Dave Brubeck - Indian Summer (2007)

Dave Brubeck - Indian Summer (2007)

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 230MB

Telarc

Allmusic:
It's not uncommon for anyone to turn toward nostalgia as the years wear on, and at age 86, with nearly 60 years of recording behind him and nearly 50 since he shook up the jazz world with his landmark Time Out album, Dave Brubeck is certainly entitled to look back and take stock of his life. Indian Summer -- the phrase itself suggests an acknowledgement of a waning in progress -- is something of a companion piece to 2004's Private Brubeck Remembers. Like that gem, Indian Summer is a solo piano work comprised of Brubeck's ruminations on standards of the mid-20th century, the period when he was just coming up as an artist and blossoming as a young man. These are reflective, meditative ballads, softly but skillfully played and hinting at melancholy. On time-worn Americana such as "Georgia on My Mind," "September Song," "Sweet Lorraine," and "Spring Is Here," Brubeck is restrained but soulful, out to prove nothing. It's not that age has dulled him; Brubeck's performance is uniformly exquisite, imaginative, and elegant; it's just not edgy. A small handful of original material nicely complements the standards, adding up to one of the more intimate entries in Brubeck's enormous discography.

Tracks
-01. "You'll Never Know" - Gordon, Warren - 4:42
-02. "I'm Alone" - Hammerstein, Kern - 5:18
-03. "Autumn in Our Town" - Brubeck, Brubeck - 4:55
-04. "So Lonely" - Brubeck, Brubeck - 3:15
-05. "I'm Afraid the Masquerade Is oOver" - Magidson, Wrubel - 4:14
-06. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" - Crosby, Washington, Young - 4:20
-07. "Pacific Hail" - Winston - 4:21
-08. "September Song" - Anderson, Weill - 4:43
-09. "Summer Song" - Brubeck, Brubeck - 4:15
-10. "Thank You" - Brubeck - 5:04
-11. "Georgia on My Mind" - Carmichael, Gorrell - 4:30
-12. "Spring Is Here" - Hart, Rodgers - 3:58
-13. "Sweet Lorraine" - Burwell, Parish - 4:43
-14. "Memories of You" - Blake, Razaf - 4:16
-15. "This Love of Mine" - Parker, Sanicola, Sinatra - 3:56
-16. "Indian Summer" - Herbert - 4:53

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Dave Brubeck - Plays And Plays And Plays (1957) (eac-log-cover)

Dave Brubeck - Plays And Plays And Plays (1957)

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 95MB

OJC

Allmusic:
Dave Brubeck's second solo piano album differs from the first in that only two of the nine songs he performs are his originals. However Brubeck's versions of such standards as "Imagination," "Our Love Is Here to Stay" and "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" sound quite fresh and contain more than their share of surprises. Fortunately the formerly rare music is now available on this CD.

Tracks
-01. "Sweet Cleo Brown" Brubeck -3:55
-02. "I'm Old Fashioned" Kern, Mercer -4:58
-03. "Love Is Here to Stay" Gershwin, Gershwin -2:47
-04. "Indian Summer" Dubin, Herbert -3:48
-05. "In Search of a Theme" Brubeck -2:25
-06. "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" Porter -2:28
-07. "I See Your Face Before Me" Dietz, Schwartz -4:55
-08. "They Say It's Wonderful" Berlin -2:39
-09. "Imagination" Heusen -6:10
-10. "Two Sleepy People" Carmichael, Loesser -3:30

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Dave Brubeck & Bill Smith - Near-Myth (1961) (eac-flac-cover)

Dave Brubeck Quartet & Bill Smith - Near-Myth (1961)

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 270MB

OJC | rar +5% recovery

AMG:
This is the third and final guest appearance by clarinetist Bill Smith in the place of Paul Desmond with the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Like the earlier record dates, this 1961 session focuses exclusively on Smith's compositions, resulting in a very different sound for the band than its normal mix of the leader's songs and standards. Smith was a member of Brubeck's adventurous octet of the late '40s and, like the pianist, also studied with French composer Darius Milhaud. So the clarinetist is willing to take chances, utilizing a mute on his instrument in "Pan's Pipes," and having drummer Joe Morello use his timpani sticks on the piano strings in the swinging "The Unihorn." Smith proves himself very much in Desmond's league with his witty solos and equally amusing, pun-filled liner notes. While none of these songs became a regular part of Brubeck's repertoire, even after Smith replaced tenorist Jerry Bergonzi as a member of the quartet in 1982, this is easily the best of the three albums that he made with Dave Brubeck during the late '50s and early '60s.

Tracks:
01. The Unihorn 5:13
02. Bach An'all 3:49
03. Siren Song 5:41
04. Pan's Pipes 4:10
05. By Jupiter 3:54
06. Baggin' the Dragon 6:46
07. Apollo's Axe 3:22
08. The Sailor and the Mermaid 4:13
09. Nep-Tune 2:51
10. Pan Dance 3:43

Personnel:
Dave Brubeck - piano
Bill Smith - clarinet
Eugene Wright - bass
Joe Morello - drums

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