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In reply to the discussion: Jazz great, Dave Brubeck, has died. [View all]callous taoboy
(4,582 posts)9. One of the greats. Saw him in Anchorage, and I wasn't sure how it would go because
he had to be helped to the piano. But when he sat down he owned that instrument, played as good as he ever had.
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When I was a boy, he came to one of my parent's noisy parties. He played the piano loud that night.
leveymg
Dec 2012
#7
One of the greats. Saw him in Anchorage, and I wasn't sure how it would go because
callous taoboy
Dec 2012
#9
RIP Dave. Your music will live on forever and will always sound innovative and fresh.
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#25
I'm just a bit surprised how it's hit me. I'm crying. He was part of the soundtrack of my life.
TahitiNut
Dec 2012
#31
He was interviewed for the Ken Burns documentary "Jazz". One segment really stuck
Arkansas Granny
Dec 2012
#35
His sound will always represent that era in the sixties, will evoke it accurately.
Kurovski
Dec 2012
#57