It captures Brubeck's groups as they took their music into clubs, concert halls and colleges on the west coast and across the country

Dave Brubeck was an American jazz pianist, composer and bandleader who was very much an exponent of the west coast 'cool school' of musicians, and who became known for his experiments with time signatures. Having made his first recordings in 1946, he became one of the jazz artists to help pioneer the growth of the vinyl long-playing album market recording for the Fantasy label in the early '50s before he moved to Columbia in 1954. This 35-track 3-CD collection (it contains a number of extended performances) comprises almost all the titles from five 'live' albums which were recorded during these years, and released during or soon after this era. Those albums were 'Jazz at Storyville', 'Jazz at the Blackhawk', 'Jazz at the College of the Pacific', 'Jazz At Oberlin' and 'Brubeck & Desmond at Wilshire Ebell' on the Fantasy label, and 'Jazz Goes To College' on Columbia, with the recordings presented mostly in chronological order of recording rather than release. It features one solo performance along with trio and quartet performances, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), bassists Wyatt Ruther, Ron Crotty and Bob Bates, and drummers Lloyd Davis, Joe Dodge and Herb Barman. It captures Brubeck's groups as they took their music into clubs, concert halls and colleges on the west coast and across the country, and offers a fine showcase for their improvisations at a key stage of Brubeck and Desmond's careers.

Track Listing

• Over The Rainbow
• You Go To My Head
• Crazy Chris
• Medley; Give A Little Whistle, Oh, Lady Be Good
• Tea For Two
• On A Little Street In Singapore
• I May Be Wrong
• Blue Moon
• Let's Fall In Love
• Jeepers Creepers
• The Trolley Song
• My Heart Stood Still
• Laura

• All The Things You Are
• Lullaby In Rhythm
• I'll Never Smile Again
• I Remember You
• For All We Know
• Perdido
• Stardust
• These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You
• The Way You Look Tonight
• Let's Fall In Love

• I'll Never Smile Again
• Stardust
• All The Things You Are
• Why Do I Love You
• Too Marvellous For Words
• Out Of Nowhere
• Le Souk
• Take The 'A' Train
• The Song Is You
• Don't Worry 'Bout Me
• I Want To Be Happy

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Jazz

Run Time: 210 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 11/29/24

UPC: 824046916121