Dave Brubeck
Below is a Youtube Video of the Dave Brubeck Quartet playing one of their most famous piece's "Take Five"
Dave Brubeck is an American Jazz pianist best known for his West Coast Jazz style. In 1951 he formed the Dave Brubeck Quartet with long time partner saxophonist Paul Desmond.
In 1959, the Dave Brubeck Quartet recorded "Time Out", an album their label was enthusiastic about yet hesitant to release. It featured the album art of Neil Fujita. The album contained all original compositions and almost none of them were in common time; 9/8, 5/4, 3/4, and 6/4 were all used. However on the strength of these unusual time signatures it quickly went platinum. The album included "Take Five", "Blue Rondo a la Turk" and "Three To Get Ready".
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Brubeck as a Kennedy Center Honoree in September 2009. The Kennedy Center Honors Gala took place on Sunday December 6 (Brubeck's 89th birthday) and was broadcast nationwide.
In 1959, the Dave Brubeck Quartet recorded "Time Out", an album their label was enthusiastic about yet hesitant to release. It featured the album art of Neil Fujita. The album contained all original compositions and almost none of them were in common time; 9/8, 5/4, 3/4, and 6/4 were all used. However on the strength of these unusual time signatures it quickly went platinum. The album included "Take Five", "Blue Rondo a la Turk" and "Three To Get Ready".
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Brubeck as a Kennedy Center Honoree in September 2009. The Kennedy Center Honors Gala took place on Sunday December 6 (Brubeck's 89th birthday) and was broadcast nationwide.
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