There are so many fabulous old clips of the Dave Brubeck Quartet floating around the Internet – these guys were just killing it! I love the cool, west coast jazz contrast with today's current music scene; these guys are just so confident, calm & relaxed, but every bit as talented (if not more) than the top talent today. There's no hyped-up, cocky rockstars here – just confident dudes who were masters of their craft.
Pay special attention to the man behind the drums – Joe Morello. This guy is something else. I've dabbled in the art of percussion and this cat just blows me away. I love how Dave (piano) turns around and watches the drum solo as if he didn't want to miss out...!
And of course an amazing performance by the song's writer, Paul Desmond on the silky-smooth sax. Check out Dave just looking on in awe of Paul doing his thing. Solid jazz.
The only thing lacking here is a bass solo from Mr. Eugene Wright. I'll have to highlight that another day.
1 comment:
You are such a Jr.! :) Love it. On your next Brucbeck post you have to include Dad's explanation on how it's the time signature that makes this song so amazing and unique. Happy weekend to you!
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