You don't have to be a jazz aficionado to recognize “Take Five,” the smoky instrumental by the Dave Brubeck Quartet that instantly evokes swinging bachelor pads, hi-fi systems and cool nightclubs of the 1950s and '60s. “Take Five” was a musical
The pianist and composer, who lived in nearby Wilton, formed The Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1951. In 1954 Mr. Brubeck was the first jazz musician to be featured on the cover of Time magazine. The band helped reinvigorate jazz music during that era, thanks
You don't have to be a jazz aficionado to recognize “Take Five,” the smoky instrumental by the Dave Brubeck Quartet that instantly evokes swinging bachelor pads, hi-fi systems and cool nightclubs of the 1950s and '60s. “Take Five” was a musical
Mozart was one; Beethoven another. Sinatra, Lennon and dozens of others also fit that bill. No musician in modern times — with perhaps the exception of The Beatles collectively and individually — matches Dave Brubeck in becoming entwined in our lives.
Five years ago, I mentioned that one of my favorite Jazz musicians to chill out to was Dave Brubeck. he passed away this week a day shy of his 92nd.
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