Paul Desmond Discography - session index

1946 (The age of 22)

• Dave Brubeck 8  SF, 1946-1947

1948

• Dave Brubeck 8  NBC audition, SF, 1948

1950 (The age of 26)

• Dave Brubeck 8  SF, July, 1950

1951

• The Dave Brubeck 4  SF, Aug., 1951
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Surf Club, Hollywood, CA, Oct., 1951
• The Dave Brubeck 4  SF, Nov., 1951
• The Dave Brubeck 4  RB, Birdland, NYC, Dec., 1951
• Jack Sheedy 6  c. 1951

1952

• The Dave Brubeck 4  RB, Birdland, NYC, Jan., 1952
• The Dave Brubeck 4  SF, Sep., 1952
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Storyville, Boston, MA, Oct. 12, 1952

1953

• The Dave Brubeck 4  Storyville, Boston, MA, Feb., 1953
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Surf Club, Hollywood, CA, Feb., 1953
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Finney Chapel, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, Mar. 2, 1953
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Blue Note, Chicago, IL, Mar., 1953
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Wilshire-Ebell College, LA, June 20, 1953
• The Dave Brubeck 4  The Blackhawk, SF, Sep., 1953
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Bill Bates' home, LA, Oct., 1953
• The Dave Brubeck 4  SF, late 1953
• The Dave Brubeck 4  College Of The Pacific, Stockton, CA, Dec. 14, 1953
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Storyville, Boston, MA, Dec., 1953

1954 (The age of 30)

• The Dave Brubeck 4  Storyville, Boston, MA, Mar. 30, 1954
• The Dave Brubeck 4  University Of California, Berkeley, CA, Mar., 1954
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, May, 1954
• The Dave Brubeck 4  University Of Cincinnati, OH, May, 1954
• The Dave Brubeck 4  University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, May, 1954
• The Dave Brubeck 4  LA, July 22, 1954
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Basin Street Club, NYC, Oct. 12, 1954
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Oct. 13, 1954
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Oct. 14, 1954
• Paul Desmond 5  SF, Oct., 1954
• Paul Desmond 4 w/ The Bill Bates Singers  LA, Oct., Nov., 1954
• The Dave Brubeck 4  LA, Nov. 10, 1954

1955

• Chet Baker w/ The Dave Brubeck 4  Newport Jazz Fest., Newport, RI, July 16, 1955
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Basin Street Club, NYC, Aug. 8, 1955

1956

• Paul Desmond 4 feat. Don Elliott  SF, Feb. 14, 1956
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Basin Street, NYC, Feb., 1956
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Newport Jazz Fest., Newport, RI, July 6, 1956
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Stratford, Ontario, Canada, Aug. 3, 1956
• The Dave Brubeck 4  RB, NYC, Aug. 25, 1956
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Nov. 16, 1956
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Nov. 26, 1956
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Italy, c. 1956

1957

• Dave Brubeck 5  SF, Feb., 1957
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Blue Note, Chicago, IL, Mar., 1957
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Fullerton Junior College, Fullerton, LA, May 1, 1957
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Long Beach Junior College, Long Beach, LA, May 2, 1957
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, June 29, 1957
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, June 30, 1957
• Gerry Mulligan - Paul Desmond 4  Capitol Studios, Vine Street, Hollywood, CA, Aug. 2, 1957
• The Dave Brubeck 4  LA, Aug. 3, 1957
• Gerry Mulligan - Paul Desmond 4  NYC, Aug. 27, 1957
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Chicago, IL, Oct. 24, 1957

1958

• The Dave Brubeck 4  Copenhagen, Denmark, Mar. 5, 1958
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Newport Jazz Fest., Newport, RI, July 3, 1958
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, July 25, 1958
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, July 28, 1958
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Warsaw, Poland, Aug. 23, 1958

1959 (The age of 35)

• The Dave Brubeck 4  LA, Apr. 22, 1959
• The Dave Brubeck 4  LA, Apr. 23, 1959
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, June 25, 1959
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, July 1, 1959
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Newport Jazz Fest., Newport, RI, July 5, 1959
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Aug. 18, 1959
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4  NYC, Sep. 5-7, 1959
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Sep. 10, 1959
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Sep. 11, 1959
• The Dave Brubeck 4  LA, Oct. 29, 1959
• The Dave Brubeck 4 w/ The New York Philharmonic, Conductor Leonard Bernstein  live in NYC, Dec. 10-13, 1959

1960

• The Dave Brubeck 4 w/ Jimmy Rushing  NYC, Jan. 29, 1960
• The Dave Brubeck 4 w/ The New York Philharmonic, Conductor Leonard Bernstein  Carnegie Hall, NYC, Jan. 30, 1960
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Feb. 14, 1960
• The Dave Brubeck 4 w/ Jimmy Rushing  NYC, Feb. 16, 1960
• The Dave Brubeck 4 w/ Jimmy Rushing  NYC, Aug. 4, 1960
• The Dave Brubeck 4 w/ Carmen McRae  NYC, Sep. 9, 1960
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Dec. 14, 1960
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Dec. 15, 1960

1961

• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, May 3, 1961
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, May 15, 1961
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, May 25, 1961
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, June 2, 1961
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4  NYC, June 19, 1961
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, June 28, 1961
• The Dave Brubeck 4 w/ Large Orch.  NYC, Aug. 21, 1961
• The Dave Brubeck 4 w/ Large Orch.  NYC, Aug. 22, 1961
• The Dave Brubeck 4 w/ Carmen McRae  Basin Street East, NYC, Sep. 6, 1961
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4 w/ Strings  NYC, Sep. 13, 1961
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4 w/ Strings  NYC, Sep. 28, 1961
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4 w/ Strings  NYC, Oct. 2, 1961
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Dec. 16, 1961
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Continental, c. 1961

1962

• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Jan. 3, 1962
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Jan. 12, 1962
• The Dave Brubeck 4  KQED-TV Studio, SF, Jan. 14, 1962
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Feb. 12, 1962
• Paul Desmond w/ Strings  NYC, Mar. 15, 1962
• Paul Desmond - Gerry Mulligan 5  Webster Hall, NYC, June 8, 1962
• Paul Desmond - Gerry Mulligan 4  NYC, June 26, 1962
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, July 2, 1962
• Paul Desmond - Gerry Mulligan 4  NYC, July 3, 1962
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, July 5, 1962
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, July 12, 1962
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, July 19, 1962
• Paul Desmond - Gerry Mulligan 4  NYC, Aug. 13, 1962
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Oct. 25, 1962
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland, Dec. 3, 1962

1963

• The Dave Brubeck 4  Carnegie Hall, NYC, Feb. 22, 1963
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4  Webster Hall, NYC, June 5, 1963
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4  Webster Hall, NYC, June 10, 1963
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4  Webster Hall, NYC, June 12, 1963
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4  Webster Hall, NYC, June 14, 1963
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4  Webster Hall, NYC, June 25, 1963
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Oct. 15, 1963
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Nov. 20, 1963
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Dec. 3, 1963
• The Dave Brubeck 4 w/ Large Orch.  NYC, Dec. 12, 1963

1964 (The age of 40)

• The Dave Brubeck 4 w/ Large Orch.  NYC, Jan. 8, 1964
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, June 16 & 17, 1964
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, June 18, 1964
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, June 24, 1964
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, June 25, 1964
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Chicago, IL, June, 1964
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4  NYC, July 13, 1964
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4  NYC, July 14, 1964
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, July 15, 1964
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4  NYC, July 28, 1964
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4  NYC, July 29, 1964
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4  NYC, July 30, 1964
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Aug. 11, 1964
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Aug. 19, 1964
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4  NYC, Aug. 20, 1964
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Aug. 21, 1964
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4  NYC, Sep. 4, 1964
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4  NYC, Sep. 8, 1964
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4  NYC, Sep. 9, 1964
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4  NYC, Sep. 16, 1964
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Berlin Philharmonie, Berlin, West Germany, Sep. 26 & 27, 1964

1965

• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Feb. 15, 1965
• Paul Desmond - Jim Hall 4  NYC, June 1, 1965
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Stratford Music Fest., Stratford, Ontario, Canada, Aug. 22, 1965
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Sep. 20, 1965
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Sep. 22, 1965
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Oct. 13, 1965
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Dec. 8, 1965

1966

• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Jan. 26, 1966
• The Dave Brubeck 4  NYC, Feb. 17, 1966
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, June 14 & 15, 1966

1967

• The Dave Brubeck 4 + 2  Jazz Fest., Puebla & Mexico City, Mexico, May 12, 13 & 14, 1967
• The Dave Brubeck 4  same location, date
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Juan-les-Pins, France, July 22, 1967
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, Nov. 13, 1967

1968

• Paul Desmond w/ Don Sebesky Orch.  RVG, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Oct. 10, 1968
• Paul Desmond w/ Don Sebesky Orch.  RVG, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Oct. 16, 1968
• Paul Desmond w/ Don Sebesky Orch.  RVG, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Oct. 24, 1968
• Paul Desmond w/ Don Sebesky Orch.  RVG, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 5, 1968
• Paul Desmond w/ Don Sebesky Orch.  RVG, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 20, 1968
• Paul Desmond w/ Don Sebesky Orch.  RVG, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 26, 1968

1969 (The age of 45)

• Paul Desmond 4 w/ Don Sebesky Orch.  RVG, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 24, 1969
• Paul Desmond 4 w/ Don Sebesky Orch.  RVG, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 25, 1969
• Paul Desmond 4 w/ Don Sebesky Orch.  RVG, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Aug. 13, 1969
• Paul Desmond 4 w/ Don Sebesky Orch.  RVG, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Aug. 14, 1969
• Paul Desmond 9 w/ Don Sebesky Orch.  NYC, 1969

1971

• Paul Desmond & MJQ  Town Hall, NYC, Dec. 25, 1971

1972

• Jackie & Roy  RVG, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 6-8 & 20, 1972
• Dave Brubeck 3 w/ Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond  L'Olympia, Paris, France, Oct. 26, 1972
• Dave Brubeck 3 w/ Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond  De Doelen, Rotterdam, Holland, Oct. 28, 1972
• Dave Brubeck 3 w/ Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond  Philharmonie, Berlin, West Germany, Nov. 4, 1972

1973

• Don Sebesky Orch.  RVG, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Apr. 10, 11, 13, 24 & 27, 1973
• Paul Desmond 8  RVG, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 27 & 28, Dec. 4, 1973

1974 (The age of 50)

• Chet Baker 9 w/ Don Sebesky Orch.  RVG, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 17, Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 1974
• Paul Desmond 4  RVG, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Sep. 24, 1974
• Paul Desmond 4  RVG, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Sep. 25, 1974
• Paul Desmond 4  RVG, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Sep. 26, 1974

1975

• Paul Desmond 4  Bourbon Street Jazz Club, Toronto, Canada, Mar. 29, 1975
• Jim Hall 6  RVG, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Apr. 23, 1975
• Dave Brubeck - Paul Desmond 2  S.S. Rotterdam, Holland, June 10, 1975
• Dave Brubeck - Paul Desmond 2  NYC, Sep. 15 & 16, 1975
• Dave Brubeck - Paul Desmond 2  NYC, Sep.-Oct., 1975
• Paul Desmond 4  Bourbon Street Jazz Club, Toronto, Canada, Oct. 25, 27, 30 & 31, Nov. 1, 1975
• Paul Desmond 4  Bourbon Street Jazz Club, Toronto, Canada, Oct., 1975

1976

• The Dave Brubeck 4  Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, MI, Mar. 10, 1976
• The Dave Brubeck 4  Scottish Rite Auditorium, Fort Wayne, IN, Mar. 12, 1976

1977

• Chet Baker w/ Strings  NYC, Feb. 16, 21 & 22, May 13, 1977
• Chet Baker 6  NYC, Feb., May, 1977
• Art Garfunkel  Mar., 1977