Desmond Redux In Berlin

"For all we know" later moved down a minor third and became "Emily" with a few small modifications... Wish there was some video of the Canadian Quartet! Doug - LOVED the book, there's at least one big Desmond fan here in Tokyo.

Doug, Thanks for this, and for your excellent biography of Paul. He once played "For All We Know" at my request. Anybody know whether there is a DVD of this available? The sound on YouTube is not very good. "All The Things You Are" may be downloaded from drummerworld.com as a very high quality video. I inquired at this website, which offers other DVDs, and got the response that this "was from a TV show".

Thanks again, Doug, for more sweetness and beauty. It's always such a pleasure to drop in on your site, it's almost a guilty pleasure!

Just had to say "What a gem," FOR ALL WE KNOW. That's a keeper.
Thanks, Doug

Many thanks, Mr. Ramsey, for the book -- read it cover to cover -- and more tidbits like above as they trickle in, & for 'Desmond on the Nature of Fame'. Us DesManiacs can't get enough of 'Uncle Paul' & his great works while on this earth.

Alexander, "Take Five: The Public And Private Lives of Paul Desmond" really is a book well worth having. I know because I own a copy. The only things I have against it are that it is cumbersome and heavy and difficult to store.

I am going to print out all these Desmond posts and comments to keep with the book.

Shameless book plug notwithstanding, what nice riffs on Jeru and Paul. Ich liebe Line 4 Lyons. Counterpoint uber alles! Much appreciate the memories. Let me also recommend: the excellent cd reissue "The Paul Desmond Quartet" on Verve (A&M recorded 10 and 11/75 in Toronto) with liner notes by the shameless DR. It features a tasty "Line for Lyons" culled from those sessions but not appearing on the original vinyl. The Quartet include Canadian Masters Ed Bickert on guitar, Don Thompson on bass and Jerry Fuller on drums. Wendy would be my favourite track.