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Dave Brubeck: Live From Vienna 1967
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Paul Desmond
saxophone, alto1924 - 1977

Eugene Wright
bass1923 - 2020

Joe Morello
drums1928 - 2011
There was no accident or illness responsible for the unexpected change in format, it was simply due to

Paul Desmond
saxophone, alto1924 - 1977
The concert was uncharacteristically short, lasting less than an hour in which the group performed one original and five standards beginning with trumpeter W.C. Handy's composition "St. Louis Blues," a nine-minute burner with Brubeck playing his and Desmond's lead portions as he would on every piece throughout the evening. The leader was relaxed and playful on his own "One Moment Worth Years," perhaps foretelling what the experience that evening would turn out to be. The music stays tender and charming on the Mexican Folk tune "La Paloma Azul," (the Blue Pidgeon) and picks up quite nicely on the Churchill/Morey classic standard "Someday My Prince Will Come," and closes on a rousing and sizzling version of Strayhorn's "Take the A Train," with the crowd roaring their approval. Once again Dave Brubeck proved he was a giant in the music world performing with, or without a quartet. ">
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St. Louis Blues; One Moment Worth Years; Swanee River; La Paloma Azul; Someday My Prince Will Come; Take The A Train.
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Title: Live From Vienna 1967 | Year Released: 2022 | Record Label: Brubeck Editions
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