Jazz At Oberlin (CD)

Dave Brubeck is one of the great post-bop jazz innovators of the 1950s, whose use of irregular time signatures, a restrained, classical-influenced approach to the piano, and exceptional composing skills have allowed him to make bold musical statements while remaining immensely popular around the world. His signature "Take Five," a highly accessible tune in 5/4 time composed by the saxophonist Paul Desmond, remains one of the most well known pieces in the jazz canon.

• Category:  Music  »  Jazz  »  Piano
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• Release Date: September 30, 2003
• Label: Fantasy Records (USA)
• UPC: 025218730129
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106647911
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This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players.

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Dave Brubeck (piano); Paul Desmond (alto saxophone); Ron Crotty (bass); Lloyd Davis (drums).

Recorded live at Finney Chapel, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio on March 2, 1953. Includes liner notes by James Newman.

This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players.

This 1953 performance by the Dave Brubeck Quartet was recorded at Oberlin College, a school with a renowned music conservatory that neither had jazz instruction or particularly encouraged it. However, by the enthusiastic applause of the students, it's easy to tell that this audience was eager to embrace modern jazz.

More importantly, this live album documents the early years of Brubeck's career. Drummer Joe Morello and bassist Gene Wright had yet to join his quartet, but instead JAZZ AT OBERLIN features spirited performances by Lloyd Davis and Ron Crotty, respectively. Brubeck (piano) and Paul Desmond (alto saxophone) are the stars of the show, and Desmond's solos are particularly intriguing. Heavily influenced by Charlie Parker, Desmond's playing straddles the line between the emerging West Coast "cool" sound and bebop (which itself was less than a decade old in '53). Five standards are heard here, and each one really allows the group to stretch. The interplay between Desmond and Brubeck on the intro to "The Way You Look Tonight" shows the strength of their collaboration, even at this early juncture. Elsewhere, Brubeck's bold--indeed almost brash--solo on "How High the Moon" is quite a highlight. It's apparent that this band was destined for greatness.

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