Dave Brubeck

Dave Brubeck

Jazz ensemble

The pianist and "Take Five" creator was one of the great post-bop jazz innovators of the 1950s and '60s.

Born	December 6, 1920
Hometown	Concord, California, United States of America
Net worth	$15 million
Height	6'0" (1.84m)

Spouse	Iola Brubeck (m 1942 - 2012)
Children	Darius Brubeck , Chris Brubeck , Matt Brubeck
Parents	Elizabeth Brubeck , Howard "Pete" Brubeck

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The Blues

The Blues

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The Guardian
Take one: lost Dave Brubeck tapes reveal jazz hit originally sounded like ‘a bad student band’
Take one: lost Dave Brubeck tapes reveal jazz hit originally sounded like ‘a bad student band’. Rehearsal tapes show band struggling with the groove and rhythm of million-seller Take Five, claims new book

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Newsweek Europe
How a Veteran Jazz Pianist Composed a Song for Hillary Clinton
The musician titled his Hillary Clinton composition "It's My Turn" because that's what he imagines himself thinking if he were Clinton. Punchy and full of changes, the song combines an unusual time signature with a clarinet figure loosely reminiscent of Dave Brubeck's "Take Five." The song begins in a minor key and 9/4 time (signaling controversy), then pushes into major territory and 4/4 time (signaling triumph and joy) before returning to the 9/4 time signature. "All those meter and key chan

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