![]() Dick Hyman wrote a three part Sonata For Violin & Piano, accompanying violinist Yuval Waldman on this equally intriguing piece. ![]() There are many influences in Brubeck’s writing in addition to Bach, there’s the flavor of the American west-where the composer grew up on a working cattle ranch, Darius Milhaud, under whom Brubeck studied in graduate school, and of course, jazz. Brubeck’s Quintet Sonata For “An die Musik” is a challenging rhythmically complex sonata inspired by Johann Sebastian Bach, scored for the An die Musik’s unusual instrumentation of oboe, piano, violin, viola and cello. This very unusual release features compositions written by Dave Brubeck, Dick Hyman and Roland Hanna for classical musicians. However Satch and Carmen McRae make for a very potent team, and there are many touching and surprising It is important to listen to this music without prior expectations because Paul Desmond is nowhere to be found, Louis Armstrong does not play that much trumpet here, and Lambert, Hendricks and Ross essentially function as background singers. Although it had only one live performance (at the 1962 Monterey Jazz Festival), The Real Ambassadors was recorded for posterity and now, with its reissue on CD, the original 15 selections have been augmented by five more. Using the talents of Louis Armstrong and his All-Stars, Carmen McRae, the innovative bop vocal group Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, and his own rhythm section, Brubeck and his wife, lyricist Iola, wrote a largely upbeat play full of anti-racism songs and tunes that celebrated human understanding. In 1961, Dave Brubeck put together a remarkable musical show. The especially adventurous introduction to Brubeck’s oriental blues “Koto Song” opens with Desmond providing percussion by tapping on his instrument’s keys without blowing the piece then slowly evolves from random-sounding fragments into its haunting Brubeck’s lyricism throughout these sessions will surprise critics who label him as “bombastic,” while Desmond, known for his pure dry-toned alto sax, throws a few curves to his longtime fans. Their magical ESP is evident from start to finish. His “We Crossed the Rhine” is a tense piece that evokes the still-dangerous conditions as they made their way into Īlthough Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond made many rewarding recordings together, this was their only duo album it was inspired by several duo performances on board a cruise ship. ![]() Brubeck, then recently married and promptly drafted after graduating from the College of the Pacific, almost ended up in combat before getting an opportunity to play with an army band, which caused a music-loving colonel to install the young private as director of the band. In early 2004, Dave Brubeck reminisced about his days as a soldier during World War II for this two-CD set, playing solo piano interpretations of songs from that era. We crossed the Rhine/ Private Brubeck Remembers ![]() Here is a playlist of songs from some of the many Brubeck CD’s available at the Central Library. He is known to most for his collaborations with jazz greats like Paul Desmond, Louis Armstrong, and Miles Davis to name a few however, he influenced many other musical genres from folk to classical. One day short of his 92nd birthday, jazz innovator, pianist and composer Dave Brubeck passed away yesterday, December 5. ![]()
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