Motif is 7/8 time, executed briskly enough that the feel can also be that of 3/4 with each measure sounding hitched or hung up temporarily on an extra-large or extra-heavy last beat. Starts with sparse percussion and finger-snapping alone, and explores the 7/8 idea (and the melodic ideas Brubeck superimposes) without going so in-depth that the listener starts to forget what the original simple idea was.
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Motif is 7/8 time, executed briskly enough that the feel can also be that of 3/4 with each measure sounding hitched or hung up temporarily on an ext… read more
Motif is 7/8 time, executed briskly enough that the feel can also be that of 3/4 with each measure sounding hitched or hung up temporarily on an extra-large or extra-heavy last beat. St… read more
David Warren Brubeck (born December 6, 1920 in Concord, California - December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist who has written a number of jazz standards, including "In Your Own Sweet Way" and "The Duke". He was probably best known for "Take Five", written by saxophone player Paul Desmond, who was the saxophonist in The Dave Brubeck Quartet. Due to the immense popularity of his work, Brubeck had won multiple awards such as a lifetime achievement award from the Grammys in 1996, a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowship in 1999, and a… read more
David Warren Brubeck (born December 6, 1920 in Concord, California - December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist who has written a number of jazz standards, including "In Your Own S…read more
David Warren Brubeck (born December 6, 1920 in Concord, California - December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist who has written a number of jazz standards, including "In Your Own Sweet Way" and "The Duke". He wa… read more