Remembering the vital force of jazz pianist dave brubeck. Dave brubeck piano began his columbia records association on a second album of material that his quartet had cut during its spring of 1954 tour of north american college campuses, paul and dave s jazz interwoven 1954 being the first. The cd is dave brubecks jazz goes to college and its one of the columbia jazz masterpieces series on columbia records. The complete original 1957 album jazz goes to junior college, by the dave brubeck quartet, featuring paul desmond on alto sax, norman bates on bass, and the recent addition of joe morello on drums. Rediscovering dave brubeck the man with hedrick smith. Brubeck was taught piano by his mother from the age of fourand for a period of time he deceived her. Dave brubeck david warren brubeck born december 6, 1920, concord, ca.
Music sonics this 1954 columbia debut of the dave brubeck quartet features the leader on piano, paul desmond on alto sax, bob bates on bass, and joe dodge on drums. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video. Dave brubeck had become famous introducing his brand of modern jazz to the west coast college crowd and this lp never ressued on cd till a couple of years back got somewhat overshadowed by his earlier jazz goes to college recording with his old rhytem group. This incredible album documents the 1954 north american college tour of the dave brubeck quartet and features paul desmond on alto saxophone, bob bates on double bass and joe dodge on drums. This exploration of live recording, rare for the time, secured a deal with columbia records and the ensuing jazz goes to college 1954 sold over 100,000 copies. The resulting album was called college goes to jazz. Jazz goes to junior college by the dave brubeck quartet, dave. Dave brubeck had become famous introducing his brand of modern jazz to the west coast college crowd and this lp never ressued on cd till a couple of years back got somewhat overshadowed by his earlier jazz goes to college recording with his old rhytem group of bob bates on bass and joe dodge on drums. Jazz goes to college known for his complex rhythms and ability to play two keys at once, dave brubeck was already a sensation in 1954, when he appeared on the cover of time.
One of their performances is featured on the program, along with an appearance by the lighthouse allstars at ucla. Jazz goes to college is a 1954 album documenting the north american college tour of the dave brubeck quartet. A beautiful limited edition audiophile lp release was issued in 2015 by analog spark. Critic nat hentoff wrote on down beat magazine that the album ranks with the oberlin and storyville sets as the best of brubeck on record. Buy the dave brubeck quartet, dave brubecks album titled jazz goes to. Dave brubeck jazz at the college of the pacific mp3 album. The lp jazz goes to college with the brubeck quartet sfax series, is one of the more obscure and rare items in my. The dave brubeck quartet was an american modern jazz group formed in san francisco in 1951 by jazz pianist dave brubeck 19202012. Listen to your favorite songs from jazz goes to college by the dave brubeck quartet now. Before there was time out, there was jazz goes to college. The album was rereleased on cd and cassette under the columbia imprint in 1991 and on cd by sony international in 2000.
After the original dave brubeck quartet broke up in the 60s, he came out with an album composed of music he once thought was too. Dave brubeck jazz goes to college cd steve hoffman. This 1954 columbia debut of the dave brubeck quartet features the leader on piano, paul desmond on alto sax, bob bates on bass, and joe dodge on drums. Jazz at the college of the pacific is a live album by dave brubeck quartet. The dave brubeck quartet jazz goes to college discogs. Dave brubeck quartet featuring paul desmond jazz at the college of the pacific. Dave brubeck 19202012 was a jazz musician whose work with paul desmond launched the west coast cool jazz movement.
Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Dave brubeck had become famous introducing his brand of modern jazz to the west coast college crowd and this lp never ressued on cd till a couple of years. Dave brubeck, byname of david warren brubeck, born december 6, 1920, concord, california, u. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The cd is dave brubeck s jazz goes to college and its one of the columbia jazz masterpieces series on columbia records. Jazz goes to junior college by the dave brubeck quartet.
He was joined by alto saxophonist paul desmond, double bassist bob bates, and drummer joe dodge. Jazz goes to junior college dave brubeck, the dave. Known for his meditative piano accompaniment to the numberone alltime jazz. Jazz goes to college, an album by the dave brubeck quartet on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. From the brubeckdesmondpenned balcony rock through the remaining five tracks, he plays some of the loveliest alto youll ever hear. Joining brubeck are paul desmond alto sax, bob bates bass, and joe dodge drums, whose support of brubeck is uniformly flawless, ultimately producing. Mar 29, 20 4 thoughts on dave brubeck jazz goes to college 1954 columbia geoffrey wheeler on march 16, 2018 at 02. Bop, cool jazz the dave brubeck quartet jazz goes to college 1954, vinyl discogs explore. Dave brubeck jazz at the college of the pacific mp3. Dave brubeck jazz goes to college cd steve hoffman music.
Paul desmondalto sax, bob batesbass, and joe dodgedrums joined him and their support of brubecks uniformly flawless, ultimately producing what many consider as the most memorable music in the artists canon. The excellent paradox of dave brubeck the atlantic. Dave brubeck on piano jazz jazz giant dave brubeck turns 90 this month. The photo is from the 1960 yearbook of lehigh university, and. It gained him fame and fortune, put him on the cover of time, and spawned a number of live albums, most notably the 1953 jazz goes to oberlin fantasy, which prompted columbia to come calling. Nov 04, 2006 but sony has issued several of brubeck s albums as legacy cds, not just time out. In this 1997 session, brubeck and host marian mcpartland perform duets in just you, just me and brubecks in your own. Dave brubeck quartet live at newport jazz festival, jul 4. Dec 07, 2012 dave brubeck on piano jazz jazz giant dave brubeck turns 90 this month. The basic jazz record library is supported in part by the national endowment.
It gained him fame and fortune, put him on the cover of time, and spawned a number of live albums, most notably the 1953 jazz goes to oberlin fantasy. In what became known as the bands classic lineup, the band featured joe morello 19282011 on drums, eugene wright on bass, and paul desmond 19241977 on. Go to a college campus anywhere in the united states today, and. The dave brubeck quartet jazz goes to college music on vinyl. Lp, album, re, 180 fantasy, fantasy, universal music group international f3223, ojc047, 088872359161. Sep 23, 2015 brubeck or, actually, his wife, ina came up with the idea of playing jazz on college campuses. Check out jazz goes to college by the dave brubeck quartet on amazon music. Brubeck or, actually, his wife, ina came up with the idea of playing jazz on college campuses. When dave brubeck began forming a modern jazz movement in northern california, this was a radical departure for the area. Dave brubeck jazz goes to college mp3 album download.
One of his early successes was his recording jazz goes to college. Apr 29, 20 on our recent post in honor of jazz appreciation month, someone left a comment saying he was at college in the 50s and that jazz was only for beatniks. Red hot and cool, for instance, would be remastered properly while jazz goes to college and many other titles remain forgotten. The dave brubeck quartet jazz goes to college 1954. The dave brubeck trio with gerry mulligan live at newport. On our recent post in honor of jazz appreciation month, someone left a comment saying he was at college in the 50s and that jazz was only for beatniks. Dec 05, 2012 this exploration of live recording, rare for the time, secured a deal with columbia records and the ensuing jazz goes to college 1954 sold over 100,000 copies. The musicians were clearly inspired by the enthusiastic audience and they perform the definitive. As a sortof followup to jazz goes to college which was actually recorded three years earlier and the final album in his college series, pianist dave brubeck and his quartet with altoist paul desmond, bassist norman bates and drummer joe morello recorded at fullerton junior college in 1957. Sure beatniks dug jazz, but so did the guys above, and theyre goatee and sandalfree. This classic live recording from 1954 features the dave brubeck quartet on a set of swinging tunes. Brubecks 1959 classic take five is deservedly one of the bestknown and bestloved jazz recordings of all time.
Dec 05, 2012 brubeck s 1959 classic take five is deservedly one of the bestknown and bestloved jazz recordings of all time. Jazz goes to college night lights classic jazz indiana public. These recordings were issued on the 12inch version shown and two 10inch lps. Jazz goes to college night lights classic jazz indiana. Jazz goes to college by samuel chell, published on may 27, 2008. At a time when almost every jazz and rhythm and blues recording used standard 44. The dave brubeck quartet jazz goes to college amazon. The cover was designed by ed colker and drawn by arnold roth. The dave brubeck quartet jazz goes to college 180 gram. With brubeck is paul desmond on alto sax, bob bates on.
Both this and the reprint share the colombia cl 566 number with the earlier first pressings. Years later as a teenager in the 1970s, i became a fan of my moms jazz records and particularly liked brubecks jazz goes to college, especially the tune le souk. Jazz goes to college by the dave brubeck quartet, dave. Critic nat hentoff wrote on down beat magazine that the album ranks with the oberlin and storyville sets as the best of brubeck on. Jazz goes to college the dave brubeck quartet, dave. Jazz goes to college by the dave brubeck quartet, dave brubeck. We all have our favorites and could argue endlessly with columbias choices and priorities, but it seems odd that jazz.
In this 1997 session, brubeck and host marian mcpartland perform duets in just you, just me and brubeck s in your own. It was only after my expression of really digging that tune that my mom told me the story of my birth. Jazz goes to college by the dave brubeck quartet on spotify. Dave brubeck piano began his columbia records association on a second album of material that his quartet had cut during its spring of 1954 tour of north american college campuses, paul and daves jazz interwoven 1954 being the first. It was recorded and released in december 1953 on fantasy records as f 3223. We close out this jazz goes to college edition of night lights with a performance from a group whose popularity rivaled that of dave brubeck. Buy mp3 music online dave brubeck jazz at the college of the pacific. Their string of successful recordings1953s jazz at oberlin and jazz at the college of the pacific along with the brubeck quartets 1954 columbia debut, jazz goes to college, led to the pianistcomposer being featured on the cover of time magazine on november 8, 1954, the second jazz musician to be so honored the first was louis armstrong.
The dave brubeck quartet jazz goes to junior college issued in 1957 was the first ever lp i bought as a 15 year old in 1959 when my comtemporaries were. Shorter university is hosting a minitour of a jazz program called jazz goes to college, featuring the entire dave brubeck time out album. We close out this jazzgoes to college edition of night lights with a performance from a group whose popularity rivaled that of dave brubeck. Apr 25, 2017 dave brubeck jazz goes to college vinyl lp year. Jazz goes to college by the dave brubeck quartet on amazon. The dave brubeck quartet the song is you jazz goes to. Dave brubeck jazz goes to college vinyl lp record paul.
Years later as a teenager in the 1970s, i became a fan of my moms jazz records and particularly liked brubeck s jazz goes to college, especially the tune le souk. A thematic follower to jazz goes to college, one of brubecks greatest hits at the time, the music on this album was recorded during two concerts at junior colleges in california. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Jazz goes to junior college dave brubeck, the dave brubeck. We close out this jazzgoestocollege edition of night lights with a performance from a group whose popularity rivaled that of dave brubeck. In what became known as the bands classic lineup, the band featured joe morello 19282011 on drums, eugene wright on bass, and paul desmond 19241977 on read more. It was dave brubecks first album for columbia records. Also during this time, brubeck became one of the first jazz musicians to regularly tour and conduct seminars at college campuses. Joining brubeck are paul desmond alto sax, bob bates bass, and joe dodge drums, whose support of. Jazz goes to college the dave brubeck quartet, dave brubeck. It was dave brubeck s first album for columbia records. Paul desmondalto sax, bob batesbass, and joe dodgedrums joined him and their support of brubeck s uniformly flawless, ultimately producing what many consider as the most memorable music in the artists canon. Their string of successful recordings1953s jazz at oberlin and jazz at the college of the pacific along with the brubeck quartets 1954 columbia debut, jazz goes to collegeled to the pianistcomposer being featured on the cover of time magazine on november 8, 1954, the second jazz musician to be so honored the first was louis armstrong. But sony has issued several of brubecks albums as legacy cds, not just time out.
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