Victor Christensen Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 Brubeck never swung an inch IMHO. I have listened over and over again to him, left me cold, sorry. Vic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 good 'nuff - but then you're missing out on plenty of great Paul Desmond! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 Brubeck just had a broader view of rhythm than just "swinging" - actually he does a lot of things rhythmically, many more different rhythmic variations than most jazz musicians, because they think they don't swing. But then, most of Coltrane's phrases after 1965 do not swing either, and nobody complains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 Some more information about the upcoming live Brubeck recording from Columbia Legacy: http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showpost.php?p=6959092&postcount=71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 Some more information about the upcoming live Brubeck recording from Columbia Legacy: http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showpost.php?p=6959092&postcount=71 Starting to sound like something I would order. Just when you think you're out, they drag you right back in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mikeweil Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Starting to sound like something I would order. Just when you think you're out, they drag you right back in... Same here - it's a drag, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkboughtlunch Posted September 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Legacy Recordings has just announced the pending release of the Dave Brubeck Quartet's Last Time Out: December 26 1967. It chronicles the final concert by the "classic" Brubeck Quartet (Brubeck, alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, bassist Eugene Wright and drummer Joe Morello). This 15-song, two-CD set will appear November 11. It would be a significant historical release for that alone. What makes it even more significant is that the concert took place in a city with a distinctive jazz heritage acknowledged worldwide: here in Pittsburgh, at the Hilton, in front of a crowd of 1700. The tapes are not from Columbia Records; Brubeck paid to have the concert recorded, so it's from his private collection. I wonder how the sound quality will be given Columbia didn't record it. Someone also posted that this may be the tracklisting: St. Louis Blues Three To Get Ready These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) Cielito Lindo La Paloma Azul (The Blue Dove) Take The "A" Train Someday My Prince Will Come Swanee River I'm In A Dancing Mood You Go To My Head Set My People Free For Drummers Only Take Five Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Given that the Carnegie Hall album is among my very favorite I'm definitely loolong forward to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Given that the Carnegie Hall album is among my very favorite I'm definitely loolong forward to this. Sounds like one for me too, although I have a greater fondness for earlier Brubeck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeith Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 How is this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 I like it myself. The mono sound is decent, definitely above bootleg quality. The performances are very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 I like it myself. The mono sound is decent, definitely above bootleg quality. The performances are very good. Include me on the + side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tranemonk Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 After my first listen I'm lukewarm. I've got a lot of Brubeck but this one didn't do much for me. How is this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 I found a decent copy of Brubeck in Amsterdam today - recorded in 1962; released in 1969. Am I correct in thinking that it still hasn't been reissued on CD? It's pretty good - Desmond and the rhythm section play very well, and Brubeck is pretty well-behaved. He gets into the "Brubeck thing" during a long version of "Brandenburg Gate," but is otherwise restrained and relatively swinging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 You're right, not yet on cd. There is supposed to be an upcoming Brubeck Quartet Live box coming up and should include this and some previously unreleased tracks from the European dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonewall15 Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 The following Dave Brubeck Columbia LPs have not been released on CD by Sony. Hopefully the above-mentioned box set will include them. 1. At Storyville (has been re-issued by Fresh Sound Records) 2. Blues Roots with Gerry Mulligan 3. In Amsterdam 4. Jackpot 5. Last Time We Saw Paris 6. The Riddle (has been re-issued by Solar Records combined with Southern Scene) 7. Tonight Only! with Carmen McRae (has been re-issued by 101 Distribution) 8. Compadres with Gerry Mulligan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisp Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Thanks for that list. How definite is this live box? I can't remember where I first heard of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Ken Dryden has supplied the most solid info I've found on this set: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisp Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Thanks. Fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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