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Two Of A Mind

Paul Desmond

Recorded	1962
Label	RCA Victor
Released	1962
Personnel	7 credited players
Discogs	master 175092

The record

Two cool-toned horns trade lines with easy logic here -- Mulligan's baritone and this alto had history together, and the session lets that rapport breathe with no piano crowding the space. Connie Kay and Mel Lewis split drum duties, keeping the date light on its feet.

Session personnel

Paul Desmond — alto saxophone
Gerry Mulligan — baritone saxophone
Wendell Marshall — bass
Connie Kay — drums
Joe Benjamin — bass
Mel Lewis — drums
John Beal — bass

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 77 pressings on file.

1962	RCA Victor · LPM-2624 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1963	RCA Victor · LSP 2624 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · deep groove
1962	RCA Victor — STEREO
1962	RCA Victor · LPM-2624 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1962	RCA Victor · FTP 1172 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album
1962	RCA Victor · LSP2624 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1962	RCA Victor · LPM-2624 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1962	Victor · SHP 5150 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Super Record
1962	RCA Victor · LPM-2624 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1962	RCA Victor · LPM-2624 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1962	RCA Victor · LSP-2624 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1962	RCA Victor · LPM-2624 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, RCA/Hollywood
1962	RCA Victor · LSP-2624 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Hollywood
1962	RCA Victor · LPM-2624 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Indianapolis Pressing