Dave Brubeck

[mikeweil]

I enjoyed reading about Brubeck's life in the liner to the 4-CD box on Columbia and would like to learn more. Is there any Brubeck biography or even autobiography?

Thanks!

[brownie]

Mike, I have not read that one and it does not look like it is currently available:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1...9017822-8782253

There is also a chapter on Brubeck in Ted Gioia's 'West Coast Jazz' that is pretty interesting.

[kulu se mama]

there's a biography available at the local half price books.

if you are intersted, let me know.

[mikeweil]

there's a biography available at the local half price books.

if you are intersted, let me know.

Is that:

It's About Time: The Dave Brubeck Story - Fred M. Hall ?

[mikeweil]

there's a biography available at the local half price books.

if you are interested, let me know.

Thanks for the offer - but since it is the early California period I am interested in, I think i will go for the Gioia book, maybe this has some about Tjader too.

[Peter Johnson]

there's a biography available at the local half price books.

if you are intersted, let me know.

If Mike's not interested, I am...let me know if you think it's still around!

Thanks!

[mikeweil]

Thanks, Brownie, for recommending the Gioia book - got it today, and find it much better than Robert Gordon's "Jazz West Coast".

Has some about Tjader too, as I suspected.

[medjuck]

I bought a copy of his new solo record playing war time tunes and there was a bonus disc with a one hour interview by Walter Cronkite about Brubeck's war-time experiences. Really interesting.

[Bright Moments]

has there ever been a paul desmond biography?

[Michael Fitzgerald]

Doug Ramsey is writing one now.

Mike

[Bright Moments]

I bought a copy of his new solo record playing war time tunes and there was a bonus disc with a one hour interview by Walter Cronkite about Brubeck's war-time experiences. Really interesting.

picked this puppy up used and really enjoyed the cronkite interview!

[Harmon]

Ilse Storb / Klaus-Gotthard Fischer:

Dave Brubeck: Improvisationen und Kompositionen.

Lang, 19991

with biography and discography.

Jürgen

[sheldonm]

Allan Lowe can tell you all you want to know about Brubeck !

[Jazz Kat]

I enjoyed reading about Brubeck's life in the liner to the 4-CD box on Columbia and would like to learn more. Is there any Brubeck biography or even autobiography?

Thanks!

There was a special on PBS about Brubeck's life, past and present. Very enjoyable.

[mikeweil]

Meanwhile I started reading Hall's book (you see it took me a while to finally get around to it), but am a bit disappointed - it could go more into details, for my taste, and its frequent digressions from strict chronology are distrcting me. I ordered Storb's book.

Edited April 21, 2011 by mikeweil

[gmonahan]

Doug Ramsey is writing one now.

Mike

That's interesting. I've always wondered if there was ever any kind of manuscript from Desmond's intended autobiography, _How Many Are There in the Quartet?_ Always thought that was a fun title (based on a true story). Desmond was apparently a very funny guy.

gregmo

[mikeweil]

Ilse Storb's book is OOP - used copies are rather expensive, so this will have to wait ...