The people around them
Who works with them most. Tap a person to see everything they made.
Who makes their records
People credited as writer, producer, engineer or mixer on their songs.
Produced by
25 songs
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25 songs
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14 songs
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Engineered by
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Written by
1 song
Engineered by
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Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
George Avakian produced 9 of Paul Desmond’s top 10 songs
George Avakian is Paul Desmond’s most frequent collaborator, credited on 25 songs
Paul Desmond recorded most at Webster Hall (4 songs)
Paul Desmond wrote or co-wrote 5 of 30 songs on fono (17%)
Credited songs by Paul Desmond span 41 years, 1962 to 2003 (27 songs)
Top songs
From Desmond Blue
- 1
1962
- 2
1962
- 1
- 3
- 4
Take Ten
Paul Desmond, 1963
- 5
- 6
From Glad to Be Unhappy
- 7
1965
- 8
1965
- 7
From Easy Living
- 9
- 10
1966
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Where the songs were made
- Webster Hall4 songs
- RCA Studio A2 songs
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Sources (7)
Every fact on this page comes from one of these sources.
1MusicBrainz Paul Desmond is a member of Gerry Mulligan – Paul Desmond Quartet
Paul Desmond is a member of Gerry Mulligan – Paul Desmond Quartet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Paul Desmond is a member of Paul Desmond and Jim Hall Quartet
Paul Desmond is a member of Paul Desmond and Jim Hall Quartet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Paul Desmond is a member of The Dave Brubeck Octet
Paul Desmond is a member of The Dave Brubeck Octet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Paul Desmond is a member of The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Paul Desmond is a member of The Dave Brubeck Quartet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Paul Desmond is a member of The Paul Desmond Quartet
Paul Desmond is a member of The Paul Desmond Quartet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Paul Desmond is from San Francisco
7Wikidata The genre of Paul Desmond is jazz