One Alone

Dave Brubeck | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 22, 2000)
• Original Release Date: August 22, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B00004WFMB
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,094 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #56 in Music > Indie Music > Jazz > Cool Jazz

Track Listings

1. That Old Feeling

2. I'll Never Smile Again

3. One Alone

4. You've Got Me Crying Again

5. Someone To Watch Over Me

6. Just Squeeze Me

7. Harbor Lights

8. Things Ain't What They Used To Be

9. Summer Song

10. Red Sails In The Sunset

11. Weep No More

12. Bye Bye Blues

13. Over The Rainbow

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for any Brubeck fan, September 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: One Alone (Audio CD)

This CD is solo piano work of Dave Brubeck, similar to other CDs that he has released (Dave Brubeck plays and plays and plays, Just you, Just Me). Like these other CDs, this one also amazes the listener that such music could come from one instrument, like the title says, one alone. As a pianist, it is inspiring to hear variations and interpretations without use of a trio.

This CD has all kinds of styles. Some songs use a stride bass, others are bitonal (possibly polytonal, my ear isn't that sharp) and other jazz arranging techniques are employed as well. Over all, the CD is a must for any Brubeck fan.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dave shows his gifts with this special album, July 14, 2002

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Ben Wilson (Louisville, KY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Alone (Audio CD)

Dave Brubeck in his quartet is a majestic thing: his vital improvising, his off-kilter yet dead-on rhythmic sense and his wonderful songwriting and arranging is always on display for us. Yet, Dave doesn't get the chance in his group (especially his current one) to display his full range of pianistic gifts; he's got too many good musicians to compete with! On this album, Dave's special keyboard touch can finally be heard. Sure, we've all heard the criticisms before: Dave can't swing, he just pounds, has a limited technique, etc. Nonsense. People said the same things about Miles and Monk. Here Dave shows the full flow of his musical ideas on his beloved instrument. Just like Monk and the Duke, Dave uses his piano for composing, too. I get the same special feeling when I listen to any of these three masters alone at a piano. It's the sound of their concepts, completely unfettered from the absence of other musicians. Here, Brubeck's wondeful sense of harmony and his musical command of polytonality (as opposed to gimmicky command) are especially evident. It's Dave, one alone, with no worries...in complete command.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, September 7, 2003

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"garfieldguy" (Matthews, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Alone (Audio CD)

This CD really shows off Dave's under-rated piano-playing abilities. To all who say that he just pounds or doesn't swing, I tell them to check this CD out. It's beautiful, expressive, and all-in-all excellent. :-)