Brubeck,Dave Seven Classic CD

'Cool Jazz' personified, Dave Brubeck is one of few post-bop bandleaders to remain a household name well into the third millennium. With his favoured use of unconventional time-signatures, meters, rhythms and tonalities, which all together made for a unique style of jazz that incorporated elements of classical and other traditional musical forms, Brubeck was a commercial oddity in the late 1950s and early 1960s; a serious jazz performer who had hit singles. The early 1960s witnessed The Dave Brubeck Quartet garner even more commercial and critical success. Recorded in 1962, Bossa Nova U.S.A (Columbia, 1963) found the group flirt with 'the cool wave of Brazil', for which, with one eye on the pop chart, Brubeck composed a set in-keeping with current trends. It's follow-up, Brubeck In Amsterdam (Columbia, 1963), a live album recorded in the Dutch capital in late '62, was a more traditional affair, and found the Quartet in fine form on a number of Brubeck classics. The Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall (Columbia, 1963), an undeniable milestone in the group's career, is often hailed as Brubeck's greatest live album, with critic Jim Santella commenting; this is timeless music from a classic ensemble.' On the 5th of December 2012, one day before his 92nd birthday, Dave Brubeck died following a cardiac arrest, many years after his legacy had been cemented. Named a Kennedy Center honouree in 2009 for contributions to American jazz, Dave Brubeck remains in memoriam as one of the greatest jazz composers and musicians of all time, becoming what the Los Angeles Times described as 'one of jazz's first pop stars.' This 4 CD Box Set serves to highlight some of the Dave Brubeck Quartet's greatest and oft-overlooked albums, all faithfully remastered and presented here as both a perfect introduction to the great man's music, and as a welcome collection for those already versed in this extraordinary body of work.

1. Bossa Nova U.S.A 2. Vento Fresco 3. Trolley Song 4. Theme for June 5. Coracao Sensival 6. Irmao Amigo 7. There'll Be No Tomorrow 8. Cantiga Nova Song 9. Lamento 10. This Can't Be Love 11. Since Love Had It's Way 12. King for a Day 13. The Real Ambassador 14. They Say I Look Like God 15. Dizzy Ditty 16. Cultural Exchange 17. Good Reviews 18. Brandenburg Gate 19. St Louis Blues 20. Bossa Nova U.S.A 21. For All We Know 22. Pennies from Heaven 23. Southern Scene 24. Three to Get Ready 25. Eleven Four 26. It's a Raggy Waltz 27. King for a Day 28. Castillian Drums 29. Blue Rondo a la Turk 30. Take Five 31. Iberia 32. Unisphere 33. Shim Wa 34. World's Fair 35. Cable Car 36. Elementals 37. Tokyo Traffic 38. Rising Sun 39. Toki's Theme 40. Fujiyama 41. Zen Is When 42. The City Is Crying 43. Osaka Blues 44. Koto Song 45. Theme from Mr Broadway 46. Broadway Bossa Nova 47. Autumn in Washington Square 48. Something to Sing About 49. Sixth Sense 50. Spring in Central Park 51. Lonely Mr Broadway 52. Summer on the Sound 53. Winter Ballad 54. Broadway Romance 55. Upstage Rumba 56. St Louis Blues 57. Koto Song 58. Take the 'A' Train 59. Take Five