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Two of a Mind

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Released
  
1962

Two of a Mind (1962)
  
Take Ten (1963)

Label
  
RCA Victor

Length
  
74:52

Release date
  
1962

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
June 26, July 3 and August 13, 1962

Studio
  
RCA Studio A, New York City

Producer
  
Bob Prince & George Avakian

Artists
  
Paul Desmond, Gerry Mulligan

Similar
  
Paul Desmond albums, Jazz albums

Paul desmond gerry mulligan stardust


Two of a Mind is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonists Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in 1962 which were released on the RCA Victor label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Altoist Paul Desmond and baritonist Gerry Mulligan always made for a perfect team during their infrequent collaborations. Both of the saxophonists had immediately distinctive light tones, strong wits, and the ability to improvise melodically. ... the interplay between Desmond and Mulligan is consistently delightful. Highly recommended".

Track listing

  1. "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kernl Oscar Hammerstein II) – 5:51
  2. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 8:22
  3. "Two of a Mind" (Paul Desmond) – 5:59
  4. "Blight of the Fumble Bee" (Gerry Mulligan) – 7:02
  5. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Kern, Dorothy Fields) – 7:21
  6. "Out of Nowhere" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 6:35
  7. "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 7:29 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "All the Things You Are" [alternate take] (Kern, Hammerstein) – 6:58 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "The Way You Look Tonight" [alternate take] (Kern, Fields) – 7:52 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "Untitled Blues Waltz" (Desmond, Mulligan) – 9:45 Bonus track on CD reissue
  11. "Untitled Blues Waltz" [breakdown] (Desmond, Mulligan) – 1:38 Bonus track on CD reissue

Note

  • Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City on June 8, 1962 (tracks 10 & 11) and at RCA Studio A in New York City on June 26, 1962 (tracks 4, 5 & 7), July 3, 1962 (tracks 1, 2 & 8) and August 13, 1962 (tracks 3, 6 & 9).

    • Personnel

  • Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
  • Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone
  • Jim Hall – guitar (tracks 10 & 11)
  • John Beal (tracks 4, 5, 7, 10 & 11), Joe Benjamin (tracks 3, 6 & 9), Wendell Marshall (tracks 1, 2 & 8) – bass
  • Connie Kay (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 8), Mel Lewis (tracks 3, 6 & 9), Ed Shaughnessy (tracks 10 & 11) – drums

    • Songs

    1All the Things You Are5:50
    2Star Dust8:22
    3Two of a Mind5:47

    References

    Two of a Mind Wikipedia
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