The great jazz musician Dave Brubeck has died. He was 91 years old. “Take Five” was his most famous track, but his entire catalog overflowed with creativity and inspiration.
Remember his legendary work as you write today. We’ve created a free Spotify playlist to introduce his work, perfect writing music for a December afternoon.
Here’s more from NPR: “Born Dec. 6, 1920, Brubeck grew up on a 45,000-acre ranch in California and he came to music through a circuitous route. In a 1999 interview with Fresh Air’s Terry Gross, he said his first love was rodeo roping. But his mother, who spotted a special talent when he sat at the piano, insisted he not rope anything larger than a yearling.” (Image via)
Dave Brubeck Music for Writers: A Spotify Playlist
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Unsquare Dance
Dave Brubeck – Blue Rondo à la Turk
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Take Five
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Charles Matthew Hallelujah
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Strange Meadow Lark
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Kathy’s Waltz
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Three To Get Ready
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Pick Up Sticks
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Countdown
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Back To Earth
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Maria – 2011 Remaster
Dave Brubeck – Bossa Nova U.S.A.
Dave Brubeck – I’m In A Dancing Mood
Dave Brubeck – The Real Ambassador
Dave Brubeck – Benjamin
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Symphony – Instrumental
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Big Bad Basie – Instrumental
Dave Brubeck Quartet – Reflections Of You – Instrumental
Dave Brubeck Quartet – Blue Lake Tahoe – Instrumental
The 1987 Dave Brubeck Quartet – Dizzy’s Dream – Instrumental
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Fourth Of July – Instrumental
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – The Things You Never Remember – Instrumental
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Waltzing – Instrumental
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Cassandra – Instrumental
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Forty Days – Instrumental