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Dave Brubeck


While archiving my LP's to hardrive I re-discovered "Dave Brubeck". It was like running into a very old friend. He was on a 2 LP set titled "Dave Brubeck's All Time Greatest Hits". This was his quartet with Paul Desmond, on sax; Joe Morello, on drums; Eugene Wright, on base, and of course, Dave Brubeck on piano.

The music was as comfortable as an old pair of slippers, just right for listening and relaxing. Although "Take Five" was quite revolutionary when it came out on the LP "Time Out", it seems tame now. So many memories of beautiful days in the past flooded my memories as I listened, it was like a slide show of good times. I recall seeing Dave live at a free outdoor concert. It was at "Our Lady of The Snows Shrine", in front of the main shrine, on a golden, warm Fall afternoon. He was accompanied by the most beautiful modern dancers who did choreography to his music. That day was unforgettable.

One tip, if you plan on archiving your LP's to hardrive, make sure you have a spare belt before you start. Mine began slipping, but fortunately I had a spare.

Enjoy the music.
orpheus10

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charles1dad
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Rok2id and Orpheus10, nice discussion.
Rok, I understand your point regardind Dave Brubeck, he was a VERY good player. His longevity matched by perhaps only Hank Jones(what a legacy he left).I don`t consider Brubeck a "great" pianist. Great pianist(style,composition, and certainly influence and impact on generation of players afterwards).In this realm are Bud Powell, Thelonius Monk,Duke Ellington, Art Tatum and Oscar Peterson(except composing, but influence, oh yes!).

The next level for example would be Bill Evans(impact and approach) and Herbie Hancock(first rate player and legacy of composing many enduring songs and often cited by many younger players as an influence).
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charles1dad
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Two excellent jazz CDs in terms of music and sound quality.
1) "Fingerpainting" all compositions by Herbie Hancock, trio is Christian McBride(bass) Mark Whitfield(guitar) and Nicholas Payton(trumpet).

2)"Parker`s Mood" Charlie Parker music played by Roy Hargrove(trumpet) Stephen Scott(piano) and Christian McBride(bass). Both are Verve recordings and are very natural sounding.
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charles1dad
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sabai,
It`s clear you have much admiration for Dave Brubeck and that of course is fine. Rok does`nt hold him in the same high regard as you(but he does like him) what`s wrong with that? we all are just engaged in a discussion and expressing our personal thoughts.I don`t rank Brubeck as high as you and you may not rank Dexter Gordon,Sonny Stitt or say Lee Morgan as I do, so what. This is an artform and will be purely subjective. What emotionally moves one person may not move another, that`s to be expected.I have been profoundly influenced by Miles Davis and Charlie Parker, for other jazz fans they may not even like them at all. Another excellent jazz CD, Carmen McRae "Bittersweet" from 1964, just wonderful music.
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charles1dad
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Sabai,
Your last sentence says it all.This is no different then when debating the relative greatness of boxers, baseball players or quarterbacks etc. You examine their body of work and from that point on it`s just various opinions without a concrete standard.
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charles1dad
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Rok2id,
Thanks you for your kind comments.When people are in my listening room they all notice and comment on the Miles Davis picture.Thay feel he`s starring at them.
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Sabai,
This has been an interesting thread with many good comments. It`s pretty clear that we`re all passionate about jazz musib.
What I don`t understand Sabai is your response to Rok2id, you seem very determined to make him hold Brubeck to your level of esteem. Rok doeos`nt and that should be enough. Certainly you can disagree with him but why are you so intent on him accepting your view of Brubeck`s greatness?

What more can Rok say? He won`t change your opinion and you are`nt going to change his. Simply put Brubeck is great to some and less than great for others. Why is that hard to accept and understand?
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