With the Skylark "experiment" behind him, Paul Desmond reverted back to the relaxed quartet format that suited him well in the past.
The reason? Through Jim Hall, he found a little-known, splendid guitarist in Toronto named Ed Bickert who became his new gigmate in 1974, and this album was meant to show his discovery off.
In fact, it sparked a Desmond renaissance where he regained a good deal of the witty spark and erudite cool of his collaborations with Hall, no matter how unfashionable it was to play this way in 1974.
Bickert is an even more reticent player than Hall, softer in touch and temperament, but eminently musical, enough to fire up Desmond's creativity.
Old Desmond hand Connie Kay lends sympathy and comfort on drums, and Ron Carter is on bass.
"Just Squeeze Me," "Everything I Love," and "Til the Clouds Roll By" are the best examples of the empathy at work here but any track will do.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'm Old FashionedJerome Kern, Johnny Mercer | Paul Desmond | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Why Shouldn't ICole Porter | Paul Desmond | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Everything I LoveCole Porter | Paul Desmond | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Warm ValleyDuke Ellington | Paul Desmond | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | WaveAntônio Carlos Jobim | Paul Desmond | Play | 06:15 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Squeeze Me | Paul Desmond | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Mean To Me (Album Version) | Paul Desmond | Play | 05:13 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Nuages (Album Version) | Paul Desmond | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Till The Clouds Roll By | Paul Desmond | Play | 05:46 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Song From M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) (Album Version) | Paul Desmond | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred E. Ahlert | Composer |
| 2 | Mike Altman | Composer |
| 3 | Ed Bickert | Guitar |
| 4 | Ron Carter | Bass |
| 5 | Bob Ciano | Design |
| 6 | Paul Desmond | Primary Artist, Sax (Alto) |
| 7 | Duke Ellington | Composer |
| 8 | Lee Gaines | Composer |
| 9 | Antônio Carlos Jobim | Composer |
| 10 | Connie Kay | Drums |
| 11 | Jerome Kern | Composer |
| 12 | Jacques Larue | Composer |
| 13 | Gene Lees | Liner Notes |
| 14 | Johnny Mandel | Composer |
| 15 | Johnny Mercer | Composer |
| 16 | Cole Porter | Composer |
| 17 | Django Reinhardt | Composer |
| 18 | Jerry Sarapochiello | Cover Photo |
| 19 | Don Sebesky | Musical Supervision |
| 20 | Richard Seidel | Reissue Producer |
| 21 | Creed Taylor | Producer |
| 22 | Maria Triana | Mastering Engineer |
| 23 | Roy Turk | Composer |
| 24 | Rudy Van Gelder | Engineer |
| 25 | Mark Wilder | Mastering Engineer |
| 26 | P.G. Wodehouse | Composer |
| 27 | Tony Ynocencio | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |