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Saturday, September 24, 2022

Dave Brubeck • Jazz Goes To College



Dave Brubeck (piano) began his Columbia Records association on a second album of material that his quartet had cut during its spring of 1954 tour of North American college campuses, Paul and Dave's Jazz Interwoven (1954) being the first. Joining Brubeck are Paul Desmond (alto sax), Bob Bates (bass), and Joe Dodge (drums), whose support of Brubeck is uniformly flawless, ultimately producing what many consider as the most memorable music in the artist's cannon. "Balcony Rock" commences the platter from sides documented at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The heavily improvised tune is formed on an eight-bar blues as Desmond steers the combo via his inspired and lyrical leads. The bouncy "Out of Nowhere," comes via a show at the University of Cincinnati and centers on Brubeck's uncanny timing as his passages quickly vacillate between edgy and atonal to decidedly more fluid and melodic. Again, Desmond is nothing short of exemplary as his sax weaves around the rhythm section. "Le Souk" hails from Oberlin College in Ohio and provides Desmond another strong vehicle. His lines tie Bates' prominent propulsions together with Dodge's solid backbeat and Brubeck's similarly aggressive bashing. This takes place behind Brubeck's emphatic and frenetic pounding and garners considerable appreciation by those in attendance. The sturdy bop supporting Duke Ellington's "Take the 'A' Train" is given further fuel thanks to the combination of Desmond's straightforward and unfettered blows and Dodge's punchy interjections. "The Song Is You" is a minor masterpiece as Desmond's efforts resonate his exceptional fluidity. In fact, practically the whole track is marked by his cool, limber phrasing, with Brubeck taking the helm only briefly at the end. The refined and stately reading of "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" reaches far beyond the blues intimated by the sense of forlorn in Brubeck's contributions, thanks to the simple if not austere arrangement. The converse can be said regarding the striking energy of "I Want to Be Happy" as the band leans in hard with a purpose and finesse that can be eloquently summed up in the final phrase as all four members seemingly draw the song to a dynamic and dramatic conclusion. Indeed the genre gets schooled on Jazz Goes to College, a (dare say) perfect representation of the Dave Brubeck Quartet's pre-Time Out (1959) antics in the preferable concert performance setting. ~ AllMusic

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Dave Brubeck (piano) comenzó su asociación con Columbia Records en un segundo álbum de material que su cuarteto había grabado durante la gira de primavera de 1954 por universidades norteamericanas, siendo el primero Paul and Dave's Jazz Interwoven (1954). Junto a Brubeck están Paul Desmond (saxo alto), Bob Bates (bajo) y Joe Dodge (batería), cuyo apoyo a Brubeck es uniformemente impecable, produciendo lo que muchos consideran la música más memorable en el cañón del artista. "Balcony Rock" comienza el disco desde los lados documentados en la Universidad de Michigan en Ann Arbor. La melodía fuertemente improvisada se forma sobre un blues de ocho compases mientras Desmond dirige el combo a través de sus inspiradas y líricas pistas. La animada "Out of Nowhere" (De la nada) se presenta en un espectáculo en la Universidad de Cincinnati y se centra en el extraño momento de Brubeck, ya que sus pasajes vacilan rápidamente entre lo nervioso y lo atonal, para convertirse en algo decididamente más fluido y melódico. Una vez más, Desmond es nada menos que ejemplar, ya que su saxo se entrelaza con la sección rítmica. "Le Souk" proviene de Oberlin College en Ohio y le proporciona a Desmond otro vehículo fuerte. Sus líneas unen las propulsiones prominentes de Bates con el sólido backbeat de Dodge y los golpes igualmente agresivos de Brubeck. Esto tiene lugar detrás de los golpes enfáticos y frenéticos de Brubeck y suscita el aprecio de los asistentes. El robusto bop que soporta el "Take the'A' Train" de Duke Ellington recibe más combustible gracias a la combinación de los golpes directos y sin trabas de Desmond y las contundentes interjecciones de Dodge. "The Song Is You" es una obra maestra menor, ya que los esfuerzos de Desmond resuenan en su excepcional fluidez. De hecho, prácticamente toda la pista está marcada por su fraseo fresco y ágil, con Brubeck tomando el timón sólo brevemente al final. La refinada y majestuosa lectura de "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" va mucho más allá del blues que da a entender la sensación de desamparo en las contribuciones de Brubeck, gracias al sencillo, si no austero, arreglo. Se puede decir lo contrario de la energía sorprendente de "I Want to Be Happy" cuando la banda se inclina con fuerza con un propósito y fineza que se puede resumir elocuentemente en la frase final cuando los cuatro miembros parecen llevar la canción a una conclusión dinámica y dramática. De hecho, el género se instruye en Jazz Goes to College, una (se atreve a decir) perfecta representación de las payasadas del Cuarteto Dave Brubeck antes del Time Out (1959) en el escenario preferido para la interpretación de conciertos. ~ AllMusic

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Tracks:
01 - Balcony Rock (Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond) (University of Michigan) – 11:55
02 - Out of Nowhere (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) (University of Cincinnati) – 8:04
03 - Le Souk (Brubeck, Desmond) (Oberlin College) – 4:36
04 - Take the 'A' Train (Billy Strayhorn) (University of Michigan) – 6:10
05 - The Song Is You (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) (University of Michigan) – 5:38
06 - Don't Worry 'bout Me (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) (University of Michigan) – 8:47
07 - I Want to Be Happy (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) (University of Michigan) – 6:36


    Credits:
    Piano – Dave Brubeck
    Alto Saxophone – Paul Desmond
    Bass – Bob Bates
    Drums – Joe Dodge
    Liner Notes – George Avakian
    Photography By – Bob Willoughby
  



Label: Columbia ‎– CL 566
Released: 1954
Genre: Jazz
Style: Bop, Cool Jazz





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  1. Thanks for all you post.

    You seem to have the back cover of a different album here.

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    1. Thank you so much, Susan, for giving me the heads-up.
      Regards!

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