Doug Ramsey's award-winning, critically acclaimed biography Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond revealed a lot about the late alto saxophonist, a quiet man who was a brilliant ...

Learn about well-known alto saxophone players. See how their music, style, and talent made them stand out around the world.

I'm Old Fashioned; Skylark; Take Ten; Stardust; When Joanna Loved Me; Desmond Blue; Taste Of Honey; Bossa Antigua; The Night Has A Thousand Eyes; Alianca; El Condor Pasa; Samba With Some Barbeque ...

They called the sensuous tenor saxophonist Stan Getz "the Sound." But the name could have been applied just as aptly to Paul Desmond, the lyrical alto saxophonist whose pure, singing tone and ...

Paul Desmond, an alto saxophonist, once said he tried to sound like a dry martini. He succeeded in that. Many people know jazz pianist Dave Brubeck‘s work, especially the famous 1959 Columbia session, ...

The late Paul Desmond’s cool alto sax and timeless lyricism were a defining element of the classic Dave Brubeck quartet – Desmond’s composition “Take Five” was their biggest hit. This four-CD set, ...