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Jazz great Dave Brubeck dies
Yahoo News ^
| 12/05/12
| Yahoo News Staff
Posted on 12/05/2012 9:14:28 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
Pioneering jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck has died. Russell Gloyd, Brubeck's manager, says he died Wednesday morning of heart failure, after being stricken while on his way to a cardiology appointment with his son. He would have turned 92 on Thursday. The Dave Brubeck Quartet's pieces such as "Take Five" caught listeners' ears with exotic, challenging rhythms and became enduring standards. In 1954 he was the first modern jazz musician to be pictured on the cover of Time magazine. The quartet's 1959 album "Time Out" was the first ever million-selling jazz LP. "Take Five," a cut from that album by saxophonist Paul Desmond, became the group's signature theme.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: brubeck; davebrubeck; jazz; music; obituary
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To: AngelesCrestHighway
I saw him play a couple of times. Wonderful!
Rest in peace, Dave.
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posted on
12/05/2012 9:17:33 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: AngelesCrestHighway
Such memories!. RIP Mr. Bruebeck.
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posted on
12/05/2012 9:17:47 AM PST
by
rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will, they ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
To: AngelesCrestHighway
Heaven just got a little jazzier. :^( He and Paul Desmond haven't jammed since the mid '70s.
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posted on
12/05/2012 9:18:25 AM PST
by
Finny
(Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. -- Psalm 119:105)
To: trisham
Jazz greats never die. They just take five.
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posted on
12/05/2012 9:18:25 AM PST
by
golux
To: AngelesCrestHighway
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posted on
12/05/2012 9:19:14 AM PST
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
To: AngelesCrestHighway
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posted on
12/05/2012 9:19:14 AM PST
by
Roccus
To: AngelesCrestHighway
RIP Dave. Lucky to see your concert here on Maui several years ago.
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posted on
12/05/2012 9:19:22 AM PST
by
fish hawk
(no tyrant can remain in power without the consent and cooperation of his victims.)
To: AngelesCrestHighway
Aw. Dave takes five! RIP - I loved your music.
To: trisham
To: AngelesCrestHighway
Spelling: That would be Brubeck, NOT Bruebeck. Sorry ‘bout that. I have bandages on my fingers....cats. Makes typing a bit of a challenge.
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posted on
12/05/2012 9:20:53 AM PST
by
rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will, they ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
To: AngelesCrestHighway
I'm not a huge jazz guy. When I saw the headline, I was amazed that he was still alive. I mean "Sing, Sing, Sing" came out in 1936, right? Then I slap myself in the head and realize I'm thinking of Benny Goodman.
I actually own "Time Out" -- I like Brubeck's stuff and I'm embarassed I confused him with another jazz great.
RIP
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posted on
12/05/2012 9:21:40 AM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(Republicans have made themselves useless, toothless, and clueless.)
To: AngelesCrestHighway
Went to school with his son, Matthew. He came to the school one day unannounced to play with Matthew and his older brothers. Made me a jazz lover on the spot.
RIP, Dave.
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posted on
12/05/2012 9:23:33 AM PST
by
GeorgeTex
(Obama-Four M President (Mendacious Manchurian Muslim Marxist))
To: AngelesCrestHighway
One of my all-time favorite Brubeck recordings -- a live performance with the Dave Brubeck Quartet doing an extended version of one of his greatest hits.
Alto sax player Paul Desmond displays his witty brilliance on an extended blues solo, and Drummer Joe Morello turns in an amazing performance.
Blue Rondo a la Turk (concert performance)
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posted on
12/05/2012 9:25:03 AM PST
by
Maceman
To: ClearCase_guy
Some songs take awhile to recognize when you hear them but Take Five was not among them...
To: golux
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posted on
12/05/2012 9:28:38 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: AngelesCrestHighway
To: AngelesCrestHighway
Sir, take all the time you like. You brought joy to millions of music fans. May God bless and keep you close.
I can only imagine all the wonderful music, being played perfectly, up there.
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posted on
12/05/2012 9:29:03 AM PST
by
wizr
(Keep the Faith!)
To: AngelesCrestHighway
A brilliant and very nice man. He loved what he did, and it showed.
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posted on
12/05/2012 9:30:14 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: AngelesCrestHighway
Yes, ‘Take Five’ was his signature song but I always liked ‘Blue Rondo A La Turk’ as opposed to ‘Take Five’.
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