Dave Brubeck

piano · 1920–2012 · Concord

Time Out (Columbia, Dec. 1959): odd time signatures, first jazz album to sell a million.

Styles

• West Coast
• Cool (Birth of the Cool)

Landmark tracks

• Take Five (1959)
• Blue Rondo à la Turk (1959)
• Dialogues for Jazz Combo and Orchestra (1960)
• Unsquare Dance (1961)

Cited in 5 radio episodes

• Dedicated episode · Dec 13, 2020: Time Out : Dave Brubeck, le maître du temps (59 Rue des Archives, TSF Jazz, in French)
• May 11, 2026: Dave Brubeck Quartet Live at the Kurhaus - 1967 (Jazzlive, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Nov 25, 2025: Paul Desmond au Bourbon Street - 1975 (Jazzlive, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Oct 16, 2025: Take Five, Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, histoire d’un tube, seconde partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Oct 15, 2025: Take Five, Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, histoire d’un tube, première partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Dave Brubeck

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