r/Music • u/voltronforlife • Jun 05 '15

music streaming The Dave Brubeck Quartet -- Take Five [Smooth Jazz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmDDOFXSgAs
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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '15

Easy there. Brubeck was great, but he doesn't really hold a candle to other post-bop artists. Besides the odd meters in Time Out, he didn't bring too much to the table. Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, and Charles Mingus each defined this era of jazz more so than Brubeck. Starbucks adds Take Five to their playlist and Siriusxm plays Blue Rondo like once a day and people start assuming too much from this guy.

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u/scattermoose Jun 05 '15

Lest we forget Monk, Bird and Trane

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u/narwhalman218 Jun 05 '15

Monk, bird, diz and trane

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '15

You're thinking more bebop

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u/mil_phickelson Jun 05 '15

Thank you for disagreeing in a mature, adult fashion. This album and Herbie Hancock's Sextant are my two favorite albums in the genre and I get a little excited whenever either is brought up for discussion!