![]() But they find common ground rooted in a breezy swing, and the light touches of Brubeck’s piano playing and Paul Desmond’s alto saxophone. It was an unconventional pairing: Rushing was an icon of jazz past, a singer rooted in the Big Band era of the 1930s, and Brubeck was a young representative of jazz’s future (or at least its present). Īnother notable jazz singer that Dave Brubeck worked with in the 1960s was the former Count Basie blues shouter Jimmy Rushing. That comes from the 1961 album Take Five Live. That was “There’ll Be No Tomorrow” and “In Your Own Sweet Way.” And before that, “Take Five” an iconic Brubeck song written by Brubeck’s saxophonist Paul Desmond, with lyrics added by Iola Brubeck. We just heard two songs written by Dave Brubeck and his wife Iola. MUSIC - CARMEN MCRAE AND DAVE BRUBECK, “THERE’LL BE NO TOMORROW”Ĭarmen McRae and Dave Brubeck live at Basin Street East in 1961. MUSIC - CARMEN MCRAE AND DAVE BRUBECK, “IN YOUR OWN SWEET WAY” MUSIC - CARMEN MCRAE AND DAVE BRUBECK, “TAKE FIVE” This is Carmen McRae and Dave Brubeck with “Take Five” on Afterglow. And I’ll begin with that iconic Paul Desmond song. I’ll play a couple of tracks now from a live album Brubeck and McRae recorded together in 1961, featuring all songs written by (or associated with) Dave Brubeck. McRae was also one of the first singers to tackle the difficult rhythms of the Brubeck quartet’s idiosyncratic jazz style, including their iconic song “Take Five” (which was actually written by the quartet’s saxophonist Paul Desmond). McRae and Brubeck recorded and toured together for many years. That was the Harry Warren and Mack Gordon song “There Will Never Be Another You” and the Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer song “That Old Black Magic.”Īlthough Brubeck and Bennett would perform together decades later at the Newport Jazz Festival, the singer that Dave Brubeck was most associated with throughout his career was Carmen McRae. Tony Bennett accompanied by the Dave Brubeck Trio, live at the White House in the summer of 1962. MUSIC - DAVE BRUBECK AND TONY BENNETT, “THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU” MUSIC - DAVE BRUBECK AND TONY BENNETT, “THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC” Here is Dave Brubeck and Tony Bennett live at the White House in 1962 with Arlen and Mercer’s “That Old Black Magic,” on Afterglow. It was only recently that a recording of this concert was uncovered, and I’ll play a bit of that recording now. Brubeck played some of his big hits with his quartet and acted as a guest accompanist for the other invited perform, singer Tony Bennett. In 1962, he was invited by President Kennedy to perform at the White House, as part of a fun summer concert the Kennedys organized for the D.C. The Brubeck Quartet became especially popular on college campuses, ushering in a younger jazz style that helped define the genre in the 1950s and 60s.īy the early 1960s, Brubeck was a jazz superstar, and had a cultural cache that rivaled many pop musicians at the time. On albums like their groundbreaking, best-selling 1959 album Time Out, they created hip, intellectual jazz that drew upon modern art music ideas, including unusual time signatures, and mixed it with catchy melodies and a sparse, block chord style. In the 1950s, Brubeck and his quartet, which included alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, became pioneers in the West Coast cool jazz sound. On this show, we’re saluting pianist and songwriter Dave Brubeck, by looking at his work with notable singers. MUSIC CLIP - DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET, “TAKE FIVE” MUSIC CLIP - DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET, "IT'S A RAGGY WALTZ" “Summer Song” was one of Armstrong’s favorites. They originally wrote that song for Louis Armstrong to sing on the 1962 album The Real Ambassadors, which we’ll hear more from a little bit later. Before that, we heard “Summer Song,” a song that he co-wrote with his wife Iola. Just now, we heard them in 1961 with “It’s A Raggy Waltz,” a song that also appeared as an instrumental on the 1961 Brubeck album Time Further Out. MUSIC - CARMEN MCRAE, “IT’S A RAGGY WALTZ”Ĭarmen McRae and the Dave Brubeck Quartet with two songs written by Dave Brubeck. It’s Everybody’s Jumpin’ With Dave Brubeck, coming up next on Afterglow We’ll also hear some of vocal versions of Brubeck’s original songs, including songs he wrote with his wife Iola, like “In Your Own Sweet Way” and “Strange Meadowlark.” We’ll hear Brubeck alongside singers like Carmen McRae, Louis Armstrong, and Tony Bennett. This hour, I’ll be exploring his work with jazz singers. In the late 1950s, Brubeck became a superstar in the jazz world, creating a cool jazz style that was hip, catchy, and intellectual, appealing especially to college students. On this show, we’re paying tribute to pianist and songwriter Dave Brubeck. Welcome to Afterglow, I’m your host, Mark Chilla. ![]()
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