I have won several prizes as the world’s slowest alto player, as well as a special award in 1961 for quietness. - Paul Desmond

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I have won several prizes as the world’s slowest alto player, as well as a special award in 1961 for quietness.

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About Paul Desmond

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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Birth Name: Paul Emil Breitenfeld
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