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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Such a loss. I’ve enjoyed Brubeck’s music my entire life. He was blessed with a full life.
Thanks for the music....
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Brubeck, among his many other greats, recorded one of the greatest tv show themesongs of all time. Here’s the theme from the excellent (if sadly short-lived) show Mr. Broadway:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nZxWo1nEEM
His drummer, the late Joe Morello was my drum teacher. RIP Mr. Brubeck.
I hear you're mad about Brubeck
I like your eyes, I like him too
He's an artist, a pioneer
We've got to have some music on the new frontier
I did see another familiar title of his on Youtube - "Take the A-train" is the first song on the Rollong Stones' Still Life live album - it was playing over the sound system before the band was introduced, and they included it on the track listing for the album.
It seems like the people who made the music I listened to listened to Brubeck. If I was 20 years older I might have been a fan.
When I did my jazz show on WVGS one of the few vocals I played was Al Jarreau's version of Blue Rondo A La Turk
Farewell, Mr. Brubeck. You have left behind some great stuff to remember you by.
Take Five was absolutely terrific. A true work of genius. But the rest of Dave’s work? Notably forgettable. I predict that fifty years from now, nobody will remember it — while T5 will still be considered one of the greatest jazz pieces of all time. R. I. P.
One of the giants. RIP.
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