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Showing Original Post only (View all)Jazz great, Dave Brubeck, has died. [View all]
Source: Chicaco Tribune
Dave Brubeck, a jazz musician who attained pop-star acclaim with recordings such as "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo a la Turk," died Wednesday morning at Norwalk Hospital, in Norwalk, Conn., said his longtime manager-producer-conductor Russell Gloyd.
Brubeck was one day short of his 92nd birthday. He died of heart failure, en route to "a regular treatment with his cardiologist, said Gloyd.
Throughout his career, Brubeck defied conventions long imposed on jazz musicians. The tricky meters he played in Take Five and other works transcended standard conceptions of swing rhythm.
Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/chi-dave-brubeck-dead-20121205,0,7126256.column
RIP, to a true jazz pioneer and lion. You will be missed.
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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