Best of

Paul Desmond | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 20, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000026X9
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #304,523 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Song To A Seagull

2. Take Ten

3. Romance De Amor

4. Was A Sunny Day

5. Summer Song/Summertime

6. Squeeze Me

7. I'm Old Fasioned

8. Nuages

9. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To

10. Autumn Leaves

11. Skylark

12. Vocalise

Editorial Reviews

Cool, dry alto sax stylings on this accumulation from his years with CTI. Enjoy Song to a Seagull; Take Ten; Skylark; I'm Old Fashioned, and more 12 tracks in all! --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Daddy'O loves it, February 27, 2009

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Irish Living (Colchester, VT United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Best of Paul Desmond (Audio CD)

Got this for my dad for Christmas and he closed his eyes and smiled. Then went into a history lesson on Paul Desmond and jazz for me but it was great seeing him so happy over a gift.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More of the "Best", February 14, 2010

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Bill Penname (Louisiana) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Best of Paul Desmond (Audio CD)

No one matches the lyrical sounds of Paul Desmond's Alto. This compilation is great, to say "Best" is inaccurate - "Highlighting" would be better - Paul Desmond is one of the few that produces consistent high quality. No single CD could encompass all his "Best" I have a number of the CD's that are represented here, but it encourages me to obtain some of the others represented here. Especially "Skylark", I love the haunting gypsy guitar of Gabor Szabo. Ballads, Blues or just plain swingin-Desmond is Beautiful and his distinctive sound is Captivating.

20 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars desmond, August 23, 2000

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kate (new york) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

as an alto player, i really appreciate the sounds of desmond on this cd. he has a very airy, mellow, soft sound which is very relaxing. i especially enjoyed the "song to a seagull," with the quiet melody that flows along. i recommend this cd for anyone who plays sax, whatever style of music, or anyone who likes to listen to soft jazz.