Take Ten

Take Ten
Studio album by Paul Desmond
Released 1963
Recorded June 5, 10, 12, 14 & 25, 1963
Venue Webster Hall, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length 37:25
Label RCA Victor LPM 2569
Producer George Avakian
Paul Desmond chronology
Two of a Mind
(1962)Two of a Mind1962		 Take Ten
(1963)		 Bossa Antigua
(1964)Bossa Antigua1964

Take Ten is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Paul Desmond featuring performances recorded in 1963 which were released on the RCA Victor label.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "There is not a single track here that isn't loaded with ingeniously worked out, always melodic ideas".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Desmond except where noted.

  1. "Take Ten" – 3:11
  2. "El Prince" – 3:38
  3. "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 6:52
  4. "Embarcadero" – 4:07
  5. "Theme from "Black Orpheus"" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) – 4:14
  6. "Nancy (with the Laughing Face)" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Phil Silvers) – 6:05
  7. "Samba de Orfeu" (Bonfá, Maria) – 4:29
  8. "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 5:37

Note

  • Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City on June 5, 1963 (track 8), June 10, 1963 (tracks 5 & 7). June 12, 1963 (tracks 2 & 3), June 14, 1963 (tracks 4 & 6) and June 25, 1963 (track 1).

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Paul Desmond Catalog accessed February 29, 2016
  2. ↑ Paul Desmond Discography Part Three: 1960-1969 Archived 2016-03-24 at the Wayback Machine. accessed February 29, 2016
  3. ↑ Berry, S. Jim Hall discography accessed February 29, 2016
  4. 1 2 Ginell, Richard S.. Take Ten – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
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