"A Musician of His 'Time': Remembering Jazz Great David Brubeck" PBS Newshour 12/5/2012
Excerpt
GWEN IFILL (Newshour): ...... remembering jazz giant Dave Brubeck.
The pianist and composer died today after a seven-decade career that spanned much of the post-war jazz world.
Born in California in 1920, he and his quartet would become known for rhythmically challenging compositions and for bringing jazz to a wider audience.
Brubeck recorded dozens of albums. He wrote opera, ballet and even a contemporary mass. Among his many awards was a 2009 Kennedy Center Honor. His 1959 album "Time Out" was the first jazz L.P. to sell a million copies. It contained his signature work, "Take Five."
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