Dave Brubeck dead; Jazz composer, pianist was 91

[Pepper]

Fox News:

Dave Brubeck dead; Jazz composer, pianist was 91

 

Jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck, whose pioneering style in pieces such as "Take Five" caught listeners' ears with exotic, challenging rhythms, has died. He was 91.

Brubeck died Wednesday morning of heart failure after being stricken while on his way to a cardiology appointment with his son Darius, said his manager Russell Gloyd. Brubeck would have turned 92 on Thursday.

Brubeck had a career that spanned almost all American jazz since World War II. He formed The Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1951 and was the first modern jazz musician to be pictured on the cover of Time magazine — on Nov. 8, 1954 — and he helped define the swinging, smoky rhythms of 1950s and '60s club jazz.

 

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faJE92phKzI

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc34Uj8wlmE

 

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuPwLP8wGi4&feature=share&list=UU5-6K4ktk1GoKlXDgJ02kUg

 

In 2006, the University of Notre Dame gave Brubeck its Laetare Medal, awarded each year to a Roman Catholic "whose genius has ennobled the arts and sciences, illustrated the ideals of the church and enriched the heritage of humanity."

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[Pepper]

Rest in Peace, Dave Brubeck, a Giant. If you appreciate the contributions of Dave Brubeck you quickly realize that most of the current so-called big names in politics or media are not even homunculi.

[cudjo]

May he rest in peace, have always loved his music

[Pepper]

May he rest in peace, have always loved his music

I spent two hours last night just watching Youtube clips of his work.