Thanks @frogman for replying. I always enjoy your sharing your knowledge and perspectives on music and this was helpful. Tom Moon obviously has great love for and broad experience in music. He is admittedly more inclusive than I am for types and styles he enjoys. But in this case he was more restrictive, which was why I commented.
I've admitted here and elsewhere I don't have any training in music. So many technical elements of style or performance escape me. But I've been listening for decades and have formulated my own tastes. I can appreciate that Brubeck often has a rather "heavy" rhythemic sense. Quite different from someone like Basie who was so smooth and flowing while really swinging, if often minimalist. But maybe that is why I and many others enjoy Brubeck playing with Desmond so much, they are opposite while complementary.
On the complementary side for Mr. Moon, I've been surprised by how many of his recommendations (not just jazz) are in my collection, and how often I appreciate and agree with his insights and picking those recordings.