2011. Manhattan. Paul Goldfinger photo ©. Click to enlarge
KENNY BARRON (piano) AND REGINA CARTER (violin) “Shades of Gray” from the album Freefall
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NYC street series
Posted in Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photos: New York City street series, tagged Jazz on Blogfinger, Kenny Barron and Regina Carter perform, NYC Street Series Blogfinger on February 11, 2024|
Blogfinger Jazz Corner: Bringing the Ultimate Sound to Ocean Grove.
Posted in Blogfinger Jazz Corner, tagged Jazz on Blogfinger, Paul Desmond on Blogfinger on August 6, 2023|
PAUL DESMOND (1924-1977) was a great jazz alto sax player who came out of the West Coast cool jazz scene. He was most famous for playing with the Dave Brubeck quartet.
Desmond had a unique tone. It was very light, minimalist, and melodic. As an alto sax player myself, I always admired him. He played a Selmer (French) alto like mine, so I felt a sort of kinship and always tried to emulate his sound. 
In Desmond’s album “Summertime” he performs a touching Broadway song that is rarely done by jazz players—“Where is Love?” from Oliver.
This arrangement was by Don Sebesky. Of this version, a jazz critic said, “..a thing of great beauty—now and for always.”
—Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger