Paul Desmond and Reading the Britannica
Sometimes I get the feeling that there are orgies going on all over new York City, and somebody says, `Let’s call [jazz saxophonist Paul] Desmond,’ and somebody else says, ‘Why bother? He’s probably home reading the Encyclopedia Britannica.”
Paul Desmond was a member of Dave Brubeck’s quartet. Lavrenti Gaavareetz provides a nice writeup about him at The Seberg Boyfriends - Paul Desmond