Dave Brubeck Quartet The 25th DBQ Anniversary Reunion (Vinyl, Horizon Records, 1976) ***
Genre: Jazz
Places I remember: Facebook seller
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: St Louis Blues (couldn't find the 1976 version so here they are in their 1964 glory)
Gear costume: Take Five from 1976
Active compensatory factors: After eight years apart, Dave got the band back together and they easily locked into their groove.
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: St Louis Blues (couldn't find the 1976 version so here they are in their 1964 glory)
Gear costume: Take Five from 1976
Active compensatory factors: After eight years apart, Dave got the band back together and they easily locked into their groove.
I find the set uneven as it aims to be democratic - so Eugene Wright gets to stretch out on his African Times Suite and Joe Morello gets some drum solos along the way.
The highlights for me are when all four embrace the collective and free form around some old favourites.
St Louis Blues is a clear standout with Dave on fiery form. Paul Desmond is his usual brilliant self throughout.
Where do they all belong? An unlikely hit (bit weird seeing them all in long hair, mid-seventies style though).
Where do they all belong? An unlikely hit (bit weird seeing them all in long hair, mid-seventies style though).
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