This is a segment of an Oct. 2009 interview in Buffalo NY with Jazz legend, David Brubeck. He talks about the genesis of the beat to the signature song "Take Five".
My admiration for Dave Brubeck as a composer and a musician is without limits, ever since I heard Take Five when it came out back in the sixties, over when he came to play in our country well in his eighties, up to today. Yet I am a bit disappointed that he did not give full credit to Paul Desmond for his (= Paul's!) wonderful composition "Take Five". The master should have shown "grandeur" and admitted that the composer of this piece was his sax playing peer and genius in his own right!
All interviews of great artists should be like this. Simple, straight on head shot; no faux studio backdrop or studio lighting; no moving "vertigo" camera (done too much today) and most importantly, no interruptions (a la Charlie Rose). Thank you Dave Brubeck!
@LetzBeaFranque He did, but Dave put it together. Desmond wrote a few melodies and brought them to Dave. Dave liked two of them and told him to make one of them the bridge. Hence, the birth of "Take Five".
What a legend!
MrFerdell 4 weeks ago
I think he has given credit to Desmond for the song in another interview.
fireinaclaypot 1 month ago
My admiration for Dave Brubeck as a composer and a musician is without limits, ever since I heard Take Five when it came out back in the sixties, over when he came to play in our country well in his eighties, up to today. Yet I am a bit disappointed that he did not give full credit to Paul Desmond for his (= Paul's!) wonderful composition "Take Five". The master should have shown "grandeur" and admitted that the composer of this piece was his sax playing peer and genius in his own right!
doenog 2 months ago
Raised as a cowboy?...
Your excellent Dave Brubeck :-)
How interesting to hear his natural and varied influences for music..
May you live forever
TheAlphacrucis 5 months ago
Raised as a cowboy?...
Your excellent Dave Brubeck :-)
TheAlphacrucis 5 months ago
All interviews of great artists should be like this. Simple, straight on head shot; no faux studio backdrop or studio lighting; no moving "vertigo" camera (done too much today) and most importantly, no interruptions (a la Charlie Rose). Thank you Dave Brubeck!
nevets4ever 8 months ago
Man, I live about three blocks from Bobby Militello's restaurant, why was I not there that night!?!!
1fromthecave 9 months ago
@LetzBeaFranque He did, but Dave put it together. Desmond wrote a few melodies and brought them to Dave. Dave liked two of them and told him to make one of them the bridge. Hence, the birth of "Take Five".
TyedSoul 1 year ago
@MrHopeTelevision What do you mean by that? Maybe I misunderstand your intent, but that sounded like kind of a jerky thing to write.
darkflower2 1 year ago
Thought Desmond wrote this?
LetzBeaFranque 1 year ago 2