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Paul Desmond

1924 - 1977

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Paul Desmond (born Paul Emil Breitenfeld; November 25, 1924 – May 30, 1977) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer and proponent of cool jazz. He was a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet and composed that group's biggest hit, "Take Five". In addition to his work with Brubeck, he led several groups and collaborated with Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Jim Hall, and Ed Bickert. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Desmond has received more than 1,143,822 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Desmond is the 330th most popular musician (down from 317th in 2019), the 1,846th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,818th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular American Musician.

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  • 58.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paul Desmond ranks 330 out of 3,175. Before him are Sonny Rollins, Léo Ferré, Tiësto, Eric Carr, Avril Lavigne, and Count Basie. After him are Jean-Pierre Rampal, Paul Landers, Franco Battiato, Johnny Ramone, John McLaughlin, and Fred Durst.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Paul Desmond ranks 87. Before him are Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Sverre Fehn, Kenneth Waltz, Kenneth Kaunda, Matthäus Hetzenauer, and Ottmar Walter. After him are Arthur Danto, Vasil Bykaŭ, Leonid Kogan, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Jacques Vergès, and Roza Shanina. Among people deceased in 1977, Paul Desmond ranks 54. Before him are Stephen Boyd, Jan Patočka, Leopold Stokowski, Princess Margaretha of Sweden, Bruno Streckenbach, and A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. After him are Hamida Djandoubi, Marc Bolan, John Dickson Carr, Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani, Carlos Pace, and Takeo Kurita.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Desmond ranks 1,846 out of 20,380. Before him are Henry Draper (1837), Spike Lee (1957), Robert Jordan (1948), Roger Corman (1926), Nora Roberts (1950), and Joey Ramone (1951). After him are Michael Bay (1965), Frederick Cook (1865), Tom Courtney (1933), Adelaide Hall (1901), Jasper Johns (1930), and Joan Allen (1956).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Paul Desmond ranks 93. Before him are Robby Krieger (1946), Fats Domino (1928), Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954), Sonny Rollins (1930), Eric Carr (1950), and Count Basie (1904). After him are Johnny Ramone (1948), Fred Durst (1970), Peter Criss (1945), Bruno Mars (1985), Moby (1965), and Bo Diddley (1928).

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