchestra: I. Allegro, Dialogues for Jazz Combo & Orchestra: II. Andante - Ballad, Dialogues for Jazz Combo & Orchestra: III. Adagio - Ballad, Dialogues for Jazz Combo & Orchestra: IV. Allegro - Blues
Max Roach Quintet alto saxophone Tea for Two
Jackie & Roy alto saxophone Summer Song / Summertime