Says the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s Paul Desmond, a brilliant alto-sax artist: ”He has the quality of purity. He’s made the sax sound good, which no other legit sax player has done.” ...

The music that Dave Brubeck created during his years with the 'classic quartet' - featuring Paul Desmond on alto saxophone ... for his group that their sounds would mix well with the style ...

Range The range of the alto saxophone is from concert D♭3 (the D♭ below middle ... and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The sound is made by blowing a stream of ...