How Paul Desmond plays the introverted jazz blues

Paul Desmond played the blues like nobody else. This motivic development through 9 conceptual different choruses is utterly beautiful. I find this one limitlessly interesting to explore. The tune is named "Balcony Rock" from the "Jazz Goes To College" by the Dave Brubeck Quartet. 0:00 Piano intro 0:20 Soft introduction in Major (chorus I) 0:49 Rhythmical movement (chorus II) 1:17 Exploration in Minor (chorus III) 1:45 Consolidation in Minor (chorus IV) 2:13 Back to major, Q&A over the register (chorus V) 2:41 Longest major blues sequence in history! (chorus VI) 3:10 Create Sus sound using 1,2,4,5 (chorus VII) 3:38 Create double time chromatic "flows" (chorus VIII) 4:07 ... continues more straight ahead + lays down with inevtibale lyrical sequence (chorus IX) ➡️If you want to upgrade your playing, click this link to get access to our vault of 350+ solo saxophone & guitar transcriptions for free: https://www.sharpelevenmusic.com/tran... Support us on Patreon (exclusive Pdf's and many extra's):   / sharpeleventranscriptions   To Purchase Sharp Eleven Merchandise: -https://teespring.com/stores/edge-eff... -https://teespring.com/stores/edge-eff... ---------------------CONNECT------------------ Instagram:   / sharpelevenmusic     / jorrereynders   (Jorre)   / timopedone   (Timothy) Website: sharpelevenmusic.com ----------------------------------------------------