After my post on Alan Broadbent's new album, Broadbent Plays Brubeck, I spent a chunk of time yesterday listening to the Dave Brubeck Quartet. I also slid onto YouTube for a bit. Here's what came up ...

MURRAY HORWITZ, American Film Institute: Well, there you have the saxophone sound that, according to President Clinton, inspired him to take up the saxophone. That's Paul Desmond's alto sax, playing ...

Brubeck's quartet's great success was partly due to Joe Morello's flashy drumming and partly to the contrast between the exuberant Brubeck and the imperturbably serene Paul Desmond. The alto ...

For the Brubeck Brothers Quartet, music is more than a way to make a living; it is a lifestyle unto itself. On June 7 and June 8, locals had the opportunity to experience that for themselves at two ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Dave Brubeck Quartet’s 1959 Time Out album, which includes the popular hit “Take Five”, was the first jazz ...

The music that Dave Brubeck created during his years with the 'classic quartet' - featuring Paul Desmond on alto saxophone, Joe Morello on drums and Eugene Wright on bass - became his most recognized ...

“Take Five,” a 1959 track by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, was always a musical oddity: a swinging, instantly catchy jazz piece written in the uncommon time signature of 5/4. But it was also a huge hit ...

Last surviving member of group who cut Take Five and Blue Rondo à la Turk was described as an ‘honorary uncle to the Brubeck family’ Jazz bassist Eugene Wright, who was the last surviving member of ...

Dave Brubeck being honored at the 32nd Kennedy Center Honors. In honor of the late great Dave Brubeck, who was born a century ago on this day December 6, 1920, here’s “Take Five.” Although Brubeck ...

Brubeck's mother studied piano in England and intended to become a concert pianist; at home she taught piano for extra money. Brubeck was not particularly interested in learning by any particular ...

Dave Brubeck began Monday evening’s performance by pointing out that there was a music stand onstage-something unusual for this band, three of whom have played together for 30 years. Brubeck excused ...