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Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way
December 24, 2008

Unlike the vast majority of jazz musicians, Dave Brubeck was blessed with both talent and commercial success. His renowned 1950s quartet recorded standards like "Take Five," "The Duke," and "In Your Own Sweet Way." He was the first jazz artist to sell one million copies of an album, the second to appear on the cover of Time magazine. To this day, he sells out concert halls around the world.

Biographies: Dave Brubeck (~davebrubeck.com)

DAVE BRUBECK
Pianist, Composer
b. December 6, 1920


Dave Brubeck, designated a “Living Legend” by the Library of Congress, continues to be one of the most active and popular musicians in both the jazz and classical worlds. With a career that spans over six decades, his experiments in odd time signatures, improvised counterpoint, polyrhythm and polytonality remain hallmarks of innovation.

Album: Dave Brubeck Quartet – Bravo! Brubeck!

Dave Brubeck Quartet – Bravo! Brubeck!

Album review ~allmusic.com
One of the better Dave Brubeck LPs from the later period of the Quartet with altoist Paul Desmond, this set is unusual in that it only contains one Brubeck original. On such tunes as “Cielito Lindo,” the beautiful “La Paloma,” “Besame Mucho” and “Estrellita,” the Quartet is augmented by guitarist Chamin Correa and percussionist Rabito Agueros. The results are melodic but swinging treatments of a variety of famous themes.

Dave Brubeck, Born: 1920, Pianist/Composer

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