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The song titles--"El Prince," "Embarcadero," and "Samba de Orfeu"--should give you an indication of the Latin influence on this CD. Recorded in 1963, a few years after Brubeck's seminal Time Out, Take Ten features Desmond's trademark melodic alto sax playing. If you like the Dave Brubeck Quartet, there's no reason why you shouldn't like this. Indeed, Take Five is more bossa nova than Time Out was. There's no piano, but Demond plays along nicely with guitarist Jim Hall. The title track "Take Ten" is similar rhythmically to the classic "Take Five," but doesn't offer merely slight variations on a theme--it takes its own direction. I have no idea why on earth this album is out of print. But if jazz fans can get a hold on a copy, they will be pleased.
So i hope i know what im talking about when i say Jim Hall is playing a fantastic, the most incredible i've ever heard, rhythm guitar on this cd. Paul desmond is, as always, great. Im from Denmark where im playing guitar in different groups. Maybe its just my speakers but i always turn the bass to zero because it distorts at normal settings. If you can overlook the crappy sound on the bass this is a fantastic record. In fact everyone plays incredible. I never heard about the drummer on this record but he plays well, and im looking in to buying some more records with him.
Just buy this record:)Some of the tunes have alternate takes. Im a student at Odense MGK (preschool to conservatory). No need to mention him if you know him. The only thing that innoys me on this record is the way they turned up the volume on the bass. And thats not very nice on this smooth jazz record. Thats a nice feature because thay sound totally different. The tune, black orpheus, itlself justifies this record.This i one of my favourite jazz records.
Other reviewers here have done a better job than I could by submitting informed and eloquent reviews of this fine album. Even less if you go for the used CD option. So this isn't a review--it's a suggestion. Amazon offers this album together with Bossa Antigua for $22.97. Both albums will satisfy those who love the marriage of Cool Jazz with Bossa Nova. Perfect book-ends.
I am pleased to see that it is now available at that more reasonable price. His soft light tone is always instantly recognizable and he seems to swing effortlessly. That's how much I love this music. I first owned this music on LP and then paid an exorbitant amount of money to buy it on CD as a Japanese import. I also seem to remember that Desmond once compared his own playing to a dry martini. He was a very funny man and, of course, a great saxophone player.
Like the music contained on the disc Desmond's written words are wry, witty, urbane, and cool.
Buy it.
If this is true music lovers can be grateful because Desmond and the sublime guitarist Jim Hall are totally simpatico.
I just couldn't gamble that it would ever appear in the States at a more reasonable price.
I believe I read somewhere that he had a deal with Dave Brubeck that if he recorded under his own name it wouldn't be with a piano in a quartet setting.
I hope that this reissue includes Desmond's original liner notes.
Lucky for me his liner notes in my import are included in English as well as Japanese.
They recorded together a number of times; all of their collaborations are worth having.
As a lover of dry martinis I couldn't agree more.and if Paul didn't say that it is the kind of thing he would have said.
Desmond, Cal Tjader, Clare Fischer and other jazz giants also did a wonderful job interpreting Bossa Nova. This is a response to the Sept., 2003 review by wsmorrell from Boise,Idaho. In conclusion, how could any real jazz fan say that Getz's playing is clunky and heavy handed. While I agree that this is a great record and that Desmond is oneamong the pantheon of jazz immortals, I strongly disagree with Morrell'sopinion of Stan Getz. Getz's creativity, harmonic sense and smooth tonemade him the ideal American ambassador for Brazilian Bossa Nova.Getz was a versatile genius and Bossa Nova was only one among manyjazz styles that he mastered. I have never seen those words used to describe his playing anywhere else. That ought to tell you something.
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