The Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall

by Dave Brubeck

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1963
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:45:34
  • Community rating: 4.07/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Teo Macero, Paul Desmond, Joe Morello, Eugene Wright

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Heralded as one of the quintessential live jazz documents, this double LP captures the beloved quartet completely captivating an elite New York audience. Fueled by Paul Desmond's lyrical alto saxophone and Brubeck's famously heavy-handed polyrhythmic attacks, the ensemble flawlessly navigates complex time signatures with playful, accessible grace.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, acoustic, melodic, rhythmic, uncommon-time-signatures, improvisation

Tracklist

  1. St. Louis Blues
  2. Bossa Nova U.S.A.
  3. For All We Know
  4. Pennies From Heaven
  5. Southern Scene
  6. Three To Get Ready
  7. Eleven Four
  8. It'S A Raggy Waltz
  9. King For A Day
  10. Castilian Drums
  11. Blue Rondo A La Turk
  12. Take Five

Credits

  • The Dave Brubeck Quartet - primary artist, piano, written-by
  • Paul Desmond - alto saxophone, written-by
  • Eugene Wright - bass
  • Joe Morello - drums
  • W. C. Handy - written-by
  • J. Fred Coots - written-by
  • Sam Lewis - written-by
  • Arthur Johnston - written-by

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