A Great Paul Desmond Solo

[garthsj]

In case you missed this video, here is an indication of why Paul Desmond is still so revered by his fans. This is a wonderful solo, and Desmond knows it ... just catch that smile at the end of his solo as he adjusts his mouthpiece ... God! I miss Paul Desmond ...

This may take some time to load, but it is well worth waiting for ...

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1ispq_th...hings-roma-1959

[brownie]

Outstanding

Nothing 'foolish' about this!

[Late]

That is a great solo.

It's always interesting to hear a solo, and then see it performed. Hearing this particular solo, I would imagine a focused, and somewhat subdued, Desmond. Instead, he shows a fair amount of movement and facial gestures. One thing that struck me as unusual — Desmond fingers his keys in between phrases much like some trumpet players do on their valves while they're coming up with their next idea.

[catesta]

Real nice, thanks for posting it.

I think I'll go have myself a dry martini.

[BruceH]

Yaye!

[paul secor]

Thanks for posting that.

[JSngry]

Highlight - the ending pan of the audience applauding. There's this one chick who is just sitting there, not impressed. Her husband/boyfriend turns to her & says something to which she responds by suddenly flashing one of those sincerely insincere smiles that only a truly great woman can muster so thoroughly & effortlessly. The dude's probably thinking that she's been loving every second of it.

A scenario no doubt repeated later in the evening...

[JohnS]

Very nice, thanks for posting

[DTMX]

That reminds me - I still haven't gotten around to reading my copy of Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond.

Curse the distractions of the internet.