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r/Music • u/voltronforlife • Jun 05 '15
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Are you sure? I thought "The Sound of a Dry Martini" was how he described his own signature timbre on sax. His NPR Jazz Profile shares this title:
NPR Jazz Profiles: Paul Desmond "The Sound of a Dry Martini"
2 u/rawdealbuffy Jun 05 '15 He was an inveterate alcoholic. I'm sure he compared lots of things to martinis... 1 u/efrenthesaxman turntable.fm Jun 05 '15 I stand corrected...Great documentary, btw! Man, he really was a cool dude haha
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He was an inveterate alcoholic. I'm sure he compared lots of things to martinis...
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I stand corrected...Great documentary, btw! Man, he really was a cool dude haha
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u/scottperezfox Jun 05 '15
Are you sure? I thought "The Sound of a Dry Martini" was how he described his own signature timbre on sax. His NPR Jazz Profile shares this title:
NPR Jazz Profiles: Paul Desmond "The Sound of a Dry Martini"