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Dave Brubeck Quartet
David Warren Brubeck was an American jazz pianist and composer. Often regarded as a foremost exponent of cool jazz, Brubeck's work is characterized by unusual time signatures and superimposing contrasting rhythms, meters, and tonalities, and combining different styles and genres, such as classical, jazz, and blues. Born in Concord, California, Brubeck was drafted into the US Army, but was spared from combat service when a Red Cross show he had played at became a hit. Within the US Army, Brubeck formed one of the first racially diverse bands. In 1951, he formed the Dave Brubeck Quartet, which kept its name despite shifting personnel. The most successful and prolific lineup of the quartet was the one between 1958 and 1967. This lineup, in addition to Brubeck, featured saxophonist Paul Desmond, bassist Eugene Wright, and drummer Joe Morello. A U.S. Department of State-sponsored tour in 1958 featuring the band inspired several of Brubeck's subsequent albums, most notably the 1959 album Time Out. Despite its esoteric theme and contrarian time signatures, Time Out became Brubeck's highest-selling album, and the first jazz album to sell over one million copies. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Take Five
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Besame Mucho
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Blue Rondo A La Turk
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Once When I Was Very Young
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Unsquare Dance
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Albums

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Frisco Time

2026
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Brubeck Trios

2023
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Quiet as the Moon - Music from the Peanuts Tv Special "This is America, Charlie Brown"

2022
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In California

2026
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Classics from the Master Tape (Audiophile Edition)

2022
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Dave Brubeck: The Complete Jazz Heritage Society Recordings 1990-1995

2021
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Dave Brubeck Quartet + Gerry Mulligan Live at University Hall Upsala October 30th.1972 (Live Restauración 2024) (feat. Gerry Mulligan)

2024
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New Wine

2022
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Dave Brubeck Quartet + Gerry Mulligan Live at Berliner Jazztage / Berlin November 4th.1972 (Restauración 2023)

2023
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Once When I Was Very Young

2022

Singles & EPs

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Appreciating Dave Brubeck

EP • 2026
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Swanee River

Single • 2022
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Brahms Lullaby

Single • 2020
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Multnomah Blues [single]

Single • 2023
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Cathy's Waltz (Previously Unreleased)

Single • 2020
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Take Five (Previously Unreleased Take from the Original 1959 Sessions)

Single • 2012
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Basin Street Blues [single]

Single • 2023
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Blue Rondo À La Turk (Previously Unreleased)

Single • 2020
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When The Saints Go Marching In [single]

Single • 2023
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Over the Rainbow

Single • 2020

Videos

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Dave Brubeck – Softly, William, Softly (Audio)

Dave Brubeck • 9.2K views
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Brubeck: Unsquare Dance | Elisa Monte Dance | The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Dave Brubeck Quartet • 100K views
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Brubeck: It's A Raggy Waltz / All Night Long (1962)

Dave Brubeck • 17K views

Live performances

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Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take the "A" Train (Live In Germany, 1966)

Dave Brubeck Quartet • 272K views
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Brubeck: Koto Song | The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Live in Belgium 1964

Dave Brubeck Quartet • 686K views

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Cool Jazz Moods

John Coltrane, Lee Konitz, Art Pepper, Miles Davis
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Cozy Jazz

Johnny Hodges, Art Pepper, The Jeff Steinberg Jazz Ensemble, David Hazeltine
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Uplifting Jazz

Nat King Cole Trio, Jeremy Bruyère, Stéphane Guillaume
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Easy Upbeat Jazz

Niclas Knudsen, Matt Block, The Jazz Seekers, Bud Powell
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Essential Jazz

John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong And The All-Stars, Herbie Hancock
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Springtime Jazz

Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, Dave Brubeck Quartet

Playlists by Dave Brubeck Quartet

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The "Classic" Quartet (1958–1968)

Playlist • Dave Brubeck • 81K views
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The Real Ambassadors

Playlist • Dave Brubeck • 280 views
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Lullabies – New Album Out Now

Playlist • Dave Brubeck • 50K views
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AVO Baloise Session 2002

Playlist • Dave Brubeck • 8 views
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Laughter In The Rain

Playlist • Dave Brubeck • 686 views