Glad to Be Unhappy (album)

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Glad to Be Unhappy
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Studio album by Paul Desmond
Released 1965
Recorded June 10, 1963, July 13 & 14, 1964, August 20, 1964 and September 4, 8 & 16, 1964
Webster Hall and RCA Studio A, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length 56:51
Label RCA Victor LPM 3407
Producer George Avakian
Paul Desmond chronology
Bossa Antigua
(1964)Bossa Antigua1964		 Glad to Be Unhappy
(1964)		 Easy Living
(1965)Easy Living1965

Glad to Be Unhappy is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Paul Desmond featuring performances recorded in 1964 (with one track from 1963) which were released on the RCA Victor label.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "At first glance, Desmond may seem only peripherally involved with the music-making, keeping emotion at a cool, intellectual arms' length, yet his exceptionally pure tone and ruminative moods wear very well over the long haul. ...A lovely recording, though not the best album in the Desmond/Hall collaboration".[4]

Track listing

  1. "Glad to Be Unhappy" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:47
  2. "Poor Butterfly" (Raymond Hubbell, John Golden) - 7:20
  3. "Stranger in Town" (Mel Tormé) - 6:27
  4. "A Taste of Honey" (Ric Marlow, Bobby Scott) - 4:29 Spotify
  5. "Any Other Time" (Paul Desmond) - 5:26
  6. "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" (Bronisław Kaper, Helen Deutsch) - 4:43
  7. "Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) - 6:22
  8. "By the River Sainte Marie" (Harry Warren, Edgar Leslie) - 6:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "All Across the City" (Jim Hall) - 4:34 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "All Through the Night" (Cole Porter) - 5:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City on June 10, 1963 (track 2) and at RCA Studio A in New York City on July 13, 1964 (track 7), July 14, 1964 (track 4), August 20, 1964 (track 5), September 4, 1964 (tracks 3 & 8), September 8, 1964 (tracks 1 & 6) and September 16, 1964 (tracks 9 & 10).

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Paul Desmond Catalog accessed February 29, 2016
  2. ↑ Paul Desmond Discography Part Three: 1960-1969 accessed February 29, 2016
  3. ↑ Berry, S. Jim Hall discography accessed February 29, 2016
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ginell, Richard S.. Glad to Be Unhappy – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
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