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The MJQ made their annual Christmas gig at New York's Town Hall one year, and who should show up after intermission but Paul Desmond, who would hardly bring himself to play with anyone in those days, save a Creed Taylor record date or two. The cool classical modernists and the dry-martini altoist are not unexpectedly a close fit -- after all, Percy Heath and especially Connie Kay had been fixtures on Desmond's solo sessions -- and they do some relaxed swinging turns on some congenial standards, adaptations of P.D. tunes ("La Paloma," "Greensleeves"), one current hit ("Jesus Christ Superstar" in a cute John Lewis arrangement), and the inevitable "Bags' Groove" (here entitled "Bags' New Groove"). Again, Desmond softly intones perhaps his favorite standard in the repertoire (he recorded it countless times), "You Go to My Head," tumbling contrapuntally around Milt Jackson in the tune, while "East of the Sun" has a fine chase sequence between the two down the stretch. Though they had been friends since the 1950s, this was apparently the only time the MJQ and Desmond ever performed in public, making this one-off album (issued well after Desmond's death through Lewis's efforts) a thing to savor for fans of all five musicians.
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Greensleeves
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3:23 |
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You Go To My Head
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7:53 |
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Blue Dove (La Paloma Azul)
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5:04 |
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Jesus Christ Superstar
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4:57 |
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Here's That Rainy Day
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5:02 |
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East Of The Sun
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8:20 |
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Bags' New Groove
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5:12 |
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07 Total Tracks, 39:51 Total Length
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Credits
- Paul Desmond - Sax (Alto) // Paul Desmond - Sax (Alto) // Paul Desmond - Sax (Alto) // Paul Desmond - Sax (Alto) // Paul Desmond - Sax (Alto) // Paul Desmond - Sax (Alto) // Paul Desmond - Photography // Paul Desmond - Photography // Paul Desmond - Photography // Paul Desmond - Photography // Paul Desmond - Photography // Paul Desmond - Photography // Milt Jackson - Vibraphone // Milt Jackson - Vibraphone // Milt Jackson - Vibraphone // Milt Jackson - Vibraphone // Milt Jackson - Vibraphone // Milt Jackson - Vibraphone // Milt Jackson - Vibraphone // Milt Jackson - Vibraphone // Milt Jackson - Vibraphone // Milt Jackson - Vibraphone // Milt Jackson - Vibraphone // Milt Jackson - Vibraphone // Milt Jackson - Vibraphone // John Lewis - Piano // John Lewis - Arranger // John Lewis - Producer // Connie Kay - Drums // Percy Heath - Bass // Bob Thiele - Reissue Producer // Irving Townsend - Liner Notes // Chuck Stewart - Photography // Ken Glancy - Producer // Ken Glancy - Reissue Producer // Chris Herles - Digital Mastering // Mitchell Seidel - Photography
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Composers
John Lewis -
Performers
Paul Desmond played Sax (Alto) // John Lewis played Piano // Connie Kay played Drums // Percy Heath played Bass (Vocal) -
Other Details
- Instruments:
- Piano //
- Bass (Vocal) //
- Drums //
- Sax (Alto)
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