Comments on: RIP, Dave Brubeck

By: jconway

jconway — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 03:38:31 +0000

And more importantly one of my favorites, Miles Davis, said Brubeck was one of the few white artists on par with him, high praise.

By: johnt001

johnt001 — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 02:38:55 +0000

I never listened to jazz when I was young, but the jukebox at one of our watering holes at UConn had “Take Five” on it and I’ve loved jazz ever since. He was a fantastic composer, and I learned tonight on WGBH that he never even learned to read music! The world lost a giant today.

By: Jasiu

Jasiu — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:29:55 +0000

I started playing piano a few years ago (played guitar since I was a kid) and once I got to a level where I felt I could tackle it, I learned a somewhat simplified version of Blue Rondo A La Turk, a favorite of mine since forever (9/8 time on that one). RIP, Dave.

By: demeter11

demeter11 — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:52:11 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1S_vA0ougg

If this doesn’t work I’ll consider it my third strike.

By: demeter11

demeter11 — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:46:23 +0000

of Take Five:

By: demeter11

demeter11 — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:44:29 +0000

Brubeck took the Paul Desmond song “Take Five” beyond the jazz world into the popular realm.
It is one of the very few songs in 5/4 time that most people have ever heard and thanks to Brubeck we can hum it at the drop of a hat.
Enjoy this version recorded in Belgium in 1964.

He and his wife also wrote lyrics to Take Five, here wonderfully sung by Carmen McRea:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp8lQdviowQ

By: Mr. Lynne

Mr. Lynne — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:05:13 +0000

… in 2011.

By: christopher

christopher — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:25:14 +0000

…that your being a piano player is a flaw?:)