Dave Brubeck
- Type: Classical Composer
- Country: United States
- Born: December 6, 1920 in Concord, California, United States
- Died: December 5, 2012 in Norwalk, Connecticut
Biography
Dave Brubeck was a pioneering American jazz pianist and composer who brought modern jazz to a massive international audience. After studying with classical composer *Darius Milhaud*, he formed his celebrated quartet, which became one of the most successful jazz acts in history. He championed the use of unusual time signatures, with his iconic 1959 album 'Time Out' on #Columbia Records# proving that rhythmically complex music could also be irresistibly popular. The album's hit single 'Take Five', composed by saxophonist *Paul Desmond*, became the best-selling jazz single of all time. Brubeck's work, a unique blend of cool jazz and classical sensibilities, made him a cultural ambassador for the United States.
Genres
Dave Brubeck Discography
- Dave Brubeck Octet (1951) - Album - rated 3.06/5
- Distinctive Rhythm Instrumentals (1951) - Album - rated 3.19/5
- Dave Brubeck Quartet (1953) - Album - rated 3.5/5
- Jazz at the College of the Pacific (1954) - Album - rated 3.58/5
- Jazz Goes to College (1954) - Album - rated 3.86/5
- Brubeck Time (1954) - Album - rated 4.06/5
- Dave Brubeck at Storyville: 1954 (1954) - Album - rated 3.5/5
- Jazz: Red Hot and Cool (1955) - Album - rated 3.47/5
- Jazz at the Black Hawk (1956) - Album - rated 3.54/5
- Dave Brubeck Trio (1956) - Compilation - rated 3.71/5
- Jazz at Oberlin (1956) - Album - rated 3.95/5
- Brubeck Plays Brubeck (1956) - Album - rated 3.09/5
- Dave Brubeck Plays and Plays and Plays and... (1957) - Album - rated 3.15/5
- Dave Digs Disney (1957) - Album - rated 3.4/5
- Jazz Goes to Junior College (1957) - Album - rated 3.59/5
- Jazz Impressions of Eurasia (1958) - Album - rated 3.57/5
- The Dave Brubeck Quartet in Europe (1958) - Album - rated 3.57/5
- Time Out (1959) - Album - rated 4.5/5
- Take Five / Blue Rondo a la Turk (1959) - Single - rated 4.38/5
- Gone With the Wind (1959) - Album - rated 3.4/5
- Newport 1958 (1959) - Album - rated 3.74/5
- The Riddle (1959) - Album - rated 3.47/5
- Time Further Out (1961) - Album - rated 3.79/5
- Brubeck a la Mode (1961) - Album - rated 3.58/5
- Near-Myth / Brubeck-Smith (1961) - Album - rated 3.5/5
- Countdown: Time in Outer Space (1962) - Album - rated 3.59/5
- Bossa Nova U.S.A. (1963) - Album - rated 3.57/5
- The Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall (1963) - Album - rated 4.07/5
- Brandenburg Gate: Revisited (1963) - Album - rated 3.15/5
- Time Changes (1964) - Album - rated 3.76/5
- Jazz Impressions of Japan (1964) - Album - rated 4.14/5
- Angel Eyes (1965) - Album - rated 3.92/5
- Time In (1966) - Album - rated 3.63/5
- Dave Brubeck's Greatest Hits (1966) - Compilation - rated 4/5
- My Favorite Things (1966) - Album - rated 3.24/5
- The Gates of Justice (1969) - Album - rated 3.65/5
- Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive Dave Brubeck (2000) - Compilation - rated 3.7/5
Members
- Dave Brubeck - piano (1951–1967)
- Paul Desmond - alto saxophone (1951–1967)
- Joe Morello - drums (1956–1967)
- Eugene Wright - bass (1958–1967)
- written-by - theme
- Fred Dutton - bass, bassoon
- Nina - Pinta - Santa Maria - pinta and santa maria were the names of the three ships columbus sailed on to america in 1492.
- Wyatt Ruther - bass
- Herb Barman - drums
- Shirley Hoskins - liner notes
- Bob Willoughby - photography by
- Ballard MacDonald - written-by
- Buddy G. De Sylva - written-by
- George Gershwin - written-by
- George & Ira Gershwin - written-by
- Edmund Goulding - written-by
- Mack Gordon - written-by
- Al Jolson - written-by
- Billy Rose - written-by
- Dave Dreyer - written-by
- Edgar Leslie - written-by
- Joe Burke - written-by
- Alberto Dominguez - written-by
- Bob Russell - written-by
- Ray Charles - written-by
- Bob Bates - bass
- Joe Dodge - drums
- Allie Wrubel - written-by
- Herbert Magidson - written-by
- Leo Robin - written-by
- Ralph Rainger - written-by
- The Dave Brubeck Quartet - primary artist, piano, written-by
- Teo Macero - producer
- Rodgers & Hart - written-by