A group of early 1960s NASA Engineers who liked to jam at night after work...
Great cut.
Another of the quartet's classics, one of my favs:
Here's one of my favorite performances of theirs, also of "Take Five." Great view of Morello's techniques, including going bare-handed in the middle of his drum solo. And after all, Desmond composed "Take Five" intending it to be an opportunity for Morello to solo.
A group of early 1960s NASA Engineers who liked to jam at night after work...
Great music, but what's the NASA connection?
I really like the odd rhythms, but my brain cannot comprehend their structure.
Dave and Bill - thanks for posting these clips. I have always thought jazz drummers like Joe Morello are as good as, if not better than, those who make the lists of top rock drummers. Complicated rhythms on small kits; good stuff. Charlie Watts of the Stones had a heavy jazz influence, and it works.
Ken
I have one album "Dave Brubeck - Essential" which is 2:15:06 in length and is on a few of my playlists.
True work of art and a compilation of their finest recordings.
I can not find the entire music on one file as it probably did not come from YouTube, they show 25 tracts. I can not remember what site I found the download. That 31 track album can be found on 2cd set or mostly mp3 download from Amazon and other music sites.
I also enjoy Dave Pike - Jazz for the Jet Set 1966 for when I'm feeling groovy. ????ÿ
It's my attempt at a joke, they look like NASA engineers from that era.
when paul desmond drops in a minute or so into "strange meadow lark"... i don't even know how to qualify it.?ÿ "cathartic" probably comes closest, but doesn't seem strong enough.
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ed: ok, so it's at 2:10, but you're doing yourself a disservice by skipping everything before it.
It's ?ÿmy attempt at a joke, they look like NASA engineers from that era.
Everybody looked like that back then.?ÿ There were only two kinds of eyeglasses on the market...the deadly "Buddy Holly" black boat anchors for men or the school-marm tortoise-shell with the cat-eyes point on the outside corners for the ladies.?ÿ?ÿ
The shades definitely identify them as musicians.?ÿ According the social mores of the time it might have also identified them as possibly heroin addicts or communists.?ÿ As per the PSA movie "Reefer Madness" no self-respecting late '50s anglo male would have ever worn sunglasses anywhere but on the set of a beach movie...definitely not indoors.?ÿ 😉
The shades definitely identify them as musicians.?ÿ According the social mores of the time it might have also identified them as possibly heroin addicts or communists.?ÿ As per the PSA movie "Reefer Madness" no self-respecting late '50s anglo male would have ever worn sunglasses anywhere but on the set of a beach movie...definitely not indoors.?ÿ 😉
i'm sorry, couldn't help it:
