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Friday, July 4, 2025
Dave Brubeck - Take Five. Absolute Perfection.
Paul Desmond (alto sax), Joe Morello (drums), Eugene Wright (bass) and Dave Brubeck (piano)
Born in Concord, CA, and grew up on a cattle ranch his dad had near Ione, Ca. Before moving up here, I lived just a hop skip and a jump from good old Ione. The grocery store there used to sell jalapeño pickled eggs that were superb.
I have this on a gold XRCD. It’s my test disc for auditioning any high end stereo system . The original tapes contained much more detailed information than any reel to reel or vinyl system of the era, or any era right up to the late 1990s, could reproduce. But a first class modern digital system will sonically put you in the recording studio.
"Take Five" was my introduction to jazz. Absolute perfection indeed and a genuine classic.
ReplyDeletegot off the plane at La Guardia that delivered me to NYC for the first time and keeps to find I was walking next to Dave- my intro.
Deletehe was from western stock- Utah, perhaps?
Born in Concord, CA, and grew up on a cattle ranch his dad had near Ione, Ca. Before moving up here, I lived just a hop skip and a jump from good old Ione. The grocery store there used to sell jalapeño pickled eggs that were superb.
DeleteGood solid tunes to drink a gin and tonic with lime too. Tanquari of course.
ReplyDelete....and Schweppes - of course. Perfection.
DeleteThis beautiful recording was my first experience with agreeing with my father's choice of music.
ReplyDeleteI have this on a gold XRCD. It’s my test disc for auditioning any high end stereo system . The original tapes contained much more detailed information than any reel to reel or vinyl system of the era, or any era right up to the late 1990s, could reproduce. But a first class modern digital system will sonically put you in the recording studio.
ReplyDeleteTheir version of the Stranglers ‘golden brown’ is mint. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iITx32kyIEg
ReplyDeleteThanks for that. Brought back memories. Just sitting on the patio reading and listening and saw this.
ReplyDeleteWent and switched Amazon music to Dave Brubeck station
Diversity! I prefer Benny Goodman's 1938 Carnegie Hall recording of Sing Sing Sing
ReplyDeleteThis took e immediately to Spain; Torrejon AFB. I was just beginning my short career in the military. Couldn't work for that corporation...
ReplyDeleteThis wins a score of 5 out of 4. ;)
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