''Desert Winds'' is an album by saxophonist Illinois Jacquet with guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1964 and released on the

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Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956-1965)
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Reception

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awarded the album 3½ stars stating "An underappreciated and unassuming album, ''Desert Winds'' has plenty of easy charm, and while there are no barn-burning solos here, there are plenty of moments of quiet and lyrical joy".Leggett, S
Allmusic Review
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Track listing

All compositions by Illinois Jacquet except as noted # "When My Dreamboat Comes Home" ( Cliff Friend,

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) - 5:20 # "Desert Winds" (Esmond Edwards) - 4:15 # "

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) - 4:15 # "Blues for the Early Bird" - 3:10 # " Lester Leaps In" ( Lester Young) - 7:15 # "You're My Thrill" ( Jay Gorney, Sidney Clare) - 3:45 # " Canadian Sunset" ( Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel) - 6:10

Personnel

* Illinois Jacquet -

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

* Kenny Burrell -

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

Tommy Flanagan Thomas Lee Flanagan (March 16, 1930 – November 16, 2001) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He grew up in Detroit, initially influenced by such pianists as Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, and Nat King Cole, and then by bebop musicians. ...

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

Wendell Marshall Wendell Marshall (October 24, 1920 – February 6, 2002) was an American jazz double-bassist. Marshall was Jimmy Blanton's cousin. He studied at Lincoln University, then served in the Army during World War II. Following his discharge, he perfor ...

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

*Ray Lucas -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

*Willie Rodriguez - latin drums

References

1964 albums Argo Records albums Illinois Jacquet albums Albums produced by Esmond Edwards Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio {{1960s-jazz-album-stub