David Warren Brubeck (born December 6, 1920 in Concord, California - Decemb… Read Full Bio ↴David Warren Brubeck (born December 6, 1920 in Concord, California - December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist who has written a number of jazz standards, including "In Your Own Sweet Way" and "The Duke". He was probably best known for "Take Five", written by saxophone player Paul Desmond, who was the saxophonist in The Dave Brubeck Quartet. Due to the immense popularity of his work, Brubeck had won multiple awards such as a lifetime achievement award from the Grammys in 1996, a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowship in 1999, and a Kennedy Center Honor in 2009.
Brubeck's style ranged from refined to bombastic, reflecting his mother's attempts at classical training and his improvisational skills. Much of his music employed unusual time signatures, a fact jokingly referred to by his greatest hits album 'Time Signatures: A Career Retrospective'. Upon his death, a number of commentators noted his crossover appeal to mainstream pop audiences, something putting him in the company of other jazz legends such as Louis Armstrong and Herbie Hancock among others.
Brubeck's style ranged from refined to bombastic, reflecting his mother's attempts at classical training and his improvisational skills. Much of his music employed unusual time signatures, a fact jokingly referred to by his greatest hits album 'Time Signatures: A Career Retrospective'. Upon his death, a number of commentators noted his crossover appeal to mainstream pop audiences, something putting him in the company of other jazz legends such as Louis Armstrong and Herbie Hancock among others.
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@squintstheninja
So, famously, Dave Brubeck said that the group never intended for this song to be as famous as it became. Paul Desmond had a lick he wanted to play around with, and they used the opportunity to give Joe Morello an overdue drum solo.
So, Dave and Eugene kinda took a backseat while Paul did his thing, and then Joe got his solo.
But Joe could have gone nuts here. This is the era of Buddy Rich and Art Blakey. Drum solos were marked by how fast and how hard you can bash everything.
For one of jazz's most influential groups, in the group's most famous song- a jazz standard and by extention, arguably one of the most famous drum solos in jazz- Joe Morello's solo was so simple, a middle schooler on a PlayTek My First Kit could play it.
Joe could have gone nuts. He could have gone ferral for three minutes Whiplash-style. The team gave him a blank check to flex.
He didn't. He decided to just... he just vibed out, man.
They say jazz is about the notes you don't play. In that case, this is the greatest jazz drum solo of all time.
@baldilocks1914
I'm just going to leave my comment here so when someone likes it I can listen to this masterpiece again.
@ItsLarry-in1jq
Something tells me you're gonna be listening to this song a lot for the next while lol
@paulbellamy9920
Wanted to give you the gift of listening again. Happy holidays my friend.
@lioncat84
Sure, but right now this comment has 69 likes. Niiiiceee.
@McGuyveracity
You're welcome. 😊
@Tae__story
Like from Korea🖤
@robadobflob3405
Most people may not realize it, but for most of the song the saxophonist is playing incredibly quietly. It takes great skill to be able to play with a full, round tone at those volumes. It is so quiet on the sax track that you can hear the keys clicking and his fingers touching the brass sax.
@keibraun8679
I play the Alto as well, and I can vouch. It takes YEARS. YEARS of experience to the point where someone can make the saxophone’s tone even across the range of octaves and notes. Let alone quietly with a full sound, and a mysterious twist on the whole thing. There’s alot more that goes into the saxophone than just playing that many people don’t realize. He’s truly an amazing saxophonist.
@nicot9305
Thank you for pointing this out to us non-sax players.
Just to keep things clear for people new to jazz, Dave Brubeck is the piano player. As a non-sax player, I don't know the name of this amazing sax-player. But he's great!
Just from listening to this song for most of my life, I always thought Dave Brubeck was the sax player. So for young, and older, people who read these things....Know your Jazz!
@johnderouen1038
@@nicot9305 Paul Desmond is the saxophonist. Eugene Wright is on bass, and Joe Morello is on drums. Brilliant musicians, the lot of 'em.