"The unpredictable alliance between the loner and the one they couldn't classify" Alain Gerber "Blue Rondo à la Turk" and "Take Five" are two of jazz history's Hits. Today, completely restored with the legendary sound of the "Quintessence" series, Fremeaux & Associes presents this anthology devoted to the historic encounter between Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond." Patrick Frémeaux.

CD 1 (1948 - 1954) DAVE BRUBECK OCTET : 1. HOW HIGH THE MOON (I) (Hamilton-Lewis) - DAVE BRUBECK TRIO : 2. BLUE MOON (R.Rodgers-L.Hart) - DAVE BRUBECK OCTET : 3. LET’S FALL IN LOVE (T.Koehler-H.Arlen) 2’25 - DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET : 4. OVER THE RAINBOW (Arlen-Harburg) - 5. YOU GO TO MY HEAD (H.Gillespie-J.F.Coots) - DAVE BRUBECK - Piano Solo ! 6. MY HEART STOOD STILL (R.Rodgers-L.Hart) - DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET/TRIO : 7. HOW HIGH THE MOON (II) (Hamilton-Lewis) - 8. ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE (J.Kern) - 9. LAURA (D.Raskin-J.Mercer) - 10. STAR DUST (H.Carmichael) - 11. BALCONY ROCK (D.Brubeck-P.Desmond) - PAUL DESMOND QUINTET : 12. JERUVIAN (D. van Kriedt) CD 2 (1954 - 1959) PAUL DESMOND QUINTET : 1. MISTY WINDOW (D. van Kriedt) - DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET : 2. AUDREY (D.Brubeck-P.Desmond) - PAUL DESMOND QUARTET : 3. LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING (J.Kern-B.G.De Sylva) - DAVE BRUBECK - Piano Solo : 4. WHEN I WAS YOUNG (D.Brubeck) - BRUBECK DESMOND QUINTET : 5. IN YOUR SWEET WAY (D.Brubeck) - BRUBECK DESMOND QUINTET : 6. CHORALE (J.S.Bach) - MULLIGAN DESMOND QUARTET : 7. WINTERSONG (P.Desmond) - 8. LINE FOR LYONS (G.Mulligan) - DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET : 9. THE DUKE (D.Brubeck) - 10. THREE TO GET READY (D.Brubeck) - 11. TAKE FIVE (P.Desmond) - 12. BLUE RONDO A LA TURK (D.Brubeck) - PAUL DESMOND QUARTET : 13. YOU GO TO MY HEAD (H.Gillespie-J.F.Coots) - 14. GRENSLEEVES (Trad.)