Personnel: Dave Brubeck (piano); Paul Desmond (alto saxophone); Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone); Jack Six, Eugene Wright, Bob Bates (bass); Joe Morello, Alan Dawson, Joe Dodge (drums).
Recoded between July 23, 1955 and October 4, 1968. Includes liner notes by James Isaacs.
Digitally remastered by Tom Ruff (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York).
This is part of Columbia's This Is Jazz series.
Personnel: Dave Brubeck (piano); Paul Desmond (alto saxophone); Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone); Eugene Wright (piano); Joe Morello, Alan Dawson (drums).
Liner Note Author: James Isaacs.
Recording information: Basin Street East, NY (??/??/1955-10/04/1968); Carnegie Hall, New York, NY (??/??/1955-10/04/1968); Copenhagen, Denmark (??/??/1955-10/04/1968); Hollywood, CA (??/??/1955-10/04/1968).
Photographer: Don Hunstein.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Eugene Wright; Ken Fredette; Gerry Mulligan; Joe Morello; Alan Dawson ; Paul Desmond.
This Is Jazz's second Brubeck package focuses more intently upon something than did the first -- namely, a selection of standards that Brubeck and his groups purveyed over a wide span of time. With a stray live "Sometimes I'm Happy" from 1955 and a "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" with Gerry Mulligan from 1968 bracketing the timeframe, the remaining six tracks span the lifetime of the classic Brubeck Quartet with Paul Desmond, Gene Wright and Joe Morello (1958-67). Again the performances are impeccable, going so far as to take in an 11½-minute "St. Louis Blues" from Carnegie Hall. But if you really want a truly impressive introduction to this musician, pass the This Is releases by and save up your bread for the Time Signatures box, which will give you all you need. ~ Richard S. Ginell
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