Dave Brubeck dies at 91

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Rest in peace, Dave! You can "take five" with the greats now.

Rest In Peace Dave Brubeck. His music will live on.
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Miles Davis introduced me to jazz, but Dave made me a fan....

Heaven just got a whole lot cooler. Swing in peace Dave.

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A master at his art.

Take five, Dave. Take five.

RIP dave, catching an elevator to the top floor

my mom was a fan of dave brubeck. she met him at a jazz festival in paris, france (she's french herself). I believe she got his autograph and even spoke with him for awhile. he was 81 back then and a very nice man.

Funny how celebs die in pairs or in trios.

Dave Brubeck took a state department sponsored tour of Europe and asia in 1957 in which he encountered Turkish street musicians who played in the exotic beat patterns of the Balkans and Asia like 5/4 and 9/8 time- in contrast to the normal 4/4 beats of Jazz (and most western music).

This inspired him to experiment with exotic beats which resulted in his hits Blue Rondo ala Turk, and Take Five (the later played in 5/4 time) on the 1959 album 'Time Out".

Half of a century later "Take Five" returned to its Asian roots when it was recorded by the Sachal Orchestra in the Sachal Studios in Pakistan in 2011. Dave Brubeck declared the resulting record to be "the most interesting cover of my song that I've ever heard". It is indeed a mind blowing piece using western classical violins, accoustic and electric guitars, a sitar, and tablas (traditional indian drums). Id post the video if i knew how ( its on the sachal studio's own website).

Its interesting that Brubecks passing coincides with that of another musician who also helped to bridge east and west- Ravi shankar.