The Dave Brubeck Quartet was an American modern jazz group formed in San Fr… Read Full Bio ↴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 (1923-2020) 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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@hwpoison

3y↑134

if it's not one of the most beautiful saxophones I've ever heard, I don't know what is

@michaelhaydn9504

3y↑4

when ( on PBS Nancy Wilson interviewer ) Nancy Wilson ( jazz singer ) interviewed Charlie 'Bird' Parker ( alto great ), Paul Desmond was there, taking it in.

@davidlamberger26

I agree

@slicksnewonenow

2y↑1

Desmond was THEE Master.

@Kazlat

12y↑350

Imagine spending an evening with this quartet playing live in the bar, you just chilling with a bottle of favourite poison and good friends to appreciate this with.

@Mateusszz90

4y↑14

add some weed and we have perfect evening ;)

@dantealighieri9120

3y↑3

Ciao

@Roger-hc3pu

3y↑13

We would probably not say a word to each other during the whole concert and I would spend it crying and trying to not be noisy. I can't imagine seeing them on live, I would just cry.

@mahsaasgari1466

3y↑5

Reading it 8 years later during lockdown, how sad and inaccessible it sounds..

@josel8389

3y↑2

With a girl

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@suhaskhamgaonkar6322

2y↑7

Had the good fortune of watching Dave Brubeck live at the Barbican, London. Those were the days... I’m so grateful for today.

@dougryan6778

4y↑129

Desmond’s solo is extremely tasteful in this one

@Franzie2105

4y↑6

Everytime I see him, I discover true music 🎼🎼🎶

@ivanchobro4404

4y↑6

Top best saxs solo ever

@temuchio

4y↑1

@temuchio

Ehb

@temuchio

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@F7d600

26w↑4

Quel son magnifique pour un enregistrement de 1964 ! Paul Desmond précis et émouvant. Brubeck audacieux et revigorant.

@joannevincent2035

2y↑4

Paul Desmond has enlightened my life.

@davidedadam6141

3y↑22

Desmond solo is one of the best alto solo i've ever heard. Beautiful, mystic.

@mpcguy

4y↑30

Minor blues with an eastern touch. I love this group on a minor blues.
Fantastic!!

@nicolasfagel6077

4y↑3

Audrey by Paul Desmond as well. It is in such a minor blues that you can feel the whole musicality in himself. So beautiful!

@sergejourden7743

3y↑12

Tears come to my eyes each time I listen to this marvelous music . RIP Dave ! Thank you so much

@wayneashby7841

5w↑1

Paul Desmond’s solo on this one melts my heart ✌️

@fernandotimoteo7859

27w↑2

Never forget
Koto song.
With the fullness
of your heart.

@09nob

11y↑22

this fucking tune puts the pieces of my sole together in music and I feel like a greater human for having heard it

@petemeis234

5y↑2

I went to the shoe repairman and had my sole put together.

@jettaeschroff6924

3y↑4

i can't believe this song puts your shoes together, what a song

@NicoHw76

12y↑19

Paul Desmond's sax sounding just as he wanted it... 'like a dry martini'

@janeough45

5y↑4

Gordons gin , ice lemmon and lime ,,,,,, hopefully the glass will never empty ? Just like this divine Koto Song ,,,, lol xx

@elo2852

5y↑19

un jazz intemporel, hors du temps. A écouter et ré-écouter sans fin.

@kazimacar622

6y↑105

Dave Brubeck is the ambassador of Jazz for the entire world. He is the greatest Jazz Musician and the leader of the greatest Jazz Band ever walked the face of this planet. Joe Morello is certainly the greatest drummer with his thematic, storytelling, never played the same thing twice, colorful, phenomenal technique that used 100 percent musically - a rare talent, Paul Desmond and Gene Wright are also certainly among the greatest. I am lucky enough having met, got to know, and taken lessons from Joe Morello in Elizabeth, New Jersey in early 70's.

@ClicStudio

5y↑2

It's his songs that made me wanted to know more about Jazz and his pieces are the best out there!

@janeough45

Kazim acar hI you wright your list i of favourite jazz players like a yumy recipe for a chocolate cake ....All the ingredients are added ,,,,, what a treat lol xx

@mynameisnobody3672

4y↑9

D.Brubeck Quartet was all about Paul Desmond. I am sure D.Brubeck was a great leader, great musician, great persona, a hard worker and really worldwide ambassador of Jazz. If it were not D.Brubeck, P.Desmond's life/career would be even shorter. However, I have always thought that D.Brubeck's style was so restricted, so predictable, may be due to his classical background. It was Desmond's magic that kept their music run like a river. That is my subjective opinion.

@lilybond6485

“Run like a river”. Great description.

@Ici-st4hg

8y↑118

I'm a Japanese and it sounds to me like French classical music.（remembering Dave‘s mentor was fabulous Dalius Millhaud）They always create ＆ play very difficult tunes so easily. Wonderful musicianship……

@felixlgq

7y↑6

I always had the impression that the songs from "Jazz Impressions of Japan" didn't sound like japanese music, but it is a good album anyway.

@Ici-st4hg

7y↑1

Felix Galeano Agreed.

@lilianreyes9770

Ici 3012 .9u

@statueauxyeuxdejais8531

5y↑5

Debussy - 12 Piano Etudes . . . Preludes- Books I + II . .

@JonHop1

1y↑8

@@felixlgq it's not supposed to be Japanese music.its a fusion album with slight hints of Japanese music culture.. I mean if u can't hear the Japanese-inspired piano in this than you need to get your ears checked.

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@Franzie2105

3y↑7

Paul said "I use to rely on Dave's piano". He was so silly. He's the best saxophonist ❤️❤️❤️

@sanyatyr

9y↑58

The sound of jazz-heaven.Absolutely genius...

@sensey07

10y↑27

Dave Brubeck had an uncanny knack for reaching into a cultural milieu and extracting something of its soul ... Having been to Japan a number of times, I am easily transported there again with this haunting and exquisite piece. Truly one of his best and not usually listed among them.

@dena92

7y↑44

5:18 - 5:25 God what a smooth transition 🙏🏼

@mathiasvanbutsele6208

delicacy

@JONNYHOTROD

28w↑1

BLOWN AWAY WITH THIS ITS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC !!!!! ❤❤

@mpcguy

2y↑4

It's so nice to hear dave take a quiet contemplative solo.

@user-lo9dq4bs2j

8w↑2

It is a pity Dave is not British he would have a Knighthood, well he's in heaven now, god bless him!!

@HPGvideos2007

2y↑3

Great , a wonderful performance of Dave brubeck and Paul Desmond !! Unforgettable record, beautiful. Hebert Perez Garcia from The Netherlands

@ziweiyuan

10y↑44

Brubeck's genius was endless and we are all much poorer for his loss.

@Ibelieveinjazz

8y↑23

Paul Desmond...My misty poet...

@carnivalwrestler

6y↑15

This piece and Bluette are my favorite Brubeck-Desmond conspiracies.

@mpcguy

4y↑1

Check out "audrey"

@DAE3CS

11y↑20

Dave somehow gets the strangest sounds from a piano. Absolutely amazing!

@alonsotoro7904

1y↑2

DiosDesmond, Paul Desmond was a genius, one of the greatest American musicians of all time, a gem of refinement and sublime poetic elegance.

@DavidABuck-be7tn

4y↑3

Dave is the king of transition. A complete mental/physical rollercoaster.

@nytimb

33w↑1

I heard Dave play this live in the early 90’s at Binghamton University and my girlfriend (who is not a big fan of jazz) was absolutely rapt with tears streaming down her face. He had such a brilliant touch and sensitivity to tone

@lesterhein1

11y↑17

Try as I might, I can't listen to this without closing my eyes for a few seconds

@laurentduvergne5031

8y↑9

MasterPiece ! ! ! <3

@in_the_building1

10w↑2

those fingers not only hit the G minor, BUt also the G spot Rip Davie B

@marianfotescu1808

20w

Did someone notice how everything is perfect in this version? One single wave of beauty. 4 musicians playing one into the other like one single entity. Even the gesture of Dave’s fingers on the piano and Paul delivering an unbelievable performance like he’s talking or just breathing, showcasing his best qualities climbing on peaks and slipping releases that make perfectly sense in this infinte magic hook.
I’ve never had something like this with any song..where I feel it so much and I go with them on their wave.
Great esteem for these quartet.

@CraigStCyrPlus

5y↑4

I'm in the perfect mood for this, right now.

@NikaBalabanova

2y↑1

My love 😮‍💨

@TheEleatic

30w↑1

Never heard this before. Very beautiful!

@brownstonecustomcabinetry5309

3y↑2

Jeeessussss this is incredible.

@jans5331

5y↑2

So many American musicians I miss but I have to say both Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond are somewhere at the top of the list !

@ceejaydeesoozaa

5y↑7

take 5 is great and all that but this is like a whole different level. just goes to show the versatility of mr brubeck

@yindoyoung2939

3y↑5

desmonds solo is so good in this version

@mijmind

2y↑3

No tengo palabras... les había oído pero, no había visto ningún video hasta hoy . Y si no me imagino que sería verlos en directo .¡ IRREPETIBLES!!👏👏👏

@ripailleur6314

1y↑1

Inimaginable

@davidmcleod1760

46w↑1

Such a beautiful sound, those rolling Arpeggios really accentuate the sound of the Hirajoshi scale.

@leonie8718

3y↑1

I love saxophone, always, and also here, just in this song, I love piano more

@elo2852

21w

Intemporel. Ce morceau traverse le temps, toujours aussi mélodieux.

@janeough45

5y↑2

this as to be a very dreamy tune suitable for every one that loves and adores jazz ....wow ....

@Faab_qrz

Masterpiece by Masterclass of this artists...

@harambe5921

44w↑2

Exceptional

@ughoss

11y↑5

Dave Brueck y su cuarteto, son unos genios!

@leonie8718

3y↑1

guess, Desmond is always in love - wonderful

@michaelhaydn9504

3y↑1

just takin' the melody as 'far as it will go...,' or, feeling inspired!

@aphextriplet6850

4y↑2

The melody and chords between 2.50 and 2.58 are just perfection. That chord at 2.54 gets me every damn time!

@arsenelupin6784

3y↑2

C'est a ça que la musique est essentielle.................... a nous prendre par la main et à nous faire visiter des pays chimériques !

@marcoa.alvarez8162

I see your point John Doe...I do imagine myself with my friends and a good bottle of wine in your favorite bar ... and these folks...such a supreme moment in life !

@jormunmo

Beautiful..

@marcosparente3968

5y↑9

SENSACIONAL !! BRUBECK & DESMOND UMA DUPLA SUPER ENTROSADA,
ALÉM DE EXCELENTES MÚSICOS.

@Semitotal

11y↑1

RIP Dave! And thanks.

@Raven1209MG

2y↑1

beautiful interpretation

@sergiosani6248

5y↑4

This is not Music.IS TREASURE !!!! SPLENDID

@felixagnes87

14y↑3

I love the many versions versions of this song.

@TheMorux1973

10y↑5

ART!!!

@thedukeofrosco

13y↑5

SO good to see this in great quality. Great camera angles considering alot of stuff filmed in the sixties wasnt filmed with a musicians eye. I frikin love that song. 20 big ups to you for posting

@user-dz4mp3iq8t

Soul poetry.... magic!

@doristim9126

8y↑3

Mesmerizing

@keyo3945

ahhhh I wish I was your friend
.
.
.
obviously, because you are listening to this masterpiece!

@colingordon8265

40w↑1

I thought his playing in the middle of the keyboard suggested a mixture of bright warm and cold colours interplaying.

@RockHistoryTube

12y↑4

This is music.

@7ruthVVizard

The blend of two styles of music is amazing, I love when music undergoes fusion by the hands of master musicians

@jazzgirl2323

10y↑4

absolute bliss

@ookiiani

7y↑1

this one is so gorgeous!

@adelegiacco

5y↑1

Spettacolari.... Very Amazing❤️

@katrienwelffens1625

13w↑1

Wow❤

@Viking-rd7ps

3y↑1

Great Desmond !!

@padrin0

15y↑2

Thanks so much for uploading this :) One of my favourite pieces of music, I can never hear enough recordings of the classic quartet performing this :P

@yellofinn2

Brings back memories of a looong time ago...

@dubgaa2511

4y↑1

Absolutely beautiful amazing sound both saxophone and piano, love this thanks Irish Deirdre

@1eggcream

8y↑5

Damn, I LOVE this band!

@Golddachs

9y↑8

Die Welt würde, hörte sie zu, fröhlicher und friedlicher.

@hadleberry

11y↑1

R.I.P. Dave Brubeck. 12/6/1920 - 12/5/2012

@eristavimusic

11y↑1

I do. You' re right - gotta be one of the best albums Sad day.........

@RockHistoryTube

14y↑2

Amzing song and great HD quality my friend!!! ***** and add to my favourites!

@janeough45

TBloopner This guy was a pure genius , his piano playing is beyond compare ,,,such utter talent lol xx

@gonzalocogo7654

3y↑2

Todo este disco es uno de los de mi vida

@ramslak

12y↑1

OP is a scholar and a fine gentleman!

@ELSHADAZERI

12y

this is one of the best thing I have ever heard.

@The64200

13y

Love that music, especially this title..... Hear the great version from the album "We`re all together again for the first time". Great! I was there!

@user-fv6lw7ch3f

Насколько я помню, то у Брубека был период, когда он вместе с сыновьями играл. Легенда джаза!

@petemeis234

Ah, yes. Also liked in Leningrad.

@billstrohler

I sought out this song because Renee Rosnes trio with Lewish Nash and Peter Washington played it earlier this year. Great song.

@maumorgo

11y↑2

MAKING JAZZ SO EASY. RIP.

@lovoTurKo

3y↑1

Este tema es bellísimo y sin duda, el vídeo con La mejor interpretación ❤️🎵🎶

@martinvanheusden

6y↑6

I don't know why but it reminds me of Paris in the sixties

@lupcokotevski2907

3y↑1

If you like this, exotic eastern erotica Upstairs by a Chinese Lamp (1970) by New York pop genius Laura Nyro. With Alice Coltrane, Richard Davis Joe Farrell, and cimbalon and oud and Debussy touches. An incredibly beautiful song.

@odelao1

So blue. just feel the raindrops falling in the dojo

@vigekara

die beste , was ich gehört habe

@jubbyjubber

11y↑1

not seen this b4, have had the album for years , great recording and video thanks.

@Martin-bz3gn

9y↑2

Brilliant !

@turritorony

11y

Óriás volt... Isten nyugosztalja.

@arasakarider8998

11y

Mr Brubeck is my favourite musician ever!

@janeough45

5y↑1

tim reichards i rekon he walks on water ......................................

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