PAUL DESMOND QUARTET/JIM HALL COMPLETE RECORDINGS 6 LP MOSAIC BOX SET EX/NM COND

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PAUL DESMOND QUARTET/JIM HALL~COMPLETE RECORDINGS~6 LP MOSAIC BOX SET~EX/NM COND

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"The Complete Recordings of The Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hall" Mosaic Records MR6-120.   Limited edition box set of 7500  copies wordwide.    The box is in EX/NEAR MINT condition with only very light wear. All 6 records are in EX/NEAR MINT condition with light wear and a few minor scuffs. The exhaustively documented 16 page booklet is in VG++/EX condition with some wrinkles at the seam.   Although the RCA recordings featuring the Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall were eventually reissued by the original label (also in a boxed set) after the last copy of this limited edition Mosaic box was sold, it is the Mosaic collection which will be remembered as a classic. Only that set includes the initial studio collaboration of Desmond & Hall for Warner Bros.; also present are reprints of Doug Ramsey's warm memorial tribute to the alto saxophonist, as well as Marian McPartland's brilliant portrait (written for Downbeat in 1960) and Desmond's own side-splitting article written for Punch about a Brubeck gig that went slightly haywire, all helping to unfold a portion of the mystery behind this man. The lyrical alto saxophonist found a kindred spirit and musical equal in the guitarist, and discovered that Hall was the perfect substitute for a pianist, a role left purposely unfilled on nearly all of Desmond's record dates as a leader. With Connie Kay on drums and a rotating cast of first call bassists, including Percy Heath, George Duvivier, Gene Cherico, and Gene Wright, Paul Desmond's cool toned alto sax explores a number of timeless standards, lesser known tunes, a few of the leader's originals (though none became remotely as well known as his hit "Take Five"), along with Hall's "All Across the City" and Wright's "Rude Old Man." There are no disappointing tracks within this collection, and the only minor flaw was the accidental omission of one track previously issued (and subsequently reissued) by RCA. If you haven't already acquired this now rare set, prepare to pay a fortune, but it is a very sound investment, which will likely provoke squabbles among any of any heirs who are jazz collectors.       East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Brooks Bowman Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 5:41   For All We Know J. Fred Coots / Sam M. Lewis Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 5:30   I Get a Kick Out of You Cole Porter Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 8:35   Greensleeves Traditional Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 2:02   Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West J. Lewis Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 7:25   Time After Time Sammy Cahn / Jule Styne Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 6:09   You Go to My Head J. Fred Coots / Haven Gillespie Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 6:24   Susie Paul Desmond Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 3:49   Out of Nowhere Johnny Green / Edward Heyman Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 5:46   The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) Isham Jones / Gus Kahn Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 6:35   Polka Dots and Moonbeams Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 5:51   Samba de Orfeu Luiz Bonfá Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 4:19   Poor Butterfly John Golden / Raymond Hubbell Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 7:17   Theme from "Black Orpheus" Luiz Bonfá / Luigi Creatore / Antônio Maria / Hugo Peretti Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 4:10   Embarcadero Paul Desmond Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 4:56   El Prince Paul Desmond Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 3:23   El Prince Paul Desmond Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 5:35   Alone Together Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 6:51   The Night Has a Thousand Eyes Buddy Bernier / Jerry Brainin Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 7:17   Nancy (With the Laughing Face) James Van Heusen / Phil Silvers Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 6:03   Embarcadero Paul Desmond Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 3:58   Blues for Fun Paul Desmond Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 6:24   Take Ten Paul Desmond Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 3:12   That Old Feeling Lew Brown / Sammy Fain Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 5:45   Angel Eyes Earl Brent / Matt Dennis Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 6:15   Rude Old Man Eugene Wright Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 5:38   A Taste of Honey Ric Marlow / Bobby Scott Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 4:28   When Joanna Loved Me Jack Segal / Robert Wells Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 5:43   Polka Dots and Moonbeams Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 5:10   Samba Cantina Paul Desmond Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 5:37   Bossa Antigua Paul Desmond Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 4:36   Samba Cepeda Paul Desmond Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 5:06   A Ship Without a Sail Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 6:17   The Night Has a Thousand Eyes Buddy Bernier / Jerry Brainin Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 4:41   O Gato Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 4:52   Any Other Time Paul Desmond Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 4:21   The Girl from East 9th Street Paul Desmond Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 5:55   Curacao Doloroso Paul Desmond Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 4:26   O Gato Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 4:24   Stranger in Town Mel Tormé Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 4:23   By the River Sainte Marie Edgar Leslie / Harry Warren Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 6:14   Glad to Be Unhappy Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 5:32   Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo Helen Deutsch / Bronislaw Kaper Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 4:40   Easy Living Ralph Rainger / Leo Robin Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 7:04   All Across the City Jim Hall Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 4:30   Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 7:46   All Through the Night Cole Porter Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 5:27   I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Alan Jay Lerner / Frederick Loewe Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 4:14   Here's That Rainy Day Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet   Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers Paul Desmond / Jim Hall Quartet 6:21  
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