A Taste of Honey

~ Recording by Paul Desmond featuring Jim Hall

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4A Taste of Honey4:32Paul Desmond feat. Jim HallGlad to Be UnhappyPaul Desmond feat. Jim HallAlbum
RCA VictorLSP-3407
3.2A Taste of Honey4:31The Paul Desmond QuartetThe Complete Recordings of the Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim HallThe Paul Desmond QuartetAlbum + Compilation
Mosaic Records (US jazz reissues)MD4-120
1.5A Taste Of Honey4:32Paul DesmondGlad to Be UnhappyPaul Desmond feat. Jim HallAlbum
BMG France743213131122
7.6Taste of Honey?:??Paul DesmondThe Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1961–65)Paul DesmondAlbum + Compilation
BMG France, RCA Victor74321425302
1.11A Taste Of Honey4:31Paul DesmondThe Ballad of Paul DesmondPaul DesmondAlbum
RCA Victor
3.4A Taste of Honey4:29Paul DesmondThe Complete RCA Victor RecordingsPaul DesmondAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-08-31
RCA VictorR 2008992
1.11A Taste of Honey4:31Paul DesmondPlanet JazzPaul DesmondAlbum + Compilation
  • -1997
RCA Victor74321 52061 2
4.4A Taste of Honey4:26Paul DesmondThe Complete RCA Victor RecordingsPaul DesmondAlbum + Compilation
  • -1997
1.11A Taste of Honey4:31Paul DesmondGreatest HitsPaul DesmondAlbum + Compilation
RCA Victor74321-52061-2
1.11A Taste of Honey4:31Paul DesmondJazz GreatsPaul DesmondAlbum + Compilation
RCA Victor74321556872
1.7A Taste of Honey4:31Paul DesmondThe Very Best of Jazz After DarkVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Global Televisionradcd111
1.7A Taste of Honey4:27Paul DesmondLemme Tell Ya 'Bout DesmondPaul DesmondAlbum + Compilation
Label M495175
1.4A Taste of Honey4:29Paul Desmond featuring Jim HallGlad to Be UnhappyPaul Desmond featuring Jim HallAlbum
BMG France, RCA Victor74321851502
2.18A Taste of Honey4:29Paul DesmondThe Ultimate Smooth AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
4.4A Taste Of Honey4:29Paul DesmondThe Complete RCA Albums CollectionPaul DesmondAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697939412
4.4A Taste of Honey4:29Paul Desmond feat. Jim HallThe Complete RCA Albums CollectionPaul DesmondAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697939412
2.11A Taste of Honey4:33The Paul Desmond QuartetThe Complete Recordings of the Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim HallThe Paul Desmond QuartetAlbum + Compilation
  • -2022-05-27
Essential Jazz ClassicsEJC 55770
4.4A Taste of Honey4:29Paul Desmond feat. Jim HallThe Complete RCA Albums CollectionPaul DesmondAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Music on CD8718627235249, MOCCD14223
1.5A Taste Of Honey4:32Paul DesmondGlad To Be UnhappyPaul DesmondAlbum

Relationships

recording engineer:Ray Hall (engineer)
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
producer:George Avakian (US 1940–90s record producer)
alto saxophone:Paul Desmond (on 1964-07-14)
double bass:Gene Wright (bass) (on 1964-07-14)
drums (drum set):Connie Kay (on 1964-07-14)
electric guitar:Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1964-07-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:BMG Music (in 1965)
recording of:A Taste of Honey (on 1964-07-14: cover, instrumental)

A Taste of Honey

lyricist:Ric Marlow (in 1960)
composer:Bobby Scott (vocals, piano, US musician & producer) (in 1960)
publisher:Ambassador Music Ltd.
Songfest Music Corp.
later parody versions:A Waste of Money
later translated versions:En doft av honung
Hunajainen
Hunajainen
Je crois mon cœur
柔情蜜意