Wednesday, December 05, 2012

Dave Brubeck, R. I. P.

Dave Brubeck, worldwide ambassador of jazz, dies at 91 - The Washington Post: Dave Brubeck, a jazz pianist who had unparalleled commercial success, expanding musical boundaries with his daring compositions and carrying jazz throughout the world on tours sponsored by the State Department, died Dec. 5 at a hospital in Norwalk, Conn. He died one day before his 92nd birthday.

3 comments:

Deb said...

Sorry to hear this--his music was so much more than "Take Five," but that's not a bad piece to be remembered for.

Todd Mason said...

wow.

Evan Lewis said...

Major League bummer.