This collection brings together the entirety of Paul Desmond’s output as leader or co-leader between 1953 and 1963 a catalogue totaling more than five hours of music presented here across four discs. Collating nine original albums this set serves as the perfect introduction to this master musician and composer as well as providing a welcome reminder to those already versed in the great man’s work.

CD 1:
1. Over The Rainbow
2. You Go To My Head
3. Give A Little Whistle
4. Lady Be Good
5. Tea For Two
[Tracks 1-5 Jazz At Storyville 1953]
6. At A Perfume Counter
7. Stardust
8. Crazy Chris
[Tracks 6-8 Jazz Interwoven 1954]
9. A Garden In The Rain
10. Soon
11. Winky
12. Will I Know
13. Jeruvian
14. Baroque
15. But Happy
16. Misty Window
17. Warm Cradle
[Tracks 9-17 Desmond 1954]

CD 2:
1. Jazzabelle
2. A Watchmans Carroll
3. Everything Happens To Me
4. Lets Get Away From It All
5. Look For The Silver Lining
6. Sacre Blues
7. You Go To My Head
8. Line For Lyons
[Tracks 1-8 Featuring Don Elliott 1956]
9. Blues In Time
10. Body And Soul
11. Standstill
12. Line For Lyons
13. Wintersong
14. Battle Hymn Of The Republican
15. Fall Out
[Tracks 9-15 Gerry Mulligan - Paul Desmond Quartet 1957]

CD 3:
1. I Get A Kick Out Of You
2. For All We Know
3. Two Degrees East Three Degrees West
4. Greensleeves
5. You Go To My Head
6. East Of The Sun
7. Time After Time
[Tracks 1-7 First Place Again Playboy 1960]
8. My Funny Valentine
9. Desmond Blue
10. Then Ill Be Tired Of You
11. Ive Got You Under My Skin
12. Late Lament
13. I Should Care
14. Like Someone In Love
15. Ill Wind
16. Body And Soul
[Tracks 8-16 Desmond Blue 1962]

CD 4:
1. All The Things You Are
2. Stardust
3. Two Of A Mind
4. Blight Of The Fumble Bee
5. The Way You Look Tonight
6. Out Of Nowhere
[Tracks 1-6 Two Of A Mind 1962]
7. Take Ten
8. El Prince
9. Alone Together
10. Embarcadero
11. The Theme From Black Orpheus
12. Nancy
13. Samba De Orfeo
14. The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else
[Tracks 7-14 Take Ten 1963]