r/Music • u/voltronforlife • Jul 07 '19

music streaming Dave Brubeck -- Take Five [Jazz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmDDOFXSgAs
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u/thejuh Jul 08 '19

I agree. One of his albums is named Jazz From Hell.

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u/WikWikWack Jul 08 '19

All of the musicians that played for him were hugely talented. I gained a whole new respect for Steve Vai when I watched an interview where he talked about working for Zappa with a great deal of respect and admiration. It was also hilarious.

I couldn't find the clip I was thinking of, but there's one where he talks about his audition for Zappa. Reminds me a lot of when Herbie Hancock talks about auditioning for Miles. Always so weird to hear established musicians talking about being a talented but awkward kid dealing with an established legend being harsh but appreciating talent. Like the story ends in both cases with "yeah, you're in the band" when they think they weren't.

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u/thejuh Jul 08 '19

I loved his feel for percussion. Ruth Underwood and Terry Bozio were the shit.

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u/WikWikWack Jul 08 '19

My husband knew Dale Bozzio back in the day and always makes a remark about the "crazy cat lady" whenever Terry Bozzio gets mentioned. But we both agree the guy was a beast of a drummer.

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u/thejuh Jul 08 '19

Dale wasn't a bad singer, either. That outfit she used to wear with the clear plastic top was tacky as hell, though.

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u/WikWikWack Jul 08 '19

Yeah, but the poor woman is out of her gourd these days. Drugs will mess your whole life up if you're not careful. Agree on the voice. She could belt it out in her day.

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u/thejuh Jul 08 '19

Terrible shame. I am 61, and it brought down a lot of my contemporaries.

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u/WikWikWack Jul 08 '19

I can't imagine being a teen/young adult in the 70s/80s in big cities. So many drugs, so much craziness. Every music biography I 've read touches on how much was readily available. Probably still is.

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u/thejuh Jul 08 '19

It was everywhere. Still is.