24 Classic Original Recordings

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The sum total of three 10-inch trio records recorded between 1949 and 1951, this provocative collection finds a restless pianist who is simply fascinated by contrasts in tone, color, and emotion. In many ways, Dave Brubeck is a scientist here, experimenting with polytones, unorthodox harmonies, twisted rhythms, and odd melodic variations that perhaps only made sense to him. Why pound jarringly through a tender ballad like "Laura"? Because it accentuates the utter beauty of its melody. Why begin the buoyant "Indiana" as a fragile poem? Because it accentuates the jaunty playfulness of its melody. Brubeck swings like mad one minute and is stiff as a board the next, not only toying with the listener, but with the time-tested standards that he molds into highly original performances. A young Cal Tjader proves a worthy collaborator, bouncing between drums, bongos, and vibes and not only keeping up, but propelling the music ever forward. --Marc Greilsamer

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24 Classic Original Recordings Dave Brubeck Trio Manufacturer: Fantasy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Cool Jazz | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dave Brubeck/Paul Desmond Jazz Goes to College Jazz at the College of the Pacific Jazz at Oberlin Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall ASIN: B000000XFG Release Date: 1990-07-09

Tracks:

1. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
2. Lullaby In Rhythm
3. Singin' In The Rain
4. I'll Remember April
5. Body & Soul
6. Let's Fall In Love
7. Laura
8. Indiana
9. Blue Moon
10. Tea For Two
11. Undecided
12. That Old Black Magic
13. September Song
14. Sweet Georgia Brown
15. Spring Is Here
16. 'S Wonderful
17. Perfidia
18. Avalon
19. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
20. Always
21. How High The Moon
22. Squeeze Me
23. Heart & Soul
24. Too Marvelous For Words

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The sum total of three 10-inch trio records recorded between 1949 and 1951, this provocative collection finds a restless pianist who is simply fascinated by contrasts in tone, color, and emotion. In many ways, Dave Brubeck is a scientist here, experimenting with polytones, unorthodox harmonies, twisted rhythms, and odd melodic variations that perhaps only made sense to him. Why pound jarringly through a tender ballad like "Laura"? Because it accentuates the utter beauty of its melody. Why begin the buoyant "Indiana" as a fragile poem? Because it accentuates the jaunty playfulness of its melody. Brubeck swings like mad one minute and is stiff as a board the next, not only toying with the listener, but with the time-tested standards that he molds into highly original performances. A young Cal Tjader proves a worthy collaborator, bouncing between drums, bongos, and vibes and not only keeping up, but propelling the music ever forward. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

A Precious Classic.......2002-02-28

This is the only example that I know of from the pre-Oberlin College days. My tape of the old LP [I think it was a 10"] was ruined about 20 years ago. If you treasure your Brubeck collection and already have his solo piano album, this should be next!

The sound quality shows the effect of transcribing from vinyl, but the music is golden.

Tjaderized Brubeck.......2001-08-11

This release is the best way to aquire the nearly impossible to find 10-inch records released in the late forties/early fifties. If you are a fan of Brubecks more cookin' works (as opposed to his more ballad oriented stuff), this is the place to start. Cal Tjader's drums and liberal use of bongos and vibes work well against Brubeck's piano. Much different from his later 50s and 60s stuff, and with lower fidelity due to the age of the recordings. Great stuff!!

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