Take Ten

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Released 1963 Take Ten(1963) Bossa Antigua(1964) Release date 1963 Label RCA Victor		Length 37:25 Artist Paul Desmond Producer George Avakian Genre Jazz

Recorded June 5, 10, 12, 14 & 25, 1963 Venue Webster Hall, New York City Similar Paul Desmond albums, Jazz albums

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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.

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Reception

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".

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Desmond except where noted.

"Take Ten" – 3:11
"El Prince" – 3:38
"Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 6:52
"Embarcadero" – 4:07
"Theme from "Black Orpheus"" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) – 4:14
"Nancy (with the Laughing Face)" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Phil Silvers) – 6:05
"Samba de Orfeu" (Bonfá, Maria) – 4:29
"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).