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Doug Ramsey: Paul Desmond, Part 1

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Marc Myers
Jan 24, 2008
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Few jazz albums are as delicate and as clever as those recorded by the Paul Desmond Quartet featuring guitarist Jim Hall. Unfairly belittled and often maligned as "dinner music," the five albums Desmond and Hall made between 1959 and 1964 are deceptively ingenious. For those in the know, they remain flawless jazz recordings. Every tune these musicians t…

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