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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

RIP Dave Brubeck

When people begin their foray into Jazz, they go to Coltrane, Armstrong, Holliday, Gillespe, Monk, or even Miles Davis.  For me, it was Dave Brubeck. The first time I heard "Take Five" I was mesmerized.  Something about it just screamed cool.  I even remember Infiniti using it to sell cars early on in their birth.  The Quartet made many great songs like "Take the 'A' Train," "Blue Rondo a la Turk" & "Unsquare Dance" which have been used in countless movies.  Dave was 91.

1 comment:

  1. Has there ever been a musician so closely identified with a single piece of music as Dave Brubeck and "Take Five"?

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