Saxophonist Paul Desmond

Paul Desmond

Living place: San Francisco

Birthday: 25-11-1924 (100 years old)

Population of US 1924: 114,109,000

Global rank: #49767

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Who is Saxophonist Paul Desmond?
Jazz musician and songwriter who played the alto saxophone for Dave Brubeck Quartet and wrote the group's 1959 hit song "Take Five". He was a prominent member of the "cool jazz" movement after World War II.
He served a three-year term in the United States Army.
 
 

Young / Before famous

As a child, he played the violin and the clarinet. He learned to play the alto saxophone during his first year at San Francisco State College.

Family life info

His mother suffered from psychological problems, and he spent most of his childhood living with his extended family in New York City.

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Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Saxophonist Paul Desmond?
He and Art Blakey both made important contributions to jazz music.

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When was Saxophonist Paul Desmond born?
Paul Desmond birthday 25-11-1924 (at the age of 100).
Where is Saxophonist Paul Desmond's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Paul Desmond was born in San Francisco, California- United States. is a Saxophonist, whose Zodiac is Sagittarius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Rat. Paul Desmond's global rank is 49767 and whose rank is 47 in list of famous Saxophonist. Population of US in 1924 is about 114,109,000 persons.
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Events in 1924 and 25-11

Events in US in the birth year of Paul Desmond

  • New York's Computer Tabulating Recording Company is re-organized and will now be known as International Business Machines Corp. (IBM).
  • Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall and oilmen Harry Sinclair and Edward L. Doheny are charged with conspiracy and bribery in the Teapot Dome scandal, involving fraudulent leases of naval oil reserves. In 1931, Fall is sentenced to year in prison; Doheny and Sinclair acquitted of bribery.
  • Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb confess to murdering 14-year-old cousin "in the interest of science." Clarence Darrow is defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of death sentence.

Birthday Paul Desmond (25-11) in history

  • Day 25-11 year 1758: The British captured Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh) in the seven-year war between the two coalitions, including Great Britain, the Kingdom of Hannover, and Prussia. Fighting on the other side were France, Austria, Russia, Sweden, and the Saxony
  • Day 25-11 year 1783: The British withdrew their troops from New York City, their last military position, after the Revolutionary War.
  • Day 25-11 year 1841: The slaves who seized the Amistad in 1839 were freed by the Supreme Court. They had been defended by former president John Quincy Adams.
  • Day 25-11 year 1947: Movie executives blacklisted the "Hollywood Ten."
  • Day 25-11 year 1986: Iran-Contra scandal broke.
  • Day 25-11 year 1998: Jiang Zemin became the first Chinese head of state to visit Japan since World War II.
  • Day 25-11 year 1999: Elian Gonzalez was rescued off the coast of Florida.
  • Day 25-11 year 2002: President George W. Bush signed into law the Department of Homeland Security and named Tom Ridge as head.
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