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The Dave Brubeck Quartet was an American modern jazz group formed in San Francisco in 1951 by jazz pianist Dave Brubeck (1920-2012). In what became known as the band's classic line-up, the band featured Joe Morello (1928–2011) on drums, Eugene Wright on bass, and Paul Desmond (1924-1977) on saxophone. The band remains best-known for their use of odd time signatures, and were a premier group in the cool jazz movement. They produced several standards, including Take Five and Blue Rondo à la Turk. Read Full BioThe Dave Brubeck Quartet was an American modern jazz group formed in San Francisco in 1951 by jazz pianist Dave Brubeck (1920-2012). In what became known as the band's classic line-up, the band featured Joe Morello (1928–2011) on drums, Eugene Wright on bass, and Paul Desmond (1924-1977) on saxophone. The band remains best-known for their use of odd time signatures, and were a premier group in the cool jazz movement. They produced several standards, including Take Five and Blue Rondo à la Turk.

Throughout the years, and changing line-ups, the group maintained a strong fan-base among jazz fans of all ages.

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St. Louis Blues
The Dave Brubeck Quartet Lyrics

I hate to see that evening sun go down
I hate to see that evening sun go down
'Cause my baby, he's gone left this town

Feelin' tomorrow like I feel today
If I'm feelin' tomorrow like I feel today
I'll pack my truck and make my give-a-way

St. Louis woman with her diamond ring
Pulls that man around by her, if it wasn't for her and her
That man I love would have gone nowhere, nowhere

I got the St. Louis blues, blues as I can be
That man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea
Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me

I love my baby like a school boy loves his pie
Like a Kentucky colonel loves his mint 'n rye
I love my man till the day I die

Lyrics © KIRBY SHAW MUSIC
Written by: KIRBY SHAW, W.C. HANDY

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Doug Millar

3y↑403

There are two kinds of people in the world. One kind loves this quartet's music and the other haven't heard them yet.

podulox

37w

There are seventeen kinds of people in this wordl ...... Don't make me list them all ;)

Judy Smith

37w↑1

found this while on a lonely search of something musically different.....found it

Doca Ristic

48w

Oscar Grillo it’s not an upright piano unfortunately:-/

sastal

1y↑1

@Grant Koeller Boo! I love jazz and '80s rock (The Police, perhaps?). Good music is good music. ;-)

Grant Koeller

1y↑4

@Oscar Grillo he still swings his ass off!!!

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Edward Tracey

31w↑54

Eugene Wright (as of mid-June, 2020) is the only surviving member of this quartet ... at age 97.

Will F

RIP

James M

RIP

EconAtheist

15w↑4

@Zomby Woof one of the best questions ever

Edward Tracey

20w↑4

@Zomby Woof - the bassist.

Zomby Woof

20w↑7

What position did he play?

Randy Semenak

1y↑85

4 drums,1 microphone,suit and tie, gators on his feet,cooks solos like this probably nightly,never breaks a sweat and adjusts glasses in between one handed rolls,swings like a madman and his kit sounds killer,all in a real live setting. This kinda stuff is unheard of today

Nancy Germain

21w

P])p

Bob L

31w↑2

Randy Semenak Check out Mel Brown in Portland, OR.

Carlos Novaes

32w↑5

right words Man!! JM was, is and will be forever a Blessed Drummer!! Grooves of God!!

Robert Boney

2y↑155

Once there was a drummer named Joe Morello, ...just once.

DeusVult Italy

Italian American :))

bobthechimp1234

15w

Alf Ching yeah

Alf Ching

15w

Dah Would you say he was better than Ringo

Zomby Woof

20w↑1

🖤🖤🖤

Frank Theawaken

22w

I have two favorite drummers: Joe Morello and Ed Thigpen (making the rythm in C Jam blues with Oscar Peterson on piano)

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Lawrence

18w↑5

The Dave Brubeck Quartet is legendary. Each member of the group is a musical genius.

Classic Garage 24hr Towing & Recovery

3w↑2

Best of the Best!!!

Colin Sue

5y↑146

I always like to see the interaction between Joe Morello and Eugene Wright in their performances. Looks like they always enjoyed it to the max!

Colin Sue

Johnson Haha no I'm a man but my grandfather is from China. Sue is a Chinese surname.

Leo Verran

Joe looks like he’s interacting, he can’t see Eugene, all by sound

tubemagpie

47w

@tunefultony johnson Always a sign of a great drummer to be able to do just that... The one time I saw Rich(Birmingham Town Hal England BTW) he ranged from the showy to just simply driving along...

James Myers

@joseph truscello I was just about to mention that. Eugene extended his solo and it threw Joe off and he got PISSED. That drum solo was the result, powered by raw emotion in that moment.

joseph truscello

2y↑5

Except for the infamous "great morello drum solo"...check it out on YouTube...joe almost kills him ...literally

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Snivelin J

6y↑96

I grew up with DBQ playing in my home. I learned to love this sound. I saw them in person 4 times over the years and idolized Dave Brubeck. With the passing of those great jazz years we have lost something special in our culture.

Keith Soifer

15w

1975, small college gym, w his teenage sons.

EconAtheist

15w

Someone can always pick up where they left off, given enough inspiration and talent.

Gotta direct young musicians to videos like this and give them a taste -- it's not like the band continues on in pop culture, so someone (like you or me or yadda) needs to give a gentle push.

/i'd never have played the trumpet if i'd never have seen louis armstrong. luckily that wasn't an issue in the late '70s.

Grant Koeller

agree

Philip Reuter

Yes, Sir....."

Sidney Friedman

1y↑26

The cleanest, sweetest (yet driest), most fun sax tone ever by Desmond, the crispness of Morello’s drumming, the transformational structure of Brubeck’s solos, and Wright’s smooth drive — four geniuses intrinsically linked in a new sound for its day, rippling through the air for all time.

ppjjazz

25w

omg here come the new age jazz critics talking out their ass again

Jesse Terpstra

2y↑23

I love how the bassist is singing out his solo as he's playing it

sven endres

24w↑3

Oscar peterson did that as well

Timothy Kugel

30w↑2

Percy Heath, of the Modern Jazz Quartet, used to do that too.

Mr. Grumpy

3y↑198

Dave Brubeck: Bread
Paul Desmond: Butter
Joe Morello: Peanut Butter
Eugene Wright: Jam

emilgilels

31w↑1

Definitely not 9-Grain Wheat Bread though...

podulox

37w↑1

Hopes I come back to this comment for my next fifty years ;)

Aaron Householder

38w↑1

Great analogy.

Larry Siner

40w↑1

Excellent jazz food, enjoy

Manfried Schmidt

1y↑8

Joe Morello: Bread
Eugene Wright: Butter
Dave Brubeck: Peanut Butter
Paul Desmond: Jam

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Brian Glade

1y↑55

Worlds coolest insurance salesmen

FIN MOC

31w↑3

Brian Glade That is hilarious and spot on!

dan steven

5y↑89

For cool, understated artistry Paul Desmond can't be beat. My favorite horn player.

Skin EyemIn

40w↑1

@Robert Boney Yeah, right..., foh.

pbrazor50

51w↑1

@charles madison He once said he wanted the sax to sound like a dry martini. Later, he got so tired of people quoting that comment back to him he said he regretted saying it. The thing is, he does make it sort of sound like a dry martini.

Эверт Паязатян

1y↑1

charles madison

1y↑4

Paul IS one with the sax ... watch him, he IS the saxophone.

Robert Boney

2y↑8

Desmond had a sound no other sax man could copy. He is one of the 3-4 best of all time.

ludwig26

6y↑43

Eugene & Joe. That's the shit..

Shane Dial

3y↑1

Passion, heart, excellence, fun

Zapatogrande

Same here :-) :-) :-)

cinnaplid

5y↑7

+ludwig26 Love Eugene's face grinning at Joe.

Andrew Leventis

17w↑5

What great music, Joe taking no prisoners on a minimalistic drum kit....

Steve Wisniewski

38w↑4

One notices Dave Brubeck is almost an eighth of a note beet In front of his band and it creates such a beautiful and original sound. I think that’s where John Bonham from Led Zeppelin got his style from even though he goes back even further into the 1920s and 30s. You can’t find stuff like this original anymore. These were incredible musicians!

Al Komins

6y↑58

And the great Joe Morello on drums

Salva T

30w↑1

Yep

oldbiff

2y↑13

These Cats are like swingin' man !

kpax45

32w

This is so cool Daddy O!

Randy JustRandy

31w↑9

I love the way Joe and Dave dialed it way back so Eugene's bass solo could be heard clearly. Respect.

Edward Sanchez

4y↑52

One of the best drummers ever. I can only Imagine taking lessons with him.

Randy JustRandy

@george nolte So true!

Jack Frogameni

@george nolte you should make a video talking about it! I want to hear the nitty gritty

Randy JustRandy

31w↑1

@george nolte very cool, George. I have the Master Studies books, but that's as close as I ever got to being one of Joe's students. I'm happy you had that opportunity.

Anne Dwyer

@george nolte Lucky!!

Paul Bostwick

next best thing
"Joe Morello: Drum Method 1--The Natural Approach to Technique" Available on DVD...

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Edward Tait

32w↑5

Is this for real? Something so good should not be allowed otherwise people might start thinking that iife is worth living.

hairnsap

2y↑29

Dave Brubeck is one groovin' mathematician ! His ability to subdivide the time in so many ways is always mind boggling !

Richard Brown

30w↑7

What a fabulous clip. Apart from the great performance, it's beautifully photographed. Every shot is well composed and the cutting is completely based on the phrases in the music. This should be shown to every budding TV director as an example of how to do it.

Jeff Myers

4y↑44

As a lifelong drummer I've always idolized morello. His musicianship is extraordinary. As I've aged I've come to really appreciate Brubeck himself. I think he's often taken for granted ... if not chastised for his blocky chords. He -- like Desmond -- is a masterful musician that kills it every time.

Christopher von Volborth

You are soooo right!

little jo

2y↑13

walt7500 Poor you, no ear 😂

walt7500

Poor Dave, no swing!

John P

5y↑30

These guys were absolutely amazing!! Joe and Eugene look like they are having a blast, and they were!!!

cesar

2y↑2

You say that it is... absolutely amazing! Great musicians!

quasidiem99

4y↑31

Drummer by night...Bank auditor by day.

surfer2151

47w↑7

Sometimes they make it look so easy but people don't realize how crazy good they were, dave, morello & wright...off beat timing, improvising, so out of this world fantastic with their instruments that every time i watch this video my jaw drops and realize this kind of playing (them) will never be again. Without these been saved on tape we might have never known.
Cannot beat, best.

TJ

2y↑4

Quite a band, just magic, and I'm a rock fan.

Carlos R.C. Tapia Alvarado

7y↑11

This is ART and HEART

YouzTube99

4y↑24

06:25
Gotta love the way they become part of the audience and enjoy Joe's solo. Seem like these guys really respected each other.

Mysticum81

17w↑2

I love these guys, each and every one. Four unbelievably beautiful people.

Evan English

6y↑13

Dave and Eugene are fascinated and inspired by Joe's playing...what magic; it's definitely a kind of love.

richard eland

3w↑2

And now they are all playing heavenly music.

Shaun Kelly-Kenyon

3y↑14

the Eugene and Joe show

Zapatogrande

4y↑11

Love Mr. Wright's use of harmonics as he starts his solo -way cool!

Mike Kelly

1y↑9

Next to Buddy Rich, Joe Morello is my favorite.

Jim Douglas

35w

@Dems1648 Thanks for that, as good as joe morello, pleasing to listen to in a way that Buddy isnt! If somebody shouts at you most of the time its tiring, if its in context its fine.

Dems1648

35w

@Jim Douglas What about Art Taylor ?

Jim Douglas

37w↑1

Buddy is a machine! Joe is a musician.

Sergeant Dom

38w↑1

Mike Kelly I prefer Morello. His drumming was so musical. Rich’s drumming could be such a racket

Steve Bullard

5y↑23

Great solos by all four members, Joe's solos were so musical, not just trying to show how much chops he had.

Robert Boney

2y↑1

Musical solos partly because he was a violin student coming up!

Bryan Keefe

I totally agree!

rotory wankel

1y↑4

4 guys that have truly mastered their craft !

Herbert Wells

4y↑29

Wow! Everyone's really in the groove here. Paul plays some really tasty licks; Gene proves again he's one of the few bassists who can deliver really enjoyable solos (love the thumb-position octaves at the end), and Joe's solo really kicks. It's all really really.

Victor Manuel Camacho Ruiz

5y↑7

8:01 amazing technique... And the end is unbeatable! Thank you for sharing

David Fernleigh

5y↑6

Masterfully cool, slick AND grooving ensemble playing at its best!!

deli man

15w↑1

Love the way the rest of the band sit back and admire that crisp drum solo.

Dan Roux

22w↑2

Dave Brubeck: his improvisation skills are criminally under rated.

Валерия Зеленя

6y↑5

Великолепный джаз!

StudioFiftyOne

1y↑7

I went to see the DBQ at the Lewisham ( Odeon) absolutely fantastic, your music lives on& on in fact forever. Dave Allen.

Leslie Nelson

2y↑1

Oh wow! This terrific upload really takes me back. I grew up listening to people like Parker, Getz, Mulligan and Desmond.I loved the Brubeck Quartet back in the 50s and still do -they really swing. For me Morello was one of the greatest drummers I have ever seen and Desmond is up there with Art Pepper and Lee Konitz as one of the great alto players.

Chrisamos412

47w↑4

Morello and Wright remind me of the to kids at school sitting in the back of the class just goofing off...love it!

First Name Last Name

30w↑1

Loving the mutual admiration .. we could do with a little more of that

Dems1648

35w↑1

The bassist feels it and looks to have so much fun in Belgium. Great document !

Mike Kelly

35w↑1

These 4 greats were perfect for each other, kind of like the Musketeers - one for all & all for one.

Steven Heywood

43w↑3

These four were the COOLEST musicians on the planet in those days...Eugene on his bass, Paul on sax, Dave on piano and Mr Cool himself Joe Morello beat-master on drums.

jarydf

19w↑4

The real question is who down voted this? Monsters!

Geeta

2y↑6

I watch this everyday to see Joe Morello killing the drums like God! 🤘🏻

jsmall10671

2y↑3

I love the little beat he does right at 7:28.

Magda Monsivais

38w↑1

Oh my goodness!!!Joe Morello!!!! I just love that guy!!!

EconAtheist

15w

Gene Wright, just having that knowing grin... "I'm legend and my bandmates are legend. Can't believe I get paid to do this."

Queenie Howard

24w↑2

Yes he was one of the baddest drummer there was.

S. Flavius Mercurius

1y↑3

Brubeck's solos always take you on a real journey.

Mixerria

5y↑4

Masters !!!

Janna D.

1y↑11

Joe Morello makes it all look so effortless. I"ll bet that he doesn't even break a sweat.

TaRgEteD iNdiViDuAL 808

48w

Yes, he's the definition of chill. His solo on Take 5 is amazing....doesn't over do it...but chops for days.

bronx 42nd

7y↑3

holy smokin!

Freddie Frumko

2y↑7

I was fortunate to be enrolled for classes at my undergraduate college when this quartet appeared for a live recital as part of campus events. Yes indeed. Nothing could have been better. It was approximately the same time period as this performance in Belgium in1964. A large contribution to our musical culture not to be replaced. Look at and listen to Brubeck's stylings as a pianist and what Eugene Wright did on double bass. I met him years later. Morello was a special talent. Yes indeed.

Soul Eyes

27w↑2

Joe Morello, The drummer's, drummer, no question about that !

anonymous person

47w↑2

Joe Morello may look like a myopic accountant, but the man is an awesome drummer.

j m

1y↑1

4:58 It really starts cookin

Gy Bx

21w

I heard some "Route 66" moving around in there.

CICERO AMORIM

2y↑1

Congratulations Noble Mr. Paul Desmond, for Sax's instrumental solo solo and rhythm I'm Cicero Amorim I'm in the city of Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará state, northeast of Brazil,

Love Blues Everyday

2y↑15

Would love to meet the 49 dislikes. Think I’ll head to Bellevue tomorrow.

Love Blues Everyday

2y↑1

Michael Jamison hear hear

Michael Jamison

2y↑2

Good to see they are outnumbred 1000 to 1

allrequiredfields

2y↑15

This is one of the most flawless moments of entertainment I've experienced in years. Each solo is phenomenal, and the recording is absolutely perfect for each instrument.

Hans F. Qua

Desmond: slow playing fast thinking.

cinnaplid

5y↑18

What a thrill!

Terry Blackman

32w↑2

Mr D looking a bit like Eric Morecambe there, except the notes are in the right order.

irelan long

6y↑5

drum solo fab,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Santiago 1966

48w↑2

Joe Morello my God !! The one of a kind Drummer who tought how to play a "musical" drum solo with technique.

Harchit Bhatoia

1y↑1

4:58 best part

bobluhrs

2y↑2

Wow, thanks for posting this, wonderful!!

Patricia Justice

I have become addicted to the music

tony plnkus

2y↑4

Jazz at its finest, joe morello is superb.!!!

Claus Saunte

2y↑1

This is almost blue notes all the Way through, wauw!

Johnnyc drums

2y↑1

Joe's downbeat at 0.18________"CHILLS".

Michael Dillon

45w↑1

missed 30 years of my life so catching up on these guys love em mike

Daisy BigDelight

4y↑6

Lovely video of the still-alive Gene Wright digging it all, and digging Joe. Thanks for posting this which, in the hands of a less courageous group, could be a warhorse.

Sexy Angry Korean

17w↑1

Still after 40 years of playing I still can't make my Left Hand Blurr like Morello's. They were four of the best. Nobody as good...the best they was, the best it'll ever be. The way Brubeck cut his piano beat in half, come back around in perfect regular timing...what can you say, the man was that good.

DansGone

39w↑1

These guys are killing it!! Has be be one of my all time favorites

illiadegun

5y↑6

Merci pour toutes ces musiques tant écoutées et ces vidéos peu vues !!

podulox

37w

This one, I Iike al ot..! I Literally kept in time wioth tta drum solo...
It Hurt My Hands a bit but was wiorth it :)
(I'm gonna build a desk made of drum-foam this era, lol)

dibach70

2y↑1

Wow, that drum solo!!

Cyndi Anderson

2y↑2

Paul Desmond!

ju last

22w

Some times he sounds a bit Les Dawson on the piano

Jason N Stegall

3y↑8

Ironic isn't it, that when Dave first hired Joe, Paul objected because he (Paul) knew somewhat of Morello's chops and felt that might "get in the way of" Paul's lyrically "dry martini" style. But I think it all worked out... ESPECIALLY after Eugene joined and they made Time Out...

Will F

3y↑1

Jason N Stegall actually, Desmond was the one that suggested Brubeck add Joe Morello to the quartet. At the time, Desmond knew Morello as a “tinky-boom” style drummer, meaning, “stay quiet and stay out of my way,” But unbeknownst to Desmond, Morello was already working on more complex and louder fills.

https://raggywaltz.wordpress.com/2017/10/06/desmond-vs-drums-or-adventures-in-tinky-boom/

74jailbreaker

Gotta love the way jazz drummers count the band back in after their solos. So smooth 👌

Craig St. Cyr

3y↑1

I feel like Joe is a racecar revving in the garage until Dave opens the door. Fucking magic.

Shibei District

16w↑1

you folks seem to have good taste in music! There's an hour mix of soul, jazz and funk in my channel! Cheers !

Faye McCormick

8:00 I rewatched that so many times I lost count

Alf Ching

48w↑2

Joe Morello The Greatest

dearmalika

7y↑4

Hut ab vor dem grossen Dave Brubeck Quartet!

Caleb

6y↑4

Love you Joe and Eugene.

Templar Knight

2y↑1

I guess I was six when this aired. LOL...It might have been on our old Philco TV. My folks would have liked this.

Richard Mauney

Man at 5:25 when he hit that one bass note my subwoofer jumped off the floor! Love these guy's....

ICR68

7y↑2

Just made my night!

toni rami flori

7y↑1

maravilloso....impresionante....¡¡¡ joe el grande,.....gran cuarteto....¡¡

pianopappy

I'm still partial to the great quartet's performance of this tune as their opener in their Carnegie Hall concert the year before this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFrnCnbEJMQ

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