Does anybody like Dave Brubeck?

[Jara sang]

I like him a lot. What was the controversy over Louis Armstrong doing the song "The Real Ambassador"? I'm lookin' your way progmom, wasn't there some kind of controversy over Satchmo doin' that song?:hi:

[Zuni]

1. I likes some Dave Brubek

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

2. Of course - he's one of the most prolific of all

Though I'd take Monk over him any day

[EstimatedProphet]

3. Hell yes!

Take Five, Unsquare Dance, Blue Rondo-all fantastic!

[cruadin]

5. I have Brubeck's 'Time Out' CD in my car player.

I listen to that all the time -- I agree, 'Take Five', 'Blue Rondo' and 'Strange Meadowlark' are some of the best ever recorded.

[yardwork]

4. Yes, I like Dave Brubeck a lot!

[Arugula Latte]

6. da da da da da da da da .... da da da ..... da da da dahhh

(Take Five)

"I hear you're wild about Brubeck ... I like your eyes, I like him too."

(New Frontier, Donald Fagen)

[Ron Green]

7. I consider him a national treasure.

He's had a long, prolific career in music, always cheerfully put up with being white in a black man's art, wrote some wonderful tunes ("In Your Own Sweet Way" is one of my favorites), worked in liturgical as well as secular areas, and he's still swinging in his eighties!

[MuseRider]

8. Met him once

when he and his group came to do a concert with our symphony a few years ago. We had a blast learning the music. He and his group were so kind and fun to work with.

[kwassa]

9. My piano teacher taught me Brubeck arrangements

from "Jazz Impressions of Eurasia", circa 1961 or so. I didn't like classical, at the time. It was great stuff.

[Blue-Jay]

10. Yes, but I like Paul desmond better.

[MuseRider]

12. What a beautiful

sound he had.

[cassandra uprising]

13. damn you Jay

You beat me to the punch

:)

[cassandra uprising]

11. Dave's great no doubt, but what about

Paul Desmond. His work is too often over looked. There would have been no take five without him.

[Guaranteed]

14. My grandmother grew up with Brubeck

and his mother taught her to play the piano.

:evilgrin:

I'm serious.