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ALBUMDave Brubeck Quartet, Live at Berliner Jazztage, Berlin November 4th.1972 (Restauración 2023)Dave Brubeck
Albums by Dave Brubeck
ALBUMLullabiesDave Brubeck
ALBUMIndian SummerDave Brubeck
ALBUMBrubeck: NocturnesDave Brubeck & John Salmon
ALBUMPrivate Brubeck RemembersDave Brubeck
ALBUMClassical BrubeckDave Brubeck, London Symphony Orchestra & Russell Gloyd
ALBUMOne AloneDave Brubeck
ALBUMTriple PlayDave Brubeck
ALBUMIn Their Own Sweet WayDave Brubeck
ALBUMA Dave Brubeck ChristmasDave Brubeck
ALBUMYoung Lions & Old TigersDave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck's Popular Music Videos
Take Five (Live)
Dave Brubeck
Brahms Lullaby
Dave Brubeck
Over The Rainbow
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Koto Song (Live)
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Dave Brubeck - Legacy Of A Legend (EPK -- Non-Press Version)
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Artist Playlists
Dave Brubeck Essentials
Platinum pianist who helped make jazz a household sound in the '50s.
Dave Brubeck: Deep Cuts
Pristine piano duos and experiments with other avant-garders.
Dave Brubeck: Chill
Lean back and relax with some of their mellowest cuts.
Artist Biography
At age four, Dave Brubeck started taking piano lessons from his mom, who had trained to be a concert pianist.
∙ Growing up working on his family's 45,000-acre California cattle ranch, he initially studied veterinary medicine in college.
∙ While serving in the Army during World War II, he formed and led the first racially integrated military jazz troupe, The Wolfpack Band.
∙ In 1954, Brubeck became just the second jazz musician to appear on the cover of Time, as the magazine ran an article on the genre’s growing popularity.
∙ The Dave Brubeck Quartet’s 1959 LP Time Out, which features the classics “Take Five” and “Blue Rondo a la Turk,” was the first jazz album to sell more than 1 million copies.
∙ “Take Five” has been covered by The Specials, Al Jarreau, Stevie Wonder, Chet Atkins, and The String Cheese Incident.
∙ In 1996, Brubeck received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Hometown
Concord, CA, United States
Genre
Jazz