Two of a Mind
Studio album by
Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan
Released1962
RecordedJune 26, July 3 and August 13, 1962
StudioRCA Studio A, New York City
GenreJazz
Length74:52
LabelRCA Victor LPM 2624
ProducerBob Prince & George Avakian
Paul Desmond chronology
Desmond Blue
(1961) 		Two of a Mind
(1962) 		Take Ten
(1963)
Gerry Mulligan chronology
Jeru
(1962) 		Two of a Mind
(1962) 		Spring Is Sprung
(1962)

Two of a Mind is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonists Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in 1962 which were released on the RCA Victor label.[1][2] The album is the second of two albums Mulligan and Desmond recorded in a pianoless quartet setting. The first, recorded in 1957, was Blues in Time (originally titled Gerry Mulligan - Paul Desmond Quartet).

The album's title track is a contrafact based on "Look for the Silver Lining".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [5]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Altoist Paul Desmond and baritonist Gerry Mulligan always made for a perfect team during their infrequent collaborations. Both of the saxophonists had immediately distinctive light tones, strong wits, and the ability to improvise melodically. ... the interplay between Desmond and Mulligan is consistently delightful. Highly recommended".[3]

Track listing

  1. "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 5:51
  2. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 8:22
  3. "Two of a Mind" (Paul Desmond) – 5:59
  4. "Blight of the Fumble Bee" (Gerry Mulligan) – 7:02
  5. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Kern, Dorothy Fields) – 7:21
  6. "Out of Nowhere" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 6:35
  7. "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 7:29 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "All the Things You Are" [alternate take] (Kern, Hammerstein) – 6:58 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "The Way You Look Tonight" [alternate take] (Kern, Fields) – 7:52 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "Untitled Blues Waltz" (Desmond, Mulligan) – 9:45 Bonus track on CD reissue
  11. "Untitled Blues Waltz" [breakdown] (Desmond, Mulligan) – 1:38 Bonus track on CD reissue

Note

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Paul Desmond Catalog accessed February 29, 2016
  2. ^ Dugelay, G & Hallqvist, K. Gerry Mulligan Discography Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine accessed February 29, 2016
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Two of a Mind – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 369. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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