Brubeck Plays Brubeck

by Dave Brubeck

Brubeck Plays Brubeck cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 16 July 1956
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:45
  • Community rating: 3.09/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Stripping away his famous quartet entirely, the phenomenally successful pianist delivers a remarkably intimate, entirely unaccompanied solo recital of his own original compositions. The incredibly transparent acoustic setting highlights the massive influence of classical counterpoint and complex polyrhythms within his highly idiosyncratic playing style. The reflective, deeply personal recordings provide a rare, unvarnished look into his profound compositional architecture.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, unaccompanied-solo, improvisation, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Swing Bells (3:36)
  2. Walkin' Line (2:45)
  3. In Your Own Sweet Way (4:57)
  4. Two-Part Contention (5:36)
  5. Weep No More (3:57)
  6. The Duke (2:52)
  7. When I Was Young (3:16)
  8. One Moment Worth Years (4:53)
  9. The Waltz (3:49)

Credits

  • The Dave Brubeck Quartet - primary artist
  • Paul Desmond - alto saxophone, written-by
  • Eugene Wright - bass
  • Joe Morello - drums
  • Dave Brubeck - piano, written-by

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