MUSIC ON CD Complete RCA Albums Collection

6CD set / Clamshell Box / All Paul Desmond’s RCA albums from the 1960’s in the original LP artwork. In 2011 remastered and all known bonus tracks added. Richly illustrated 20 page booklet with all the session details and personnel. Introduction written by set producer Richard Seidel! About the Artist As the featured alto saxophonist in the Dave Brubeck quartet, Paul Desmond was a central figure in the most commercially successful jazz ensemble of the time. As the sole horn in the group he attracted considerable critical and public acclaim for his supremely lyrical, sublimely melodic playing. But even a beloved sideman has to step into the full glare of the spotlight at times. The 1961 ‘Desmond Blue’ matched the saxophonist with a string orchestra and outstanding arrangements by Bob Prince for a set of exquisitely rendered classics including a memorable “My Funny Valentine”. Five of the six albums feature melodic guitar giant Jim Hall, his ideal musical partner. Paul Desmond was a master at Bossa Nova, heard here on both the ‘Bossa Antigua’ and ‘Take Ten’ albums. Albums included - Desmond Blue / Take Ten / Bossa Antigua / Glad To Be Unhappy / Easy Living / Two Of A Mind (with Gerry Mulligan)