Dave Brubeck...we lost a legend today


Mr. Brubeck died of a heart attack on the way to the cardiologist today. A true pioneer of Jazz. He will be missed.
cajunpepe
my favorite recording of his is The dave brubeck quartet at carnegie hall, performed in 1963. A great performance and a great recording. One of the great things about hifi is its a time machine of sorts, sit back and become part of a special night as it happened in 1963
He was given the very prestigious Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime achievement in the arts. They don't give that to one hit wonders.
As an astute jazz aficionado, it's quite apparent that his critics aren't even remotely aware of his huge body of works, including many that I have on my top jazz shelf, along with Blakey and The Messengers, plus Yusef Lateef. One can not consider himself an "aficionado", if one is not acquainted with "Yusef Lateef", maybe one should "google" the name.