Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Take Five

From Bob Dearborn's The Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac, this little nugget from 35 years ago today...

"May 30, 1977…Jazz saxophonist/composer (Take Five) Paul Desmond of the Dave Brubeck Quartet died of lung cancer at the age of 52. Desmond specified in his will that all proceeds from "Take Five" would go to the Red Cross following his death."

To Paul Desmond, and the Red Cross...