Dave Brubeck Quartet Live in Brussels : Sonuma Archives 1965.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Brubeck, Dave, performer.

Sonuma.

Language:

English

Genre:

Internet videos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (32 min., 30 sec.)) : sound, color

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Sonuma, 1965.

System Details:

digital

video file

Summary:

The Jazz Pour Tous (jazz for all) emissions, which ran from 1959-69 in Belgium, are a treasure trove of unique performances featuring contemporary greats. Yet, none embodied the spirit of the show's title quite like the Dave Brubeck Quartet. They were the epitome of cool jazz, of sophisticated music that was accessible. For them, the conception of success within jazz was different: they toured the world, sold lots of records and generally enjoyed rockstar status in that once niche genre. It was in 1959 that they first got together - the same year Brubeck released his most enduring piece, "Take Five." Here, they play it for a delighted crowd, along with other standards like "In Your Own Sweet Way." Desmond takes center stage (he is the song's original composer) and delivers a feather-light style, weaving the melody like a silk thread around the bouncing of Brubeck's chords. Joe Morello is a magician on the kit, afforded a long and famous solo, while Eugene Wright works a pensive, strolling bassline into the mix. It is hard-won mastery disguised as something light and easy. The result is simply wonderful

Contents:

St. Louis Blues / William Christopher Handy

Koto Song / Dave Brubeck

Three To Get Ready / Dave Brubeck

In Your Own Sweet Way / Dave Brubeck

Take Five / Paul Desmond.

Participant:

Dave Brubeck, pianist.

Notes:

Recorded 1965 Brussels, Brussels.

Vendor-supplied metadata.

Contains:

Container of: Handy, William Christopher. St. Louis Blues.

Container of: Brubeck, Dave. Koto Song.

Container of: Brubeck, Dave. Three To Get Ready.

Container of: Brubeck, Dave. In your own sweet way.

Container of: Desmond, Paul. Take Five.

OCLC:

1252974325