Once When I Was Very Young

Dave Brubeck | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 15, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Music Masters Jazz
• ASIN: B000000FO4
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #339,198 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Once When I Was Very Young

2. What Is This Thing Called Love

3. Among My Souvenirs

4. Dancin' In Rhythm

5. Yesterdays

6. In A Little Spanish Town

7. Stardust

8. Shine On Harvest Moon

9. Gone With The Wind

10. (This Is My First Affair So) Please Be Kind

11. Once When I Was Very Young

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This one's a bit mellower than I like..., June 25, 2003

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William E. Adams (Midland, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Once When I Was Very Young (Audio CD)

I love Brubeck, and some of his CD's even in his old age are just great, such as the disc titled "So What's New?" on the Telarc label from 1998. This one, however, released in 1992 by Music Masters, features different quartet members, and uses clarinet instead of saxophone to complement Dave's piano. While it is improvised, the jazz is pretty low-key this time around. The songs are ones that Dave found meaningful in his childhood, but they are not children's tunes. Several of the 11 numbers were recorded in one take with no rehearsal, and perhaps would have had more impact on me if they had been practiced a bit more. Dave's booklet notes are interesting if you are a fan, but unless you are a Brubeck "complete" collector, this effort is one that you might put well down on your list. This is nice background music, but it pales when compared to the brilliance of "Time Out" and "Time Further Out" and "Jazz Impressions of Eurasia" and "The Great Concerts." Get all those first, to get Brubeck at his best.