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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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rok2id
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Funny you should mention Brubeck and Take Five. I attended college on a Band scholarship. The first time I heard it was my first night at college. My first night away from home. The guys in the dorm room next to mine played that LP all night. I was very homesick and feeling alone and I grew to develope a real hatred for "Blue Rondo A La Turk" They were hot shot trumpet players from the big city and really into jazz. Later we all became real close friends. I have on occasion been accused of being a trumpet player myself. Now take five is my wife's favorite music of all. It's on the local PBS radio station's play list, and everytime it comes on she yells, 'TURN IT UP'!! BTW, the drum solo on Take Five is one of the best in all of Jazz. It actually seems to be a integral part of the tune. A lot of jazz drum and bass solos, seem to be just a chance for the drummers / Bassists, to get their chance to play, and are a disruption to the flow of the music.
orpheus10 OP
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Many have tried, but no one can hit that drum solo like Joe Morello.

We were both just beginning our adult lives at the same time, I was in the USAF when it came out.
strateahed
305 posts
 
I had a similar experience recently. Only it wasn't archiving ... it was listening to another Brubeck's "Greatest Hits" album on Columbia. It's just one LP, done in their "360 Sound" production approach - which seems to yield great sound quality. Taking the time to Spin Clean and then steam this title - along with a few others - resulted in a great listening session. I've got the "Time Out" CD too, and really there is no comparison. Hate to sound like a broken record!

Orpheus10, thanks for sharing yet another tidbit from the jazz realm.
mrmitch
359 posts
 
I have on original vinyl the following Brubeck: Time Out (as well as the Classic Records remaster), Time Changes, Jazz Impressions of New York, Adventures In Time,Countdown: Time In Outer Space. Brubeck is one of those names that says JAZZ to me in neon capital letters. As an aside, I played in rock bands in the late 60's and 70's along the NJ shore and our drummer had taken lessons given by Joe Morello in NYC, and our drummer was very good.
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