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First Place Again album for sale by Paul Desmond / Paul Quartet Desmond was released Feb 19, 2008 on the Gambit label. The title of this set by alto saxophonist Paul Desmond refers to his having placed first once again in the alto chair in the Downbeat poll. Released in 1959, First Place Again is the result of an unexpected gathering of the rhythm section of the Modern Jazz Quartet: Percy Heath and Connie Kay, and Jimmy Giuffre 3 guitarist Jim Hall. The four musicians were all unexpectedly at home in New York and took full advantage of cheap, after-hours recording studio time to play out this set of standards and a pair of newer tunes, John Lewis' great blues, "Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West," and "East of the Sun (and West Of The Moon)," from a Princeton University theater work. First Place Again CD music contains a single disc with 8 songs. ...See Full Description

Paul Desmond / Paul Quartet Desmond - First Place Again Album Track Listing

	Trk	Song
	1	East of the Sun
	2	For All We Know
	3	I Get A Kick Out Of You
	4	Greensleeves
	5	Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West
	6	Time After Time
	7	You Go to My Head
	8	Susie
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This CD is my all time favorite Desmond recording because it was the first I heard of Desmond without the DB Quartet. It's laid-back and relaxed and sometimes almost giddy. I searched for this on CD for sometime before finding this reissue at a great price... Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West is one of those tunes that you can't get out of your head, but if something's going to stick there, it may as well be this one. All four of these guys were made to play together. The term that describes the whole being greater than the sum of it's parts is synergy, and this group has it. Love it!
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Oh how I wish Paul Desmond could have lived another twenty years. To think of all he could have added to his already sterling recording career. This offering is a perfect example
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CD Universe Part number	6937601
Label	Gambit
Orig Year	1959
Catalog number	69217
Discs	1
Release Date	Feb 19, 2008
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Recording Time	45 minutes