Should some cool-minded Martian come to earth and check on the state of our music

[sovay]

Dave Brubeck.

I used to fall asleep to a jazz harp arrangement of "Take Five." When I got older, I found my parents' vinyl of Time Out (1959) and heard the piece for the first time with its quintessential saxophone. In college, a student in the music department rearranged it for 4/4 in what was presented at the time as an experiment in musical expectations and in retrospect I can view only as trolling the audience. Two years ago, I was watching a documentary about Brubeck on TCM, surprised and pleased to know he was still alive and performing. He'd have been ninety-two tomorrow. That's what this record I'm playing is for.

Comments

[cucumberseed.livejournal.com]

Heh, I always liked "Take Five."

I also once parked in front of his house when I was dragooned into being an extra for then girlfriend's film student room mate's film.

[sovay]

I also once parked in front of his house when I was dragooned into being an extra for then girlfriend's film student room mate's film.

. . . Tell me this story.

[cucumberseed.livejournal.com]

The film student in question was his neighbor and she was filming a party scene at her house, a film, that I think was an indie romantic comedy which featuring Hera, Athena and Aphrodite. She mentioned that it was his house in front of which we were parked, and he didn't usually mind.

That was also the night I learned that Stepford was patterned after Wilton.

I never learned anything more about the movie, since shortly after, the relationship that tied me to it ended, and I never heard from my ex's roomate again.

[sovay]

a film, that I think was an indie romantic comedy which featuring Hera, Athena and Aphrodite.

I am half-afraid to wonder how that one came out and nonetheless curious.

I never learned anything more about the movie, since shortly after, the relationship that tied me to it ended, and I never heard from my ex's roomate again.

You know, that probably is how romantic comedies with the Greek gods go.

[cucumberseed.livejournal.com]

She was a pretty nice person. I hope she wasn't turned into anything embarrassing or inanimate.

[ap-aelfwine.livejournal.com]

His memory for a blessing.

The chorale my mother sings with did a Mass he wrote, once. Lovely stuff. He had a gig and wasn't able to come to the concert himself, but one of his sons did, I'm thinking, although I'd have to ask her to be sure.

[ashlyme.livejournal.com]

It's a damn shame.

[gwynnega]

My dad owned about a zillion Brubeck albums. I was delighted when my mom told me a year or two ago that Brubeck was still alive and performing.

[barry-king.livejournal.com]

Somehow a Reggae version of Take Five has appeared on my iPod. I have no idea how this came about, but I am happy.

Plus! The Secret Life of Machines (http://www.secretlifeofmachines.com).

[larryhammer]

Yes, that would be trolling the audience.

---L.

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

His is the only jazz I can listen to, the bridge between what I enjoy in music and having some understanding of what jazz is doing.