
* Fantasy LP 3-16 Dave Brubeck – Old Sounds From San Francisco * Fantasy LP 3-239, LP 8094 Original Jazz Classics OJC-101, OJCCD-101-2 Dave Brubeck Octet * Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1076-2 Dave Brubeck Quartet – Jazz At The College Of The Pacific, VolDave Brubeck Octetĭick Collins, trumpet Bob Collins, trombone Bill Smith, clarinet, baritone sax Paul Desmond, alto sax David Van Kriedt, tenor sax Dave Brubeck, piano Jack Weeks, bass Cal Tjader, drums.

National Medal of Arts, National Endowment for the Arts (1994).

Often incorrectly attributed to Brubeck, the song “ Take Five“, which has become a jazz standard, was composed by Brubeck’s long-time musical partner, alto saxophonist Paul Desmond.Appearing on one of the top-selling jazz albums, Time Out, and written in 5/ 4 time, “Take Five” has endured as a jazz classic associated with Brubeck. Broadway and the animated miniseries This Is America, Charlie Brown. He was also a composer of orchestral and sacred music and wrote soundtracks for television, such as Mr. Brubeck experimented with time signatures throughout his career, recording “Pick Up Sticks” in 6/ 4, “ Unsquare Dance” in 7/ 4, “World’s Fair” in 13/ 4, and “ Blue Rondo à la Turk” in 9/ 8.
