In my last 'Desmond's Quotes' post, I spotlighted bassist Eugene Wright and his spectacular and festive references in his bass solo, showing that Paul Desmond wasn't the only one that could get off fun and witty quotes. I also mentioned how cool it would be if the drummer from one of Brubeck's groups had somehow [...]
Rolling along with the festive-themed 'Desmond's Quotes', this post highlights another band member of the Brubeck Quartet making Christmas references in their solo. This recording is unique in that there are numerous quotes and references flying around, and it's not just Paul Desmond that engages in the shenanigans. The recording that all this merry music-making [...]
As the Christmas season marches on, it's time for another variation of 'Desmond's Quotes'- Christmas Edition. This post focuses on the leader, Dave Brubeck, who was just as slick with the quotes and references as his friend Paul Desmond. And just like Desmond, he often used festive tunes as fodder for his own solos. This [...]
Christmas came early, for me anyhow. After a combo of school and lack of funds kept me away for months, I was able to make a trip down to my local record store. A few hours later, I walked out with too many records. Those records will be profiled here in the next few weeks, [...]
That's right. As the title states, I thought I'd get into the Christmas spirit by making the 'Desmond's Quotes' this holiday season focused on Christmas. I know what you're thinking. "Gee, it was enough that you kept finding quotes among Paul Desmond's music, but now you're getting more specific with Christmasy stuff?", or "you have [...]
Running a blog half-dedicated to Paul Desmond, I couldn't let his birthday pass without doing something. I pondered what and how to commemorate his birthday, and after much deliberation, I opted to spotlight one of his original compositions and the Desmondology behind it. Born on the 25 of November, 1924, he would've been 93 today. [...]
One of the most famous tunes Paul Desmond 'wrote' was a song named 'Audrey'. Paul had a big crush on Audrey Hepburn, and at a recording session in 1954, he and the Brubeck Quartet improvised a minor blues with her in mind. In the ensuing years, the Dave Brubeck Quartet would occasionally return to the [...]
This edition of 'Desmond's Quotes' is special for a couple of reasons. First of all, it kicks off a new series entitled 'Brubeck's Notes', which sets out to spotlight performances where Dave Brubeck weaves his own quotative magic. Second of all, this post highlights one of Brubeck's most inspired moments ever captured on tape. [...]
After a lengthy spell of no posts, I found some time to write. I won't say free time, because if I do, an assignment will suddenly appear. While sitting in a particularly boring lecture the other day, I began to think about Paul Desmond's public and private spats with drummers in Brubeck's quartets. Radio personality [...]
For the last few weeks, everyone and their mother has been abuzz with excitement about the total eclipse, billed as the Great American Eclipse. To commemorate the event, I thought I'd spotlight a jazz tune all about lunar happenings. This galactic installment of 'Desmond's Quotes' again features the Dave Brubeck Quartet performing the jazz war [...]
It's A Raggy Waltz 