24 Classic Original Recordings [Live]

24 Classic Original Recordings [Live]

ASIN: B000000XFG

Editorial Reviews
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The sum total of three 10-inch trio records recorded between 1949 and 1951, this provocative collection finds a restless pianist who is simply fascinated by contrasts in tone, color, and emotion. In many ways, Dave Brubeck is a scientist here, experimenting with polytones, unorthodox harmonies, twisted rhythms, and odd melodic variations that perhaps only made sense to him. Why pound jarringly through a tender ballad like "Laura"? Because it accentuates the utter beauty of its melody. Why begin the buoyant "Indiana" as a fragile poem? Because it accentuates the jaunty playfulness of its melody. Brubeck swings like mad one minute and is stiff as a board the next, not only toying with the listener, but with the time-tested standards that he molds into highly original performances. A young Cal Tjader proves a worthy collaborator, bouncing between drums, bongos, and vibes and not only keeping up, but propelling the music ever forward. --Marc Greilsamer

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Jazz Music:

1. A Collection: Step by Step/Paradox
2. A Proper Introduction to Serge Chaloff: The Baritone Sax Master
3. Abacus [Enhanced]
4. At Shelly's Manne-Hole [Original recording remastered]
5. Azalea
6. Bands That Can Boogie Woogie
7. BD Jazz
8. Big Band Time
9. Bird on a Wire
10. Café Blue

Jazz Music

Jazz Music