Paul Desmond: Take Ten

Straightahead / Mainstream Jazz
premiera polska: 2004-02-23
kontynent: Ameryka Północna
kraj: USA
opakowanie: Jewelcaseowe etui
opis:
Editor's info:
Take Ten was the first small-group jazz album Desmond released as a solo artist under a contract with RCA records. His initial RCA releases were an album featuring him alongside a string orchestra (1961's Desmond Blue), and a small-group session co-lead with Gerry Mulligan (1962's Two of a Mind). With Take Ten, Desmond continued a partnership with guitarist Jim Hall that had begun with the 1959 quartet album First Place Again for Warner Bros. Records. In the time between the earlier quartet record with Hall and Take Ten, Desmond (as part of The Dave Brubeck Quartet) had a huge popular hit in 1961 with his composition "Take Five". "Take Five" was recorded in 1959 for the Brubeck Quartet's Time Out album, but only became a hit after the 1961 single release. Take Ten's title track was a 5/4 jazz composition similar to "Take Five" in terms of rhythm, chord structure, and melody. The Take Ten album also reflected the popularity of another early-1960s Billboard Hot 100 U.S. jazz hit, 1962's "Desafinado" recording by jazz saxophonist Stan Getz. "Desafinado" marked the beginning of the bossa nova craze in North America. The Dave Brubeck Quartet (featuring Desmond) recorded Bossa Nova U.S.A. in the fall of 1962, following the popularity of "Desafinado". Take Ten was Desmond's first solo album to incorporate bossa nova. Desmond continued to explore bossa nova in his next album, 1964's Bossa Antigua.

muzycy:
Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
Jim Hall – guitar
Gene Cherico (tracks 2-8), Eugene Wright (track 1) – bass
Connie Kay – drums

utwory:
1. Take Ten 3:08
2. El Prince 3:32
3. Alone Together 6:49
4. Embarcadero 4:04
5. Theme From Black Orpheus 4:10
6. Nancy 6:02
7. Samba De Orpheu 4:26
8. The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else 5:38
9. Out Of Nowhere - Bonus Track 6:45
10. Embarcadero - Bonus Track 4:53
11. El Prince - Bonus Track 5:35

wydano: Sep 27, 2010
nagrano: Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City on June 5, 1963 (track 8), June 10, 1963 (tracks 5 & 7). June 12, 1963 (tracks 2 & 3), June 14, 1963 (tracks 4 & 6) and June 25, 1963 (track 1)
more info: www.columbiarecords.com