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Glad to Be Unhappy (album)

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Released
  
1965

Label
  
RCA Victor LPM 3407

Artist
  
Paul Desmond

Producer
  
George Avakian

Length
  
56:51

Glad to Be Unhappy (1964)
  
Easy Living (1965)

Release date
  
1965

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
June 10, 1963, July 13 & 14, 1964, August 20, 1964 and September 4, 8 & 16, 1964 Webster Hall and RCA Studio A, New York City

Similar
  
Paul Desmond albums, Jazz albums

Paul desmond glad to be unhappy


Glad to Be Unhappy is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Paul Desmond featuring performances recorded in 1964 (with one track from 1963) which were released on the RCA Victor label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "At first glance, Desmond may seem only peripherally involved with the music-making, keeping emotion at a cool, intellectual arms' length, yet his exceptionally pure tone and ruminative moods wear very well over the long haul. ...A lovely recording, though not the best album in the Desmond/Hall collaboration".

Track listing

  1. "Glad to Be Unhappy" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:47
  2. "Poor Butterfly" (Raymond Hubbell, John Golden) - 7:20
  3. "Stranger in Town" (Mel Tormé) - 6:27
  4. "A Taste of Honey" (Ric Marlow, Bobby Scott) - 4:29
  5. "Any Other Time" (Paul Desmond) - 5:26
  6. "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" (Bronisław Kaper, Helen Deutsch) - 4:43
  7. "Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) - 6:22
  8. "By the River Sainte Marie" (Harry Warren, Edgar Leslie) - 6:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "All Across the City" (Jim Hall) - 4:34 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "All Through the Night" (Cole Porter) - 5:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City on June 10, 1963 (track 2) and at RCA Studio A in New York City on July 13, 1964 (track 7), July 14, 1964 (track 4), August 20, 1964 (track 5), September 4, 1964 (tracks 3 & 8), September 8, 1964 (tracks 1 & 6) and September 16, 1964 (tracks 9 & 10).

    • Personnel

  • Paul Desmond - alto saxophone
  • Jim Hall - guitar
  • Gene Cherico (track 2), Eugene Wright (tracks 1 & 3-10) - bass
  • Connie Kay - drums

    • References

    Glad to Be Unhappy (album) Wikipedia
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