The pianist-composer genius Dave Brubeck is no stranger to classical music, having studied with Darius Milhaud and performed and recorded with Leonard Bernstein. This concert, recorded December 23, 2000, at London's Barbican Centre, celebrates Brubeck's 80th birthday and teams him with the celebrated London Symphony Orchestra. It also reunites him on stage with his sons: pianist Darius, trombonist-bassist Chris, Matthew on cello, and Dan on drums. Rounding out the septet is the inventive flautist-alto saxophonist Bobby Militello and bassist Alec Dankworth. The strings swing sweetly on all the tracks, from the impressionistic "Summer Music" and the avant-rock "Four Score in Seven" to the hits "In Your Own Sweet Way" and the timeless Paul Desmond gem "Take Five." Brubeck's soloing reflects the kind of sparse, in-the pocket linearity that comes from knowing what not to play, which only a master like him would learn from a lifetime of great music-making. --Eugene Holley Jr.
Live with the LSO: The 80th Birthday Concert,Dave Brubeck & the London Symphony Orchestra,Lso Live,Cool,Jazz,Pop,West Coast Jazz
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- Love Letters [Import]
- Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-Coltrane Project
- Mark Lamarr's Rhythm & Blues Christmas
- Mood Swings
- Octeto De Cesar Camargo Mariano [Import]
- Once I Love
- Only the Blues
- Out of Sight [Import]
- Over There 1942
- Patchwork: A Tribute to James Booker
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Welcome Back 1974 - 1977 [Import]
Les Schmilblick: Best of Coluche [Import]
Live: The Farewell Tour [Limited Edition] [Live]
M.a.N. (Memories Are New) [Import]
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My Inspiration: Music of Brazil