[Dave Talking]
The Dave Brubeck Quartet Lyrics


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Overall Meaning

"Dave Talking" by The Dave Brubeck Quartet is an instrumental jazz track that features Dave Brubeck's dialogues throughout. Brubeck first introduces the song, narrating how the Quartet is going to "try an experiment" by playing a blues using non-traditional instruments for blues, such as the saxophone and clarinet. Throughout the track, Brubeck narrates the different phases of the song and the improvisations made by each member of the band. The track closes with Brubeck commenting on the drummer Joe Morello's performance and how he "burned up" his drumset.


The song showcases the creativity and innovative approach of The Dave Brubeck Quartet to jazz music, as they experiment with different instruments and styles. It also highlights the importance of improvisation in jazz music, as each member of the band has the freedom to create new melodies and rhythms as the song progresses. Brubeck's commentary adds a unique touch to the track, as it provides insights into the thought process behind the song and the performance of each musician.


Line by Line Meaning

It's funny how music affects you
The way music can have an impact on an individual's emotions or mood can be quite humorous.


It's funny how a song can change your style
The way a particular song can influence a person's dressing or behavior is quite amusing.


It's funny how a lyric can catch your ear
The way a particular line of a song can grab someone's attention or interest is quite amusing.


It's funny how a melody can touch your heart
The way a tune can evoke strong emotions in a person's heart is quite amusing.


It's funny how we all remember
It's amusing how everyone can recall particular experiences or moments when listening to a certain song.


I can remember hearing Art Tatum play.
I distinctly recall listening to Art Tatum perform on the piano.


We were so excited we couldn't sleep that night.
We were thrilled to such an extent that we couldn't fall asleep that night.


Music can do that to you.
Music has the power to generate such excitement and thrill in a person.




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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@omaral-saadi

Track Name: Time Signature:

Blue Rondo à la Turk 9/8

Strange Meadow Lark 4/4

Take Five 5/4

Three to Get Ready 3/4 & 4/4

Kathy's Waltz 3/4

Everybody's Jumpin' 6/4

Pick Up Sticks 6/4


(Correct me if I am wrong please, thank you!!)



@CasimirLeYeti

Time Out est un album de Dave Brubeck sorti en 1959. L'album se veut, et réussit, une expérimentation de signatures rythmiques inhabituelles dans le jazz !

Blue Rondo a la Turk démarre en 9/8, un rythme inspiré de la danse Zeybek, l'équivalent du Zeimbekiko grec, mais alterne avec des phases en 4/4.

Strange Meadow Lark commence avec un solo de piano rubato, mais adopte un rythme 4/4 swing classique lorsque les autres instruments font leur apparition.

Take Five, tout entier écrit en 5/4, devait à l'origine être, selon Dave Brubeck lui-même, simplement un solo du batteur Joe Morello, mais le succès rencontré en a fait un incontournable standard.

Three to Get Ready commence avec un tempo 3/4, habituel dans la valse, puis alterne deux mesures de 3/4 et deux de 4/4. Ce morceau fut notamment mis en chanson en France par Claude Nougaro en 1962 sous le titre Le Jazz et la Java

Kathy's Waltz (nommé d'après la fille de Brubeck, Cathy, dont le nom a été écorché au passage), commence en 4/4, puis passe en 3/4, avant de mêler les deux types de mesure.

Dans Everybody's Jumpin' le rythme est essentiellement un 6/4 « flexible », tandis que Pick Up Sticks suit un 6/4 clair et marqué.

L'exploration des signatures originales (5/4, 9/8 etc.) sera poursuivie sur certains des albums suivants du quartet, notamment Time Further Out et Time in Outer Space...



All comments from YouTube:

@jonnohanks

The incredible thing about this recording is it could have been released today and still sound modern. Timeless.

@johnnyxmusic

That sounds great… It sounds beautiful… But it has a distinct flavor and sound of something from 1957 to 1961. Is it timeless? We would like to say that about our favorite music… Beethoven timeless let’s check back in in 200 years or 2000.

@retiredoldguy1983

Sitting on my balcony overlooking the ocean, in Portugal, at night. Listening to Dave Brubeck and the surf.

@johnbacon4997

I gotta ask dude, what did you do to get a slick beachfront property in Portugal? Also great taste

@unev

@@johnbacon4997 Maybe he's just renting

@steveking4657

When I found this album in my mother's collection as a kid, it opened up a whole new world and changed my life. Now at age 55, I love this more and more. I had the opportunity to meet Mr. Brubeck, tell him what he meant to me and had a picture taken with him ... a cherished memory. Today is the anniversary of his death in 2012, a day before his birthday - this year he would have been 100. Thank you Dave Brubeck !

@sportsfan120577

Awesome

@jamescosby2343

Absolutely Wow! 💯

@DWNicolo

You have a great mom.

@abrahamtellez592

I also found this in my parents' collection. I don't have many memories from when I was a child but listening to this album is one of them. I can easily conjure up the image of me sitting in that old couch and being confused and enthralled by the music.

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