Jazz Great Dave Brubeck Dies at 91

[crazypipe]

http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/entertainment/music/Jazz-Great-Dave-Brubeck-Dies--182208021.html

 

[lordnoble]

Sad day in the world of Jazz.
-Jason

 

[martiniman]

On the same day my son's school announces they are cutting the music program next year.
Sad indeed.

 

[pstlpkr]

Few musicians leave a legacy such as his.

RIP Dave, and thank you.

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[undecagon]

Yes, sad indeed. I feel like it was just last week that Joe Morello passed. My professor in Undergrad was one of his students.

 

[admin]

I changed the title of the thread from "In the News 12/5/2012" to actually be reflective of the content, so maybe more people will read it.

 

[docrx]

Huge loss...RIP

 

[fnord]

I caught the news yesterday on the web and felt deflated and very sad.
Driving home from work late last night NPR, in a classy move for them, replayed a 1997 broadcast of Piano Jazz with Ms. McPartland hosting the incomparable Dave Brubeck. It was wonderful and together they played a poignant piece of the mass he wrote for the citizenry of Oklahoma City after the Murrah Building was destroyed.
The man who wrote Blue Rondo a la Turk, Take Five, Unquare Dance and Brandenburg Gate is gone. But I am so grateful for the legacy of wonderful music he left behind.
Fnord

 

[cajundad]

This saddens me , I will play , take five , in his memory . What a sad day for Jazz music lovers !

 

[pipeinhand]

Yeah, I saw this. My first Jazz album was Time Out, and loved them ever since. Take Five is a favorite cut and is timeless. His kind are hard to come by and will be missed.