Rediscovering Dave Brubeck

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Label: Image Entertainment
Year: 2001
Released on LP: No
Released on CD: No

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Talking With Dave Brubeck

Over the course of a year of filming, Hedrick Smith had the opportunity to interview Dave Brubeck all over the globe - on the road in London and Berlin, in Stockton, CA as he returned to his alma matter, the University of the Pacific, and at his home in Wilton, CT. The result is over 16 hours of footage, priceless anecdotes and a truly intimate portrait of the man and the musician.

•Dave on Paul Desmond and the Quartet
•Dave on the Creative Process
•Dave on the Rocky Road to Success
•Dave on the Racial Barrier
•Dave on Playing with his Sons
•Dave on the Critics

Special Features

At home with Dave and Iola Brubeck.

"Unsquare Dance" with the London Symphony Orchestra

Dave talks about the art of creativity.

"In Your Own Sweet Way" rehearsal with Brubeck and sons.

Dave and Iola talk about the process of collaboration.

"Take Five" excerpt from University of the Pacific concert.

Backstage in Berlin, Germany.

Notes

From the Back Cover

Jazz giant Dave Brubeck has thrilled millions of music lovers over the past 50 years with his exciting sound, fearlessly blending hot and cool rhythms in his songs and making jazz standards fresh and modern with his unique approach. A truly creative artist who broke all the rules, Brubeck drew inspiration for his music from the rhythms of the ranch where he grew up, dreaming of becoming a cowboy like his father. Pouring his adventurous yearnings into music, Brubeck formed the Dave Brubeck Quartet, which exploded on the jazz scene and gained international fame with the elegantly sophisticated "Take Five" and changed the world of jazz forever. Brubeck continues to tour and create new songs in a variety of genres, fueled with remarkable drive and passion.

Reviews

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Initially aired on PBS, Rediscovering Brubeck offers a warm retrospective of Dave Brubeck's influential and groundbreaking career as one of jazz music's most popular pianists and composers. From Brubeck's early dreams of being a cowboy to the classical music education that led him to pioneer innovative rhythms in his compositions, this film summarizes Brubeck's extraordinary career through archival footage, photographs, and home movies, while simultaneously maintaining a clear focus on Brubeck's current activities as an actively admired jazz musician. Having just turned octogenarian at the time of filming, Brubeck is revealed as a lastingly vibrant, funny, and insightful artist in a series of thoughtful interviews (many filmed at Brubeck's home with his wife and sometimes collaborator, Iola Brubeck, by his side).

As this is the first feature-length documentary on Brubeck, his fans, and all fans of jazz, are hereby called to take five and settle in with this rewarding portrayal of a true living (and playing) legend of jazz music. A generous selection of special features on the disc includes additional excerpts from live performances, as well as not-to-be-missed footage of Brubeck in rehearsal with his four sons, all musicians themselves.

Karl Wachter