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
3▶CD: Bossa Antigua
4▼CD: Glad to Be Unhappy
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Glad to Be Unhappy
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) and Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1964-09-08)
double bass:
Gene Wright (bass) (on 1964-09-08)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1964-09-08)
electric guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1964-09-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1965)
instrumental cover recording of:
Glad to Be Unhappy (on 1964-09-08)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
On Your Toes
Paul Desmond feat. Jim Hall5:47
2Poor Butterfly
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) and Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1963-06-10)
double bass [bass]:
Gene Cherico (on 1963-06-10)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1963-06-10)
electric guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1963-06-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1965)
instrumental cover recording of:
Poor Butterfly (on 1963-06-10)
lyricist:
John L. Golden (in 1916)
composer:
John Raymond Hubbell (composer, co-founder of ASCAP) (in 1916)
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
Paul Desmond feat. Jim Hall7:20
3Stranger in Town
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) and Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1964-09-04)
double bass:
Gene Wright (bass) (on 1964-09-04)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1964-09-04)
electric guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1964-09-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1965)
instrumental cover recording of:
A Stranger in Town (on 1964-09-04)
lyricist and composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”)
Paul Desmond feat. Jim Hall6:27
4A Taste of Honey
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) and Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1964-07-14)
double bass:
Gene Wright (bass) (on 1964-07-14)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1964-07-14)
electric guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1964-07-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1965)
instrumental cover recording of:
A Taste of Honey (on 1964-07-14)
lyricist:
Ric Marlow (in 1960)
composer:
Bobby Scott (vocals, piano, US musician & producer) (in 1960)
publisher:
Ambassador Music Ltd. and Songfest Music Corp.
Paul Desmond feat. Jim Hall44:29
5Any Other Time
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) and Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1964-08-20)
double bass:
Gene Wright (bass) (on 1964-08-20)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1964-08-20)
electric guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1964-08-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1965)
instrumental recording of:
Any Other Time (on 1964-08-20)
composer:
Paul Desmond
Paul Desmond feat. Jim Hall5:26
6Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) and Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1964-09-08)
double bass:
Gene Wright (bass) (on 1964-09-08)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1964-09-08)
electric guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1964-09-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1965)
instrumental cover recording of:
Hi‐lili, hi‐lo (on 1964-09-08)
writer:
Helen Deutsch (writer) and Bronisław Kaper
translator:
Cas Bent (Dutch 1950-70s songwriter)
translated version of:
Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
Paul Desmond feat. Jim Hall4:44
7Angel Eyes
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) and Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1964-07-13)
double bass:
Gene Wright (bass) (on 1964-07-13)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1964-07-13)
electric guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1964-07-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1965)
instrumental cover recording of:
Angel Eyes (1946 jazz standard) (on 1964-07-13)
lyricist:
Earl Brent (in 1946)
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader) (in 1946)
publisher:
Bradshaw Music, Inc., Dorsey Bros Music Ltd. (Angel Eyes - Dennis/Brent), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Onyx Music Corporation and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Paul Desmond feat. Jim Hall6:31
8By the River Sainte Marie
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) and Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1964-09-04)
double bass [bass]:
Gene Wright (bass) (on 1964-09-04)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1964-09-04)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1964-09-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1987)
instrumental cover recording of:
By the River Sainte Marie (on 1964-09-04)
writer:
Edgar Leslie and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Paul Desmond feat. Jim Hall6:17
9All Across the City
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) and Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1964-09-16)
double bass:
Gene Wright (bass) (on 1964-09-16)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1964-09-16)
electric guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1964-09-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1987)
instrumental recording of:
All Across the City (on 1964-09-16)
composer:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger)
Paul Desmond feat. Jim Hall4:35
10All Through the Night
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) and Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1964-09-16)
double bass:
Gene Wright (bass) (on 1964-09-16)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1964-09-16)
electric guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1964-09-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1987)
instrumental cover recording of:
All Through the Night (on 1964-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
Anything Goes
Paul Desmond feat. Jim Hall5:25
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]