Dave Brubeck - Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Dave Brubeck

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Music Review: There's more to Dave Brubeck than TAKE FIVE...
Rating: 5 Stars

Although some would probably disagree, I would recommend this CD over any others for those who want one Brubeck album for their collection, due to it being a wide-ranging overview of his career. Of course, this one has the original version of TAKE FIVE and BLUE RONDO A LA TURK (from TIME OUT). Also included are Dave's own versions of self-penned songs associated with Miles Davis (THE DUKE, IN YOUR OWN SWEET WAY), a remarkable 1991 piano/clarinet duet of the standard STAR DUST, a sly protest song of sorts (THE REAL AMBASSADOR with Lambert, Hendricks, Ross...and Louis Armstrong!), and a number of examples of Brubeck's classic quartet. Brubeck's and reedman Paul Desmond's solos are excellent throughout.

The frustrations of some fans regarding which artists were chosen for/omitted from this "Ken Burns Jazz" CD series are understandable. However, I attribute this less to Burns himself than to record label politics, and perhaps the controversial views of some of those who assisted Burns in compiling the video series' narrative. All twenty-two artists who were included in these single-CD compilations are worthy representatives of the art. Yet certainly the number of artists included in the series could have been at least doubled with no loss in overall quality! Ultimately, we have to accept that even if arguably some "better" artists than Brubeck were omitted, Dave was nonetheless good enough to be included (at least by the evidence presented on this CD).

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