Dave Brubeck Honored

[Brownian Motion]

Nice article on Dave, who is being honored by the Kennedy Center.

[neveronfriday]

I love a lot of Brubeck's stuff.

Way back, when I was a toddler, it got me into jazz (along with Goodman, Parker and ... Glenn Miller).

Have tried to complete my Brubeck collection of worthwhile sessions these past months.

P.S.: I might be the only person on this planet who thinks that "Gone with the Wind" might possibly be the epitome of what the quartet sounded like at its best. I think everyone else thinks it's a mediocre recording, at best.

[Shrdlu]

Your experience parallels mine, Neveronfriday. Dave sure deserves a lot of honors.

I've always liked "Gone With The Wind", along with its matchmeet, "Southern Scene". By always, I mean ever since the LPs first came out.

[AllenLowe]

I think that the best Brubeck is solo Brubeck, maybe 1956 - he was actually a fine pianist in his day.

[Shrdlu]

... in any day. My late wife, who was a classically trained pianist, heard Dave playing some Mozart, and she said he was fantastic. (Glad she liked it - Wolfgang is a dweadful bore to me, and I've stood outside the house where he was born, lol. It's in Salzburg.)

[AllenLowe]

I will grant that he is a very SINCERE musician.

beyond that, he's on his own.

[Lazaro Vega]

The Kennedy Center Honors Progam will air tonight at 9 p.m. on CBS.

Story:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/28/AR2009122802059.html?hpid=moreheadlines

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

i did like it, dave was definetly the most deserving one of all of em

[vajerzy]

That was a nice show and a great Dave Brubeck tribute- especially having his sons in the tribute. His face was wonderful- full of surprise and happiness.

[CJ Shearn]

yes, especially the surprise on his face and when you saw him say "son of a.............." when his sons came on.

[danasgoodstuff]

that's not a v. nice thing to say 'bout his wife!