Glad To Be Unhappy is a Jazz album by Paul Desmond, originally released in 1965. On Gatefold: 30 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Cool Jazz
- velvety
- serene
- smoky
About
The bittersweet pleasures of sorrow in love are among the oldest inspirations in music. Whole unionsful of musicians from Vienna, Budapest and any place a gypsy's bow has touched an E-string have understood and nurtured this phenomenon. The American version of this venerable tradition of Liebschmerz is, of course, the torch song. Rodgers and Hart summed it up a generation ago with our title song, Glad to Be Unhappy. While Paul Desmond's alto sax is hardly the American version of European schmaltz, it is an ideal catalyst for the strange combination of being in love and feeling sad. There are .
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Tracklist
- 1Glad to Be Unhappy5:44
- 2Poor Butterfly7:17
- 3Stranger In Town6:23
- 4A Taste of Honey4:25
- 5Any Other Time5:23
- 6Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo4:41
- 7Angel Eyes6:18
- 8By the River Sainte Marie6:15
- 9All Across the City4:30
- 10All Through the Night5:26
Credits
Performers
- Paul DesmondALTO SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
- Gene ChericoBASS
- Connie KayDRUMS DRUM
- Jim HallGUITAR FEATURING
- Eugene WrightBASS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 30 pressings tracked on Gatefold