My dad lived in Oberlin Ohio and saw them in the late 50s early 60s.

Stephen - your old man is a very lucky guy. He heard them when they were all at their absolute 'Olympian Prime' as players. What a band...

BTW, how 'in-time' for Dave to die one day before his birthday... came and left on the last beat of his human opus.

John

great album..."jazz at oberlin"....

mike

Saw this on MSN.com. Very sad. Kicking myself even harder, for not seeing him, with his sons, when they came through these parts about two years ago (maybe a lil' longer).

RIP, Mr. Brubeck. And, thank you.

B

take five is what i cut my teeth on i shed a few tears rip D.B.

Back in the mid-90’s my wife and I were in New York for the holidays. It was a cold early afternoon and as we walked up 5th Avenue, we came upon a big church with a small sign announcing a special Christmas concert that evening with choir and music by Dave Brubeck. We wandered in and joined about 10 random people scattered in various pews and listened to the great man rehearse his pieces on the piano for that night’s performance. It was magical and very much a New York moment. Brubeck was a tremendous talent and along with Joe Morello and Paul Desmond, influenced multitudes and introduced jazz to many a non-jazz listener. Here’s hoping he is shuffling into heaven in 5/4.

How cool would it have been if he had been there for that recording, but he would have only been 10 at the time. :)

He is very happy to have seen them at their "prime" though. Fun that Joe M (who I jsut learned about) had maple 3-ply Ludwigs like I do. :) (Different size though).

Did Joe ever teach you the 5/4 groove he used on Take Five?

Counting in 5's... I have always hit the bass drum on the 1, hats on 2 & 4 with the waltz rhythm on the ride, (ching, ching -KA-ching: ching, ching -KA-ching) with the left hand fill-ins (Swiss triplet style riff.) I know I've got it right, just checking how the Master himself taught it.

You lucky dog! Lessons from Joe, wow!

John

... and THIS will answer THAT question John! The clip starts with just Joe... crystal clear on EXACTLY how he's comping the 5/4 groove! Turn it up! ENJOY!

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVGotpIxkGU[/ame]

Tommyp

Tommy - It's hard for me to write that stuff out in a post just using 'drum-speak' without notation. Did I write it out correctly to your eyes/ears? My only question has been about putting the bass drum hit on the 1. It 'sounds right' to my ears and I was hoping to check it out with someone who got it from Joe himself. Does the way it's written out below make sense to you? Again, without using actual notation, that kind of groove is hard to deconstruct and communicate to another drummer with just words and noises on a screen.

Here it is in notation: Tell me if I have it right... (bass hit on 1, hats chick on 2 & 4)

[IMG]http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n632/PurdieShuffle/takefive_small.gif[/IMG]

John

PS - Nice to have you around! You should spend more free time with us. You have a lot to share/offer... J