1959 The Year that Changed Jazz

[Kind of Blue]

4. Thank you, Dear! I was trying to find the incredible

PBS Brubeck documentary of a few years ago. But it seems like PBS has gotten a little stingy to include even a clip of it at their site. The doc was produced while Brubeck was alive so it was wonderful for me hearing him speak of Miles Davis, and that he actually started the practice of college tours when he couldn't get booking anywhere.

Got a cool Brubeck story. Back in the '60s/'70s, my late mother-in-law was the secretary in the music department at Palomar College here in North County, San Diego. Her boss was Howard Brubeck, Dave's older brother. And the theater at Palomar is named for him, The Howard Brubeck Theater. She left when he retired in the '70s.

She would always hold her hands in a prayer position and squeeze her shoulders together when she'd talk about Dave's visits. So cute! She loved the brothers to pieces.

Rediscovering Dave https://www.pbs.org/brubeck/talking/talkingWithDaveBrubeck.htm