RIP Dave Brubeck

The man who brought jazz (and a tune in 5/4 at that) to the masses. Rest in peace.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-dave-brubeck-dies-20121205,0,5143972.story

Damn.

I <3 jazz.

I saw him play a couple of years ago. Fantastic musician.

Crap. Now that's a loss.

Take 5 was the first album I was ever owned. My dad gave me a copy when I was 4 or 5. I still have it.

My dad had/has Take 5, too. I was 5 when I started playing it, as well. I still love it.

Dave Brubeck was the MAN. He gigged actively up until a few years ago!

I first heard Time Out in my college Jazz Studies class, and the songs Take 5 and Pick-Up Sticks stood out and really made me take a second look at Jazz on a whole and influenced my drumming style.

RIP indeed.

On a side note:

For some reason, I always think of this when someone mentions Dave Brubeck. There just aren't a lot of old guys named Dave.

Jazz rules and so does Dave.

A loss like this gives me the Blues...

Gotta dust this one off when I get home. Very frantic, very nasty-ass cover of Take Five by George Benson. I dig that 70's "Well, the bass was sharp on the whole Superfly album, so let's replicate that" sound. It's better on vinyl. Anyway....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9qShOMB-qg

That's a major loss. Gonna be a hell of a jam session behind the pearly gates tonight.

Playing right now in tribute