Features: DVD Jazz Icons: Dave Brubeck boasts two beautifully filmed concerts from one of the most beloved quartets in jazz history. Captured at the pinnacle of their power and popularity, Paul Desmond (alto sax), Joe Morello (drums), Eugene Wright (bass) and Dave Brubeck (piano) explore the trails they blazed into the realm of odd time signatures with "Forty Days" and two versions of their groundbreaking hit "Take Five", as well as forays into world music with two unique interpretations of "Koto Song". Their intimate onstage chemistry and impeccable musicianship made the DBQ an award-winning jazz supergroup.
Belgium 10/10/64
St. Louis Blues
Koto Song
Three To Get Ready
In Your Own Sweet Way
Take Five
Personnel
Dave Brubeck Piano
Paul Desmond - Alto Sax
Eugene Wright Bass
Joe Morello- Drums
Germany 11/6/66
Take The A Train
Forty Days
I'm In A Dancing Mood
Koto Song
Take Five
Personnel
Dave Brubeck Piano
Paul Desmond - Alto Sax
Eugene Wright Bass
Joe Morello- Drums
"Aside from its music, which is among the best I have heard in hundreds of hours of listening to the classic Dave Brubeck Quartet, this DVD reveals an essential element of the bands huge success. Concert audiences made the Brubeck group a phenomenon, at first on college campuses, then in the world at large, and those audiences could see the genuine esteem and fondness Brubeck, Desmond, Wright and Morello had for one another." Doug Ramsey
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