I was unfashionable before anyone knew who I was. - Paul Desmond

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I was unfashionable before anyone knew who I was.

Paul Desmond

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Paul Desmond (born Paul Emil Breitenfeld; 25 November 1924 – 30 May 1977) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer born in San Francisco, best known as a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet and for writing "Take Five".

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