Wait? Brubeck passed on?!Wow that is sad news. Take five was the whole reason I started playing drums as a kid.
At least I was lucky enough to have a mother that was really into jazz.
Goodbye, Dave, and thanks for bringing more music to the party.
Posted by: DrunktankDan | Dec 6, 2012 3:04:37 PM
Oh and I should mention there is a lot more than just Take 5 and Blue Rondo out there. Dave had a really interesting life and did a lot to advance some good social causes. He was speaking up about racial inequality back when there were still places in the south where that could get you killed.
Posted by: DrunktankDan | Dec 6, 2012 3:10:06 PM
Time Out was the first Jazz record album I listened to. It changed my life. Brubeck wasn't just a great artist, he was a great teacher. And a great ambassador back when we were still The Good Guys.
It isn't that jazz musicians are better people; it's just they have better things on their mind than national and cultural anger. Finding these better things is the quickest way out of human conflict: the commonality of appreciation overcomes fear of the uncommon. Jazz has always been a metaphor for this: a place where everyone gets to solo but only if they also back up everyone else - that mystical blend of individual and community that makes some human societies thrive. One day we may even learn how to make it work for countries as well.
I enjoy all kinds of music, because Brubeck introduced me to Jazz.
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Wait? Brubeck passed on?!Wow that is sad news. Take five was the whole reason I started playing drums as a kid.
At least I was lucky enough to have a mother that was really into jazz.
Goodbye, Dave, and thanks for bringing more music to the party.
Posted by: DrunktankDan | Dec 6, 2012 3:04:37 PM
Oh and I should mention there is a lot more than just Take 5 and Blue Rondo out there. Dave had a really interesting life and did a lot to advance some good social causes. He was speaking up about racial inequality back when there were still places in the south where that could get you killed.
Posted by: DrunktankDan | Dec 6, 2012 3:10:06 PM
Time Out was the first Jazz record album I listened to. It changed my life. Brubeck wasn't just a great artist, he was a great teacher. And a great ambassador back when we were still The Good Guys.
Sam Smith wrote in 2008:
I enjoy all kinds of music, because Brubeck introduced me to Jazz.Thanks, Dave. Take 5, man….
Posted by: leftover | Dec 6, 2012 6:01:14 PM
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