Paul Desmond Discography - session index

1948 (age 24)

• Dave Brubeck 8   NBC audition, SF, 1948
• Dave Brubeck 8   SF, 1948

1950

• Dave Brubeck 8   SF, July, 1950

1951

• The Dave Brubeck 4   SF, Aug., 1951
• The Dave Brubeck 4   SF, Nov., 1951
• The Dave Brubeck 4   RB, Birdland, NYC, Dec. 15, 1951
• The Dave Brubeck 4   RB, Birdland, NYC, Dec. 22, 1951
• Jack Sheedy 6   c. 1951

1952

• The Dave Brubeck 4   RB, Birdland, NYC, Jan. 22, 1952
• The Dave Brubeck 4   RB, Birdland, NYC, Jan. 24, 1952
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Surf Club, Hollywood, CA, Sep., 1952
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Storyville, Boston, MA, Oct. 22, 1952

1953

• The Dave Brubeck 4   Storyville, Boston, MA, Feb., 1953
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Surf Club, Hollywood, CA, Feb., 1953
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Finney Chapel, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, Mar. 2, 1953
• The Dave Brubeck 4   The Blue Note, Chicago, Mar., 1953
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Wilshire-Ebell College, LA, June 20, 1953
• The Dave Brubeck 4   The Blackhawk, SF, Sep., 1953
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Bill Bates' home, LA, Oct., 1953
• The Dave Brubeck 4   SF, late 1953
• The Dave Brubeck 4   College Of The Pacific, Stockton, CA, Dec. 14, 1953

1954 (age 30)

• The Dave Brubeck 4   Storyville, Boston, MA, Jan. 18, 1954
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Storyville, Boston, MA, Jan. 24, 1954
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Storyville, Boston, MA, Mar. 30, 1954
• The Dave Brubeck 4   University Of California, Berkeley, CA, Mar., 1954
• The Dave Brubeck 4   University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, May, 1954
• The Dave Brubeck 4   University Of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, May, 1954
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, May, 1954
• The Dave Brubeck 4   LA, July 22, 1954
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Basin Street East, NYC, Oct. 12, 1954
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Oct. 13, 1954
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Oct. 14, 1954
• Paul Desmond 5   SF, Oct., 1954
• Paul Desmond 4 with The Bill Bates Singers   LA, Oct. & Nov., 1954
• The Dave Brubeck 4   LA, Nov. 10, 1954

1955

• The Dave Brubeck 4 + Chet Baker + Clifford Brown + Gerry Mulligan Guests   Newport Jazz Fest., Newport, RI, July 16, 1955
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Aug. 8, 1955

1956

• Paul Desmond 4 feat. Don Elliott   SF, Feb. 14, 1956
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Basin Street East, NYC, Feb., 1956
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Newport Jazz Fest., Newport, RI, July 6, 1956
• The Dave Brubeck 4 / Betty Roche   KABC-TV, Stars Of Jazz #5. 1956-#5, July 23, 1956
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Stratford, Canada, Aug. 3, 1956
• The Dave Brubeck 4   RB, NYC, Aug. 25, 1956
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Nov. 16, 1956
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Nov. 26, 1956
• The Dave Brubeck 4   live in concert in Ontario, Canada, 1956

1957

• Dave Brubeck 5   SF, Feb., 1957
• The Dave Brubeck 4   The Blue Note, Chicago, Mar., 1957
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Fullerton Junior College, Fullerton, LA, May 1, 1957
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Long Beach Junior College, Long Beach, LA, May 2, 1957
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, June 29, 1957
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, June 30, 1957
• The Gerry Mulligan - Paul Desmond 4   Capitol Tower, LA, Aug. 2, 1957
• The Dave Brubeck 4   LA, Aug. 3, 1957
• The Gerry Mulligan - Paul Desmond 4   Fine Sound, NYC, Aug. 27, 1957
• The Dave Brubeck 4   LA, Oct. 24, 1957

1958

• The Dave Brubeck 4   Copenhagen, Denmark, Mar. 5, 1958
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Newport Jazz Fest., Newport, RI, July 3, 1958
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, July 25, 1958
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, July 28, 1958
• The Dave Brubeck 4 / Bobby Troup   KABC-TV, Stars Of Jazz #109. 1958-#31, Aug. 4, 1958
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Warsaw, Poland, Aug. 23, 1958

1959

• The Dave Brubeck 4   LA, Apr. 22, 1959
• The Dave Brubeck 4   LA, Apr. 23, 1959
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, June 25, 1959
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, July 1, 1959
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Newport Jazz Fest., Newport, RI, July 5, 1959
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Aug. 18, 1959
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4   NYC, Sep. 5-7, 1959
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Sep. 10, 1959
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Sep. 11, 1959
• The Dave Brubeck 4   LA, Oct. 29, 1959
• The Dave Brubeck 4 with The New York Philharmonic, Conductor Leonard Bernstein   live in NYC, Dec. 10-13, 1959

1960

• The Dave Brubeck 4 with Jimmy Rushing   NYC, Jan. 29, 1960
• The Dave Brubeck 4 with The New York Philharmonic, Conductor Leonard Bernstein   Carnegie Hall, NYC, Jan. 30, 1960
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Feb. 14, 1960
• The Dave Brubeck 4 with Jimmy Rushing   NYC, Feb. 16, 1960
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Feb. 17, 1960
• The Dave Brubeck 4 with Jimmy Rushing   NYC, Aug. 4, 1960
• The Dave Brubeck 4 with Carmen McRae   NYC, Sep. 9, 1960
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Dec. 14, 1960
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Dec. 15, 1960

1961

• The Dave Brubeck 4   live in Paris, France, c. spr. 1961
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, May 3, 1961
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, May 15, 1961
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, May 25, 1961
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, June 2, 1961
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4   Webster Hall, NYC, June 19, 1961
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, June 28, 1961
• The Dave Brubeck 4 with Large Orch.   NYC, Aug. 21, 1961
• The Dave Brubeck 4 with Large Orch.   NYC, Aug. 22, 1961
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4 with Strings   NYC, Sep. 13, 1961
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4 with Strings   NYC, Sep. 28, 1961
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4 with Strings   NYC, Oct. 2, 1961
• The Dave Brubeck 4 with Carmen McRae   NYC, Dec. 15, 1961
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Dec. 16, 1961

1962

• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Jan. 3, 1962
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Jan. 12, 1962
• The Dave Brubeck 4   KQED TV Studio, SF, Jan. 14, 1962
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Feb. 12, 1962
• Paul Desmond 3 with Strings   NYC, Mar. 15, 1962
• Paul Desmond - Gerry Mulligan 5   Webster Hall, NYC, June 8, 1962
• Paul Desmond - Gerry Mulligan 4   NYC, June 26, 1962
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, July 2, 1962
• Paul Desmond - Gerry Mulligan 4   NYC, July 3, 1962
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, July 5, 1962
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, July 12, 1962
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, July 19, 1962
• Paul Desmond - Gerry Mulligan 4   NYC, Aug. 13, 1962
• The Dave Brubeck 4 with Tony Bennett   White House, Washington, DC, Aug. 28, 1962
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Oct. 25, 1962
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland, Dec. 3, 1962

1963

• The Dave Brubeck 4   Carnegie Hall, NYC, Feb. 22, 1963
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4   Webster Hall, NYC, June 5, 1963
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4   Webster Hall, NYC, June 10, 1963
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4   Webster Hall, NYC, June 12, 1963
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4   Webster Hall, NYC, June 14, 1963
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4   Webster Hall, NYC, June 25, 1963
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Oct. 15, 1963
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Nov. 20, 1963
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Dec. 3, 1963
• The Dave Brubeck 4 with Large Orch.   NYC, Dec. 12, 1963

1964 (age 40)

• The Dave Brubeck 4 with Large Orch.   NYC, Jan. 8, 1964
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, June 16 & 17, 1964
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, June 18, 1964
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, June 24, 1964
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, June 25, 1964
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Chicago, June, 1964
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4   NYC, July 13, 1964
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4   NYC, July 14, 1964
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, July 15, 1964
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4   NYC, July 28, 1964
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4   NYC, July 29, 1964
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4   NYC, July 30, 1964
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Aug. 11, 1964
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Aug. 19, 1964
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4   NYC, Aug. 20, 1964
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Aug. 21, 1964
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4   NYC, Sep. 4, 1964
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4   NYC, Sep. 8, 1964
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4   NYC, Sep. 9, 1964
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4   NYC, Sep. 16, 1964
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Berliner Jazztage '64, Berliner Philharmonie, Berlin, W. Germany, Sep. 26 & 27, 1964
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Kongresshaus, Zurich, Switzerland, Sep. 28, 1964

1965

• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Feb. 15, 1965
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4   NYC, June 1, 1965
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Stratford Music Fest., Stratford, Canada, Aug. 22, 1965
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Sep. 20, 1965
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Sep. 22, 1965
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Oct. 13, 1965
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Dec. 8, 1965

1966

• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Jan. 26, 1966
• The Dave Brubeck 4   NYC, Feb. 17, 1966
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, June 14 & 15, 1966
• The Dave Brubeck 4   live in Karlsruhe, W. Germany, c. Nov., 1966

1967

• The Dave Brubeck 4 + 2   Jazz Fest., Puebla & Mexico City, Mexico, May 12, 13 & 14, 1967
• The Dave Brubeck 4   same location, date
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Antibes Jazz Fest., Juan-les-Pins, Antibes, France, July 22, 1967
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Kurhaus, Scheveningen, The Hague, Holland, Oct. 24, 1967
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, Nov. 13, 1967

1968

• Paul Desmond   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Oct. 10, 1968
• Paul Desmond   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Oct. 16, 1968
• Paul Desmond   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Oct. 24, 1968
• Paul Desmond   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 5, 1968
• Paul Desmond   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 20, 1968
• Paul Desmond   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 26, 1968

1969

• Paul Desmond   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 24, 25, & Aug. 13, 14, 1969
• Paul Desmond   c. 1969

1971

• Paul Desmond and MJQ   Town Hall, NYC, Dec. 25, 1971

1972

• Jackie & Roy   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June, 1972
• Dave Brubeck 3 feat. Gerry Mulligan and Paul Desmond   L'Olympia, Paris, France, Oct. 26, 1972
• Dave Brubeck 3 feat. Gerry Mulligan and Paul Desmond   De Doelen, Rotterdam, Holland, Oct. 28, 1972
• Dave Brubeck 3 feat. Gerry Mulligan and Paul Desmond   Philharmonie, Berlin, W. Germany, Nov. 4, 1972

1973

• Don Sebesky   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Apr. & May, 1973
• Paul Desmond feat. Gabor Szabo   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. & Dec., 1973

1974 (age 50)

• Chet Baker   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July, Oct. & Nov., 1974
• Paul Desmond 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Sep., 1974

1975

• Paul Desmond 4   Bourbon Street, Toronto, Canada, Mar. 25, 1975
• Paul Desmond 4   Bourbon Street, Toronto, Canada, Mar. 26, 1975
• Paul Desmond 4   Bourbon Street, Toronto, Canada, Mar. 28, 1975
• Paul Desmond 4   Bourbon Street, Toronto, Canada, Mar. 29, 1975
• Jim Hall   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Apr., 1975
• Dave Brubeck - Paul Desmond 2   S.S. Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Holland, June 10, 1975
• Dave Brubeck - Paul Desmond 2   NYC, Sep. 15 & 16, 1975
• Dave Brubeck - Paul Desmond 2   NYC, Sep.-Oct., 1975
• Paul Desmond 4   Bourbon Street, Toronto, Canada, Oct. 25-26, 1975
• Paul Desmond 4   Bourbon Street, Toronto, Canada, Oct. 27-29, 1975
• Paul Desmond 4   Bourbon Street, Toronto, Canada, Oct. 30, 1975
• Paul Desmond 4   Bourbon Street, Toronto, Canada, Oct. 31, 1975

1976

• The Dave Brubeck 4   Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, MI, Mar. 10, 1976
• The Dave Brubeck 4   Scottish Rite Auditorium, Fort Wayne, IN, Mar. 12, 1976
• Paul Desmond 4   Edmonton Jazz Fest., Edmonton, Canada, Apr. 14, 1976
• Art Garfunkel   Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL; CBS Recording Studios, NYC; Lombard Sound, Dublin, Ireland; The Village Recorder, Westwood, CA; Rudy Records, SF; Cherokee Studios, LA; A&R Studios, NYC, Dec. 7, 1976-Dec. 23, 1977

1977 (aged 52)

• Chet Baker with Strings   NYC, Feb. 16, 21, 22, & May 13, 1977
• Chet Baker 6   NYC, Feb. & May, 1977

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