His very stubbornness and strangeness — the polytonality, the blockiness of his playing, the oppositional push-and-pull between his piano and Paul Desmond’s alto saxophone — makes the Brubeck quartet’s best work still sound original.

In answer to Kim's question, posting a little Brubeck last week was just a coincidence. In Your Own Sweet Way might have been a good choice for today.

Comments

[JB]

I was lucky enough to grow up in a house where there was frequently some Brubeck playing. Gone With The Wind is a great album we used to listen to a lot and I still like hearing those songs.

Rest easy, Dave. You made a lot of people happy with your music. Nice legacy.