Six Classic Albums

Who played on Six Classic Albums

• Paul Desmond alto saxophone, saxophone all tracks
• Robert Prince producer, arranger, conductor on 21 tracks
• Dave Brubeck piano, performer on 20 tracks
• Eugene Wright double bass on 20 tracks
• Joe Morello drums (drum set) on 20 tracks
• Jim Hall electric guitar, guitar on 16 tracks
• Gerry Mulligan baritone saxophone on 13 tracks
• Connie Kay drums (drum set) on 12 tracks
• Joe Benjamin double bass on 9 tracks
• Al Richmond French horn on 8 tracks
• Milt Hinton double bass on 8 tracks
• Dave Bailey drums (drum set) on 7 tracks
• Percy Heath double bass on 7 tracks
• Gloria Agostini harp on 6 tracks
• John Beal double bass on 2 tracks
• Mel Lewis drums (drum set) on 2 tracks
• Wendell Marshall double bass on 2 tracks
• Gene Bianco harp on 1 track

Tracklist

1. 1-1 Blues in Time 9:03
2. 1-2 Body and Soul standard — Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour 9:40
3. 1-3 Stand Still 3:28
4. 1-4 Line for Lyons standard — Gerry Mulligan 3:08
5. 1-5 Wintersong 7:00
6. 1-6 Battle Hymn of the Republican 7:46
7. 1-7 Fall Out 5:50
8. 1-8 I Get a Kick Out of You standard 8:38
9. 1-9 For All We Know standard — J. Fred Coots 5:32
10. 1-10 Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West — John Lewis 7:26
11. 2-1 Greensleeves 2:05
12. 2-2 You Go to My Head standard — J. Fred Coots 6:26
13. 2-3 East of the Sun standard — Brooks Bowman 5:44
14. 2-4 Time After Time standard — Jule Styne 6:12
15. 2-5 It's a Raggy Waltz standard 5:12
16. 2-6 Bluette — Dave Brubeck 5:21
17. 2-7 Charles Matthew Hallelujah — Dave Brubeck 2:52
18. 2-8 Far More Blues — Dave Brubeck 4:39
19. 2-9 Far More Drums — Dave Brubeck 3:58
20. 2-10 Maori Blues — Dave Brubeck 3:54
21. 2-11 Unsquare Dance — Dave Brubeck 2:02
22. 2-12 Bru's Boogie Woogie — Dave Brubeck 2:28
23. 2-13 Blue Shadows in the Street — Dave Brubeck 6:34
24. 3-1 My Funny Valentine standard — Richard Rodgers 3:52
25. 3-2 Desmond Blue 3:39
26. 3-3 Then I'll Be Tired of You — Arthur Schwartz 4:05
27. 3-4 I've Got You Under My Skin standard — Cole Porter 4:40
28. 3-5 Late Lament — Paul Desmond 4:10
29. 3-6 I Should Care standard 3:51
30. 3-7 Like Someone in Love standard — Jimmy Van Heusen 4:12
31. 3-8 Ill Wind standard — Harold Arlen 3:51
32. 3-9 Body and Soul standard 4:52
33. 3-10 Countdown standard — Dave Brubeck 2:24
34. 3-11 Eleven Four — Paul Desmond 2:52
35. 3-12 Why Phillis — Eugene Wright 2:17
36. 3-13 Someday My Prince Will Come standard — Frank Churchill 6:19
37. 3-14 Castilian Blues — Dave Brubeck 2:32
38. 3-15 Castilian Drums — Dave Brubeck 5:18
39. 4-1 Fast Life — Dave Brubeck 2:58
40. 4-2 Waltz Limp — Dave Brubeck 4:16
41. 4-3 Three's Crowd — Dave Brubeck 2:42
42. 4-4 Danse Duet — Dave Brubeck 3:46
43. 4-5 Back to Earth — Dave Brubeck 3:18
44. 4-6 All the Things You Are standard — Jerome Kern 5:49
45. 4-7 Stardust — Hoagy Carmichael 8:21
46. 4-8 Two of a Mind — Paul Desmond 5:56
47. 4-9 Blight of the Fumble Bee — Gerry Mulligan 6:59
48. 4-10 The Way You Look Tonight standard — Jerome Kern 7:20
49. 4-11 Out of Nowhere standard — Johnny Green 6:26

Production

• George Avakian producer
• Ray Hall engineer, recording
• Teo Macero producer
• Bob Prince producer
• Bob Simpson recording
• Mickey Crofford recording

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