Desmond Blue

~ Release by Paul Desmond (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Annotation

Manufactured By – BMG Entertainment
Distributed By – BMG Entertainment

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-05 01:51 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1My Funny Valentine
engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1961-09-14)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940–90s record producer) (on 1961-09-14)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1961-09-14)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1961-09-14)
French horn:
Al Richmond (on 1961-09-14)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (in 1962)
harp:
Gene Bianco (on 1961-09-14)
saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1961-09-14)
conductor:
Bob Prince (Jazz composer, arranger, conductor & producer) (on 1961-09-14)
arranger:
Bob Prince (Jazz composer, arranger, conductor & producer) (on 1961-09-14)
live instrumental recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”) (on 1961-09-14)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
3:54
2Desmond Blue
engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1961-10-02)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940–90s record producer) (on 1961-10-02)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1961-10-02)
French horn:
Al Richmond (on 1961-10-02)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1961-10-02)
harp:
Gloria Agostini (Harp) (on 1961-10-02)
saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1961-10-02)
conductor:
Bob Prince (Jazz composer, arranger, conductor & producer) (on 1961-10-02)
arranger:
Bob Prince (Jazz composer, arranger, conductor & producer) (on 1961-10-02)
3:42
3Then I'll Be Tired of You
engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1961-10-02)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940–90s record producer) (on 1961-10-02)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1961-10-02)
French horn:
Al Richmond (on 1961-10-02)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1961-10-02)
saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1961-10-02)
conductor:
Bob Prince (Jazz composer, arranger, conductor & producer) (on 1961-10-02)
arranger:
Bob Prince (Jazz composer, arranger, conductor & producer) (on 1961-10-02)
instrumental recording of:
Then I’ll Be Tired of You (on 1961-10-02)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
4:08
4I've Got You Under My Skin
engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1961-10-02)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940–90s record producer) (on 1961-10-02)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1961-10-02)
French horn:
Al Richmond (on 1961-10-02)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1961-10-02)
harp:
Gloria Agostini (Harp) (on 1961-10-02)
saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1961-10-02)
conductor:
Bob Prince (Jazz composer, arranger, conductor & producer) (on 1961-10-02)
arranger:
Bob Prince (Jazz composer, arranger, conductor & producer) (on 1961-10-02)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in East Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1962)
instrumental recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin (on 1961-10-02)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 nominee)
part of:
Born to Dance
4:42
5Late Lament
engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1961-09-28)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940–90s record producer) (on 1961-09-28)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1961-09-28)
French horn:
Al Richmond (on 1961-09-28)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1961-09-28)
harp:
Gloria Agostini (Harp) (on 1961-09-28)
saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1961-09-28)
conductor:
Bob Prince (Jazz composer, arranger, conductor & producer) (on 1961-09-28)
arranger:
Bob Prince (Jazz composer, arranger, conductor & producer) (on 1961-09-28)
recording of:
Late Lament (on 1961-09-28)
composer:
Paul Desmond
4:12
6I Should Care
engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1961-09-28)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940–90s record producer) (on 1961-09-28)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1961-09-28)
French horn:
Al Richmond (on 1961-09-28)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1961-09-28)
harp:
Gloria Agostini (Harp) (on 1961-09-28)
saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1961-09-28)
conductor:
Bob Prince (Jazz composer, arranger, conductor & producer) (on 1961-09-28)
arranger:
Bob Prince (Jazz composer, arranger, conductor & producer) (on 1961-09-28)
instrumental recording of:
I Should Care (on 1961-09-28)
writer:
Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Dorsey Brothers Music, Hanover Music Corp., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Peermusic (UK) Limited and Stordahl Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
3:53
7Like Someone in Love
engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1961-09-28)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940–90s record producer) (on 1961-09-28)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1961-09-28)
French horn:
Al Richmond (on 1961-09-28)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1961-09-28)
harp:
Gloria Agostini (Harp) (on 1961-09-28)
saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1961-09-28)
conductor:
Bob Prince (Jazz composer, arranger, conductor & producer) (on 1961-09-28)
arranger:
Bob Prince (Jazz composer, arranger, conductor & producer) (on 1961-09-28)
instrumental cover recording of:
Like Someone in Love (on 1961-09-28)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1944)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1944)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Chappell Morris Ltd., Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
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)
4:13
8Ill Wind
engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1961-10-02)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940–90s record producer) (on 1961-10-02)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1961-10-02)
French horn:
Al Richmond (on 1961-10-02)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1961-10-02)
harp:
Gloria Agostini (Harp) (on 1961-10-02)
saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1961-10-02)
conductor:
Bob Prince (Jazz composer, arranger, conductor & producer) (on 1961-10-02)
arranger:
Bob Prince (Jazz composer, arranger, conductor & producer) (on 1961-10-02)
instrumental recording of:
Ill Wind (on 1961-10-02)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
3:52
9Body and Soul
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940–90s record producer)
instrumental recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1961-10-02)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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)
5:05
10Advise and Consent
2:04
11Autumn Leaves
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940–90s record producer)
instrumental recording of:
Autumn Leaves (jazz standard, English lyrics)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1945)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer) (in 1945)
translator:
Johnny Mercer (in 1947)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Enoch & Cie., Morley Music Corp. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
translated version of:
Les Feuilles mortes (Autumn Leaves)
5:47
12Imagination
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940–90s record producer)
4:05

Credits

Release group

included in:Six Classic Albums
The Perfect Jazz Collection II by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
Wikidata:Q24076826 [info]