RIP, Dave Brubeck (1920-2012)

Jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck died of heart failure today in Norwalk, Connecticut, one day before his 92nd birthday.

Among the many obituaries and tributes are the following:

• Chicago Tribune
• Groove Notes
• The Guardian
• JazzInk
• JazzTimes
• Miles Davis Online
• Night Lights
• NPR 

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends the Dave Brubeck Quartet's album, Dave Brubeck's All-Time Greatest Hits (Columbia), which is available only in vinyl. Jim Determan (who updated the Lyons list for CD) recommends the two alternative CDs below and points out that "Either or both of these discs would make an appropriate substitute for the recommended LP. The first one contains 'Take Five' and the other odd time signature material, which include many of the more memorable of Brubeck's 'hits.' The Greatest Hits CD picks up some of the other material, like 'Duke,' his tribute to Ellington."

• Time Out (Sony) Purchase from Barnes & Noble.
• Greatest Hits (Columbia/Sony) Purchase from Barnes & Noble.

The Dave Brubeck Quartet plays "Blue Rondo a la Turk" here:

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