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Old 12-05-12 | 11:15 AM
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http://entertainment.msn.com/news/ar...px?news=778419

Jazz great Dave Brubeck dies

Dec. 5, 2012, 11:58 AM EST

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Pioneering jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck has died.

Russell Gloyd, Brubeck's manager, says he died Wednesday morning of heart failure, after being stricken while on his way to a cardiology appointment with his son. He would have turned 92 on Thursday.

The Dave Brubeck Quartet's pieces such as "Take Five" caught listeners' ears with exotic, challenging rhythms and became enduring standards.

In 1954 he was the first modern jazz musician to be pictured on the cover of Time magazine.

The quartet's 1959 album "Time Out" was the first ever million-selling jazz LP. "Take Five," a cut from that album by saxophonist Paul Desmond, became the group's signature theme.
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Old 12-05-12 | 11:24 AM
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Re: RIP Dave Brubeck, 1920-2012

He was one of the greats. RIP.
Old 12-05-12 | 11:40 AM
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I'm saddened by this news.. "Time Further Out" is one of my all time favorite albums.
Old 12-05-12 | 11:47 AM
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I just got this for Black Friday and will have to rip it when I get home

Old 12-05-12 | 06:06 PM
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Had a long life and a helluva career! Agreed about "Time Further Out", a great one.
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I was lucky enough to see him in 1989 at the Playboy Jazz Festival.
Old 12-05-12 | 07:07 PM
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One of my favorites. Glad he lived a long life.

I'll echo the praise for Time Further Out.
Old 12-05-12 | 07:26 PM
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Whoa, very sad. Great artist.
Old 12-05-12 | 09:36 PM
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One of my favorites. Glad he lived a long life.

I'll echo the praise for Time Further Out.
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Old 12-07-12 | 07:45 AM
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I've owned Time Further Out for quite a while but not listened to it nearly as often as Time Out. Listening today based on this thread and enjoying it.
Old 12-07-12 | 08:11 PM
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I've never heard of him.

Apparently everyone else I know has though!
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My dad had Time Out on vinyl. I bought it on CD. It's all I know about Brubeck, but what an amazing album it is.

One obit said that Columbia sat on Time Out for a year before releasing it. They didn't think anyone would buy a record without songs people could dance to.

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Old 12-07-12 | 09:27 PM
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He was a great one.

I like Dave Brubeck's scene in the 1962 movie All Night Long. His entrance was completely artificial and just an excuse to get him in the movie, but then he starts playing and it's truly amazing. He's so effortless at the piano that it's mesmerizing to watch him play.

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I just checked Amazon. Time Out is the #9 bestseller in music. It's also out of stock. Surprise!
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"Time Out" is one of those albums that always sells well, although his death is upping the number more now. It's one of the handful of jazz albums that it seems almost everyone owns.

And "Take Five" is easily the most popular song on the album, but my favorite song on the album is "Blue Rondo à la Turk" (which is the opening track on the album).

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Old 12-07-12 | 10:20 PM
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I just ordered Time Further Out just because of this thread. It's only $4 on CD.
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And "Take Five" is easily the most popular song on the album, but my favorite song on the album is "Blue Rondo à la Turk" (which is the opening track on the album).

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I was fascinated to learn that while BRALT is 9/8, the primary pattern is not 3-3-3 but 2-2-2-3, which you can totally hear in the rhythm.

1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-3
1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-3
1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-3
1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3 (this one is three 3s)
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Re: RIP Dave Brubeck, 1920-2012

If you like Brubeck 'One Alone' is a must have. Just him and the piano, some standards, and some of his songs.

Old 12-18-12 | 11:00 PM
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I was always surprised Time Out was Brubeck's most popular album. At Carnegie Hall was by far his best. So many classics on that album, but I tend to prefer live jazz albums to the studio recordings. Time Out is only okay in my opinion, especially from that era. Certainly it was influential though. But I recommend Carnegie Hall heartily to anyone who doesn't own it.
Old 12-29-12 | 06:15 PM
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Re: RIP Dave Brubeck, 1920-2012

Originally Posted by Dr Mabuse
If you like Brubeck 'One Alone' is a must have. Just him and the piano, some standards, and some of his songs.

Originally Posted by Nausicaa
I was always surprised Time Out was Brubeck's most popular album. At Carnegie Hall was by far his best. So many classics on that album, but I tend to prefer live jazz albums to the studio recordings. Time Out is only okay in my opinion, especially from that era. Certainly it was influential though. But I recommend Carnegie Hall heartily to anyone who doesn't own it.
Thanks for both of these mentions. I have neither even though I have a number of his albums from both his Columbia and Telarc eras.

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