The Complete RCA Albums Collection

~ Release by Paul Desmond (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Tracks 1-1 to 1-9 originally released January 19, 1962 as Desmond Blue (RCA LSP-2438)
Tracks 1-10 to 1-12 originally released 1987 on Late Lament (Bluebird 5778-2-RB)
Tracks 1-13 to 1-16 originally released 2003 on Desmond Blue (Bluebird 09026-63898-2)
Tracks 2-1 to 2-8 originally released September 20, 1963 as Take Ten (RCA LSP-2569)
Tracks 2-9 to 2-11 originally released 1987 on The Complete Recordings Of The Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hall (Mosaic MD4-120)
Tracks 3-1 to 3-8 originally released March 26, 1965 as Bossa Antigua (RCA LSP-3320)
Tracks 3-9 to 3-11 originally released 1987 on The Complete Recordings Of The Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hall (Mosaic MD4-120)
Tracks 4-1 to 4-7 originally released August 23, 1965 as Glad to Be Unhappy (RCA LSP-3407)
Tracks 4-8 to 4-10 originally released 1987 on The Complete Recordings Of The Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hall (Mosaic MD4-120)
Tracks 5-1 to 5-8 originally released July, 1966 as Easy Living (RCA LSP-3480)
Tracks 5-9 to 5-11 originally released 1987 on The Complete Recordings Of The Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hall (Mosaic MD4-120)
Tracks 6-1 to 6-6 originally released October 15, 1962 as Two of a Mind (RCA LSP-2624)
Tracks 6-7 to 6-11 originally released 2003 on Two Of A Mind (Bluebird 09026 64019-2)

An alternate take of a song is one recorded at the same session as the released take
An alternate version of a song is one recorded at a different sessions than the released take

Made in the EU.

Other Identifiers
Label Code: LC00316

Annotation last modified on 2025-05-06 05:42 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Desmond Blue
2▼CD: Take Ten
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1Take Ten
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1963-06-25)
bass and double bass [bass]:
Eugene Wright (bass) (on 1963-06-25)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1963-06-25)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1963-06-25)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-06-25)
live recording of:
Take Ten (on 1963-06-25)
composer:
Paul Desmond
publisher:
Desmond Music Company (Paul Desmond)
3:12
2El Prince
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1963-06-12)
double bass:
Gene Cherico (on 1963-06-12)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1963-06-12)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1963-06-12)
earliest release:
El Prince by Paul Desmond
recording of:
El Prince (on 1963-06-12)
composer:
Paul Desmond
3:38
3Alone Together
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1963-06-12)
double bass:
Gene Cherico (on 1963-06-12)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1963-06-12)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1963-06-12)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-06-12)
instrumental cover recording of:
Alone Together (on 1963-06-12)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
writer:
Schwartz & Dietz (Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz (lyricist and composer respectively))
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
6:53
4Embarcadero
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1963-06-14)
double bass:
Gene Cherico (on 1963-06-14)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1963-06-14)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1963-06-14)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-06-14)
recording of:
Embarcadero (on 1963-06-14)
composer:
Paul Desmond
4:07
5The Theme From "Black Orpheus"
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1963-06-10)
double bass:
Gene Cherico (on 1963-06-10)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1963-06-10)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1963-06-10)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-06-10)
instrumental cover recording of:
Manhã de Carnaval (on 1963-06-10)
lyricist:
Antônio Maria
composer:
Luiz Bonfá
publisher:
Belinda (Jhb.) (Pty.) Ltd
4:15
6Nancy (With the Laughing Face)
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1963-06-14)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Gene Cherico (on 1963-06-14)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1963-06-14)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1963-06-14)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-06-14)
live instrumental cover recording of:
Nancy (With the Laughing Face) (on 1963-06-14)
lyricist:
Phil Silvers (actor)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
instrumental cover recording of:
Nancy (With the Laughing Face) (on 1963-06-14)
lyricist:
Phil Silvers (actor)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
6:06
7Samba de Orfeo
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) (from 1963-06-05 until 1963-06-25)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer) (from 1963-06-05 until 1963-06-25)
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (from 1963-06-05 until 1963-06-25, on 1963-06-10)
double bass:
Gene Cherico (on 1963-06-10)
double bass [bass]:
Gene Cherico (from 1963-06-05 until 1963-06-25)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (from 1963-06-05 until 1963-06-25, on 1963-06-10)
electric guitar [guitar]:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (from 1963-06-05 until 1963-06-25)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1963-06-10)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in East Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1963-06-05 until 1963-06-25, on 1963-06-10)
instrumental recording of:
Samba de Orfeu (from 1963-06-05 until 1963-06-25)
writer:
Luiz Bonfá and Antônio Maria
publisher:
Éditions Meridian
cover recording of:
Samba de Orfeu (on 1963-06-10)
writer:
Luiz Bonfá and Antônio Maria
publisher:
Éditions Meridian
4:30
8The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1963-06-05)
double bass:
Gene Cherico (on 1963-06-05)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1963-06-05)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1963-06-05)
earliest release:
The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) by Paul Desmond
instrumental cover recording of:
The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) (on 1963-06-05)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Gus Kahn Music Co., The Songwriters Guild and Milton Weil Music Co. (on 1924-01-07)
5:53
9Out of Nowhere
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond
bass:
George Duvivier
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger)
recording of:
Out of Nowhere
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
6:49
10Embarcadero (alternate version)
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1963-06-12)
double bass:
Gene Cherico (on 1963-06-12)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1963-06-12)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1963-06-12)
recording of:
Embarcadero (on 1963-06-12)
composer:
Paul Desmond
4:57
11El Prince (alternate take)
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1963-06-14)
double bass:
Gene Cherico (on 1963-06-14)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1963-06-14)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1963-06-14)
recording of:
El Prince (on 1963-06-14)
composer:
Paul Desmond
5:36
3▶CD: Bossa Antigua
4▶CD: Glad to Be Unhappy
5▶CD: Easy Living
6▶CD: Two of a Mind

Credits

Release

art direction and design:Edward ODowd
photography:Sony Music Archive
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Music on CD
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
licensed from:Sony Music Entertainment Netherlands B.V. (Sony Music Entertainment’s NL subsidiary since 2009)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/25374526 [info]