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25th Anniversary Reunion marks a special event for the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Founded in 1951 by the pianist with alto saxophonist Paul Desmond as his lead soloist, the group disbanded in 1967 so Brubeck could focus on composing sacred works. Their reunion with bassist Eugene Wright and drummer Joe Morello, the rhythm section that had gelled for good in the late '50s, was a special occasion, as the quartet toured the U.S. extensively. There were plans to record at the March 12, 1976, concert in Fort Wayne, IN, but Morello noticed a problem during an Interlochen performance and learned he suffered a detached retina, something that caused him to leave the tour immediately, with Dan Brubeck stepping in to fill his big shoes for the remaining concerts.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A reunion every jazz fan must have,
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This review is from: 25th Anniversary Reunion (Audio CD)
This reunion of the Quartet is a must-have for any fan of Brubeck, Desmond and jazz in general. Hard to believe this one's gone out of print in the U.S. It came out on vinyl as A&M SP-714 (Horizon 15) and was available on domestic CD (A&M 806) from 1988 until recently. Another project from the same period, 1975: THE DUETS (Brubeck and Desmond, A&M SP 703, Horizon 3) needs to be reissued as well. It's a shame domestic labels don't seem to care much about vintage jazz.
8 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
THE FIRST JAZZ ALBUM I EVER BOUGHT,
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Up till the point when I bought this album my knowledge of jazz was limited to Benny Goodman,Louis Armstrong,and Duke Ellington. But to say I hated jazz wouldn't really be fair. I never really heard it before! I bought this album for the song "Take Five". The quartet's best know song. I instantly became intrigued with Paul Desmond's playing. I went as far as even buying a sax! Now that I've heard a great deal by Brubeck I can honestly say this is not one of the better recordings by the group! The rendition of "Take Five" is rather poor. Desmonds solo lacks passion. It sounds as if he didn't know what to do with the song! And he wrote it! Brubeck comes in after Desmond and does some good. The song that gives off their best performance is "St. Louis Blues". Which is a song Brubeck loved to open a show with. But again Desmonds playing lacks something. This was one of his last recordings. He died the next year. This album was mostly saved by Brubeck. I wouldn't recommend you start off listen to Brubeck with this album. Buy this one after you've heard the group play on other albums. This way you can see HOW THIS ONE DOESN'T BUILD UP TO THE STANDARD OF OTHER BRUBECK RECORDINGS!
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