Paul Desmond wanted his horn to sound “like a dry martini.” Here he uses the lightest tonguing and a smooth subtone. The sound isn’t bright or harsh the way a lot of bebop playing was. It’s unhurried,...

Honestly, he is seriously underrated as a blues/soul/gospel singer. His son has done a brilliant job reinventing Tom's career, in these later years and this is just one example. I have it on good auth...