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Take Ten was Desmond's follow-up composition to Take Five, for the Brubeck Quartet a hit record and for Paul a dependable annuity that is still producing considerable income for his estate. The bassist for the title tune of Desmond's second RCA album is Eugene Wright, fellow Brubeckian and shaman of 5/4 time who, in the early sixties when 5/4 was Sanskrit to most jazz musicians, would hold little counting seminars backstage: "1,2,3/1,2," he would instruct the locals, "that's the only way you can keep track of it until it becomes natural." In Take Ten, it is obviously natural to Gene.
| 1 | Take Ten | ♡ | 3:11 | Paul Desmond | Paul Desmond / Jim Hall / Jackie DeShannon |
| 2 | El Prince | ♡ | 3:24 | Paul Desmond | Paul Desmond / Jim Hall / Jackie DeShannon |
| 3 | Alone Together | ♡ | 6:53 | Arthur Schwartz / Schwartz & Dietz / Howard Dietz | Paul Desmond / Jim Hall / Jackie DeShannon |
| 4 | Embarcadero | ♡ | 4:00 | Paul Desmond | Paul Desmond / Jim Hall / Jackie DeShannon |
| 5 | Theme from “Black Orpheus” | ♡ | 4:13 | Antônio Maria / Luiz Bonfá | Paul Desmond / Jim Hall / Jackie DeShannon |
| 6 | Nancy (With the Laughing Face) | ♡ | 6:05 | Phil Silvers / Jimmy Van Heusen | Paul Desmond / Jim Hall / Jackie DeShannon |
| 7 | Samba de Orfeu | ♡ | 4:22 | Antônio Maria / Luiz Bonfá | Paul Desmond / Jim Hall / Jackie DeShannon |
| 8 | The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) | ♡ | 5:38 | Gus Kahn / Isham Jones | Paul Desmond / Jim Hall / Jackie DeShannon |
Links
- Folder:
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- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000201677
Credits
Alto Saxophone — Paul Desmond Bass — Eugene Wright, Gene Cherico Drums — Connie Kay Guitar — Jim Hall Producer — George Avakian Recorded By — Ray Hall
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