tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post7047883590063559135..comments2024-03-27T22:39:08.396-04:00Comments on Sweet Freedom: Paul Desmond on CBC-TV, 1976; GLAD TO BE UNHAPPY the albumTodd Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-73919432063855323112013-07-30T14:19:05.937-04:002013-07-30T14:19:05.937-04:00Actually, his innovations were pretty solid, and h...Actually, his innovations were pretty solid, and he's one of the least hidebound of improvisors...I haven't heard him play the same solo on different recordings so far. He and Parker really were the brackets for what you could do on alto in the '50s...Desmond extending what Lester Young had done on tenor, most obviously. I will say that in most of the sessions as a "leader," he doesn't challenge himself as much as he does as a band member or "sideman"...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-64512921750873067172013-07-30T12:42:58.741-04:002013-07-30T12:42:58.741-04:00Really nice. I like Desmond's stuff a lot and ...Really nice. I like Desmond's stuff a lot and have some on CD, though not this one. No, he won't bend your mind with innovation and reach, but it's so mellow and integrated a sound.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-38641863285217848462013-07-30T10:21:44.992-04:002013-07-30T10:21:44.992-04:00Yeah, I am, as well, as you might gather (I hope y...Yeah, I am, as well, as you might gather (I hope you've heard, here or elsewhere, the interview Desmond did with Charlie Parker, those monsters of the alto). And GLAD, at least, is wildly out of print in the US, with even the used copies going for Way too much, so, even though it isn't the best Desmond/Hall album, it's nice to have some access to it. Thank you, Sergio...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-40839734448069061852013-07-30T08:31:47.572-04:002013-07-30T08:31:47.572-04:00Great to see this as I'm a huge fan (and of Br...Great to see this as I'm a huge fan (and of Brubeck too) - thanks todd. Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com