Members blue2blue Posted December 5, 2012 Members Share Posted December 5, 2012 Dave Brubeck, the coolly intellectual jazzer who put jazz back on the pop charts with "Take Five" in the early 60s, has passed away at 91.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/06/ar...anted=all&_r=0http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Brubeck RIP, Mr Brubeck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted December 5, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 5, 2012 Oh... no. I saw him and his sons in the 70's. Time Out was the first jazz I listened to at the age of 7 or so. He holds a special place in my musical heart. RIP Mr. Brubeck. I know Desmond is long gone. Brubeck had quite a run... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted December 5, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2012 91. And he was performing almost to the end.That's a victory in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author MikeRivers Posted December 5, 2012 CMS Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 Just a day short of 92, too. I first saw the Quartet when I was in school (1957 or so) and a couple of times when I was in college. Time Out was the first million selling jazz album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted December 5, 2012 Members Share Posted December 5, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SoundMuppet Posted December 5, 2012 Members Share Posted December 5, 2012 My folks used to play his stuff when I was a kid, great to hear he was still playing before he left us. I have to say, as a kid you usually hate your parents music....Brubeck I always liked, there was a lot else I really did not care for that they played! As an aside, my father once told me, "You know your getting old when all your contemporaries start dying".......! I'm watching out for that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Raymar Posted December 6, 2012 Members Share Posted December 6, 2012 What a life! He was at the Battle of the Bulge too. Bill Bruford was influenced by Brubeck's drummer the late Joe Morello's odd metered drumming. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geoff Grace Posted December 6, 2012 Members Share Posted December 6, 2012 Keyboard Magazine: Dave Brubeck Interviewed in 2007RIP, Dave. Best,Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rjt Posted December 6, 2012 Members Share Posted December 6, 2012 A true pioneer. I remember playing "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo A La Turk" on the piano and thinking how talented he was. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mcmike100 Posted December 9, 2012 Members Share Posted December 9, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members electrochrisso Posted December 11, 2012 Members Share Posted December 11, 2012 What more can I say, RIP Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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