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Paul Desmond (I) (1924–1977)

Soundtrack | Music Department

Trivia:

Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1991. See more trivia »

Born:

Paul Emil Breitenfeld
in San Francisco, California, USA

Died:

(age 52) in New York City, New York, USA
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2013 The 55th Annual Grammy Awards (TV movie) (writer: "Take Five")
 
2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
– Episode #21.63 (2012) (writer: "Take Five" - uncredited)
 
2007 Flawless (writer: "Take Five")
 
2007 The Sopranos (TV series)
– Soprano Home Movies (2007) (writer: "Take Five")
 
2004-2006 The Simpsons (TV series)
– Jazzy & The Pussycats (2006) ("Take Five" - uncredited)
– All's Fair in Oven War (2004) ("Take Five")
 
2006 Malcolm in the Middle (TV series)
– Bomb Shelter (2006) (writer: "Take Five")
 
2005 The West Wing (TV series)
– Drought Conditions (2005) (writer: "Take Five")
 
2005 Constantine (writer: "Take Five")
 
1998 Rushmore (writer: "Take Ten" / performer: "Take Ten")
 
1998 Pleasantville (writer: "Take Five")
 
1995 Mighty Aphrodite (writer: "Take Five" 1959)
 
1994 Imaginary Crimes (performer: "Fall Out")
 
1993 Manhattan Murder Mystery (writer: "Take Five" 1959)
 
1989 Say Anything... (writer: "Take Five")
 
1985 Keith Jarrett: Standards (video documentary) (writer: "Late Lament")
 
1983 Mensen zoals jij en ik (TV series)
– De 3de man/Pendeldienst/De ziel van het bedrijf (1983) (writer: "Take Five")
 
1981 American Pop (writer: "Take Five")
 
1978 Acting Out ("Desmond Blue" - uncredited)
 
1978 Sugar in the Raw (writer: "Take Five" - uncredited)
 
1974 The Conversation (writer: "Take Five" 1959 - uncredited)
 
1973 Heavy Traffic (writer: "Take Five")
 
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1979 French Postcards (composer: song "Take Five")
 
1976 Next Stop, Greenwich Village (musician: solo saxophone)
 
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1978 Acting Out (acknowledgment: "Desmond Blue" courtesy of)
 
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2007 Dave Brubeck: Live in '64 & '66 (video)
Himself
 
1964 Jazz 625 (TV series)
Himself - music performance
– The Dave Brubeck Quartet (1964) … Himself - music performance
 
1962 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Saxophonist
– Episode #15.40 (1962) … Saxophonist (as The Dave Brubeck Quartet)
 
1958 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Jazz Saxist
– Episode #4.7 (1958) … Himself - Jazz Saxist (as The Dave Brubeck Quartet)
 
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2010 Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way (TV documentary)
Himself
 
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Other Works:

CD: "Cool Imagination" (RCA) See more »

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1 Print Biography  | See more »

Alternate Names:

The Dave Brubeck Quartet
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Trivia:

Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1991. See more »

Nickname:

The Stork See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius