Columbia – CL 1034Rec. Dates : May 1 & 2, 1957 Stream this Album Piano : Dave BrubeckAlto Sax : Paul DesmondBass : Norman BatesDrums : Joe Morello Billboard : 09/16/1957 Generally excellent “live” performances by the quartet, particularly altoist Paul Desmond. Brubeck’s piano work on One Moment Worth Years is high spot of…
Fantasy – 3-13Rec. Date : December 14, 1953 Stream this Album Piano : Dave BrubeckAlto Sax : Paul DesmondBass : Ron CrottyDrums : Joe Dodge Boston Globe (Boston, MA)John Wm. Riley : 04/11/1954 This year Dave Brubeck, California jazz pianist, and his quartet, were the winners of both “Metronome” and “Downbeat” polls. These are magazines…
Fantasy – 3-11Rec. Date : March 2, 1953 Stream this Album Piano : Dave BrubeckAlto Sax : Paul DesmondBass : Ron CrottyDrums : Lloyd Davis Billboard : 01/30/1954Score of 80 Each week it becomes increasingly evident that there is no bottom to the jazz barrel. The volume of jazz packages being issued appears to…
Columbia – CL 590Rec. Dates : December 1953, March 30 & July 22, 1954 Stream this Album Piano : Dave BrubeckAlto Sax : Paul DesmondBass : Bob Bates, Ron CrottyDrums : Joe Dodge Billboard : 11/20/1954Score of 86 Dave Brubeck, now riding with one of the highest-selling jazz albums of 1954, could have another solid…
Columbia – CL 1347Rec. Dates : April 22/23, 1959Stream this Album Piano : Dave BrubeckAlto Sax : Paul DesmondBass : Eugene WrightDrums : Joe Morello Billboard : 08/24/1959 The Brubeck Quartet has another likely big seller with their latest. Set includes a group of standards and folk tunes. As usual, Paul Desmond on alto and Joe Morello lend first rate backing. Gene Wright is on bass. Tunes…
Columbia – CL 984Rec. Dates : November 16 & 26, 1956, February 4, 1957 Stream this Album Piano : Dave BrubeckAlto Sax : Paul DesmondBass : Norman BatesDrums : Joe Morello AudioCharles A. Robertson : August, 1957 The eight impressions are the result of notebook scribblings made on tour with the Quartet, and were recorded…
Columbia – CL 699 Rec. Dates : October 12, 1954, July 23, 1955 Stream this Album Piano : Dave Brubeck Alto Sax : Paul Desmond Bass : Bob Bates Drums : Joe Dodge Billboard : 10/15/1955 Spotlight on… selection The Brubeck foursome scores another bullseye with this collection of on-the-spot recordings emanating from their Basin…
