Paul Desmond recorded five albums with Jim Hall in a quartet setting. The first was made in September 1959—two months after Desmond recorded Time Out with the Dave Brubeck Quartet. At the time, Desmond wanted to record as a leader, and he chose a guitar for his quartet (Hall) instead of a piano to honor a promise he had made to Brubeck years earlier.
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