Track Listings (10) - Disc #1| All Artists: Dave Brubeck Title: London Flat London Sharp Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Telarc Release Date: 5/24/2005 Genres: Jazz, Pop Style: Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 089408362521, 089408362569 |
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The release of this album coincides with Dave Brubeck turning 85. The ten songs offer a veritable tour through the whole of the pianist's strengths, both as a composer and an improviser. Recorded in 2004, he's working in h... more » |
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Amazon.com The release of this album coincides with Dave Brubeck turning 85. The ten songs offer a veritable tour through the whole of the pianist's strengths, both as a composer and an improviser. Recorded in 2004, he's working in his favored and most celebrated format, a quartet, with saxophonist Bobby Militello offering the melodic counterpoint to Brubeck's playing. The earliest number, "Ballad of the Rhine," was written in 1945 when Brubeck was in the army and stationed in Germany. It was inspired by the rhythms of the tanks and trucks crossing bridges over the Rhine. His writing has always been anchored by a rich background in classical music (he studied with the French composer Darius Milhuad). Far from being an album mired in twilight of nostalgia, London Flat, London Sharp proves that Dave Brubeck is still a formidable presence. --David Greenberger Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsBrubeck is Alive at 85!!! Louie Bourland | Garden Grove CA | 05/25/2005 (4 out of 5 stars) "As he approaches the age of 85 in 2005, Jazz piano legend Dave Brubeck still shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Proof that Brubeck still has it all together as much as he did forty and fifty years ago lays in his latest CD "London Flat, London Sharp". Here, Brubeck and his youthful quartet tackle some brand new masterworks as well as offering a new twist on a few Brubeck classics.
Of the newer pieces, the title track and "Yes, We All Have Our Cross To Bear" are the best showcasing Brubeck's flawless swinging piano alongside Bobby Militello's screaming alto sax. The other new piece "Steps To Peace" (composed by Brubeck's friend Derrill Bodley) is a tender ballad which features a stirring melody and Militello on the flute. Of the reworked pieces, the standouts are the classics originally performed by Brubeck's classic quartet (which included the late Paul Desmond). "Unisphere", "Cassandra" and "Forty Days" all stem from the time period where Brubeck was successfully experimenting with polyrhythms and odd meters. The new recordings here are nothing short of breathtaking offering a new yet familiar twist. The other standout in the reworked material is the new version of "Mr. Fats" (originally from 1980) in which all the members of the quartet get a chance to shine. Dave's boogie-woogie piano figure as well as Michael Moore's bowed bass solo and Militello's funk-laden sax work are all standouts here. Indeed, there is not a bad piece of music on this disc. While it's not quite up to par with classics such as "Time Out", "London Flat, London Sharp" is still a dynamic effort from this legendary musician. Dave Brubeck and his current group of players are in top form here. All of them display extraordinary musicianship and craft. Here's hoping that Brubeck will continue to make music of this high of quality even ten years from now!! Bravo, Brubeck!!! God Bless!!! " |
