Paul Desmond - The Complete RCA Albums Collection (6CD)

Add Paul Desmond - The Complete RCA Albums Collection on CD to your collection in NZ from Tech Supply Shed. This six disc box set was released in 2022 and gathers material that was originally released in 2011. It includes 70 tracks drawn from the RCA albums, including Desmond Blue and My Funny Valentine.

Key Features

• Six discs and 70 tracks running 6 hours 20 minutes 4 seconds
• Includes Take Ten, Autumn Leaves and Desmond Blue
• Features Jim Hall on five of the six albums
• Includes alternate takes such as Autumn Leaves (alternate take)
• Released by Legacy, RCA, Sony Music and Music on CD in 2022

Track Listing

Disc 1: Desmond Blue

1. My Funny Valentine (3:53)
2. Desmond Blue (3:40)
3. Then I'll Be Tired of You (4:07)
4. I've Got You Under My Skin (4:42)
5. Late Lament (4:12)
6. I Should Care (3:57)
7. Like Someone in Love (4:13)
8. Ill Wind (3:51)
9. Body and Soul (4:54)
10. Advise and Consent (2:03)
11. Autumn Leaves (5:44)
12. Imagination (4:06)
13. Autumn Leaves (alternate take) (5:40)
14. Autumn Leaves (alternate take) (3:41)
15. Imagination (alternate take) (4:54)
16. Advise and Consent (alternate take) (2:02)

Disc 2: Take Ten

1. Take Ten (3:12)
2. El Prince (3:38)
3. Alone Together (6:53)
4. Embarcadero (4:07)
5. The Theme From "Black Orpheus" (4:15)
6. Nancy (With the Laughing Face) (6:06)
7. Samba de Orfeo (4:30)
8. The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else (5:53)
9. Out of Nowhere (6:49)
10. Embarcadero (alternate version) (4:57)
11. El Prince (alternate take) (5:36)

Disc 3: Bossa Antigua

1. Bossa Antigua (4:47)
2. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (5:07)
3. O Gato (4:38)
4. Samba Cantina (5:42)
5. Curação Doloroso (4:34)
6. A Ship Without a Sail (6:22)
7. Alianca (4:33)
8. The Girl From East 9th Street (6:28)
9. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (alternate version) (7:21)
10. Samba Cepeda (5:10)
11. O Gato (alternate version) (4:54)

Disc 4: Glad to Be Unhappy

1. Glad to Be Unhappy (5:47)
2. Poor Butterfly (7:20)
3. Stranger in Town (6:27)
4. A Taste of Honey (4:29)
5. Any Other Time (5:26)
6. Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo (4:44)
7. Angel Eyes (6:31)
8. By the River Sainte Marie (6:17)
9. All Across the City (4:35)
10. All Through the Night (5:25)

Disc 5: Easy Living

1. When Joanna Loved Me (5:49)
2. That Old Feeling (5:48)
3. Polka Dots and Moonbeams (5:53)
4. Here's That Rainy Day (5:43)
5. Easy Living (7:09)
6. I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face (4:19)
7. Bewitched (6:26)
8. Blues for Fun (6:38)
9. Rude Old Man (5:42)
10. Polka Dots and Moonbeams (alternate version) (6:13)
11. Bewitched (alternate take) (7:48)

Disc 6: Two of a Mind

1. All the Things You Are (5:55)
2. Stardust (8:27)
3. Two of a Mind (5:52)
4. Blight of the Fumble Bee (6:39)
5. The Way You Look Tonight (7:25)
6. Out of Nowhere (6:47)
7. Easy Living (7:05)
8. All the Things You Are (alternate take) (6:59)
9. The Way You Look Tonight (alternate take) (7:50)
10. Untitled Blues Waltz (9:46)
11. Untitled Blues Waltz (breakdown) (1:39)

Specifications

Who It's For

For jazz fans who want Paul Desmond's RCA recordings gathered into one large set. It suits collectors of box sets and listeners who enjoy the saxophonist's melodic playing alongside guitarist Jim Hall, and it makes a generous gift for a jazz lover who likes archive material.

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