Carmen McRae & Dave Brubeck Quartet – Take Five (1962/2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Carmen McRae & Dave Brubeck Quartet – Take Five (1962/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:23:25 minutes | 1,51 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Take Five Live is a 1962 live album by American jazz singer Carmen McRae with pianist Dave Brubeck, focusing on interpretations of his songs. This was McRae’s second album with Brubeck; their first, Tonight Only with the Dave Brubeck Quartet, was released in 1961.

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Dave Brubeck Quartet – Debut In The Netherlands 1958 (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/176,4kHz]

Dave Brubeck Quartet – Debut In The Netherlands 1958 (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/176,4 kHz | Time – 01:18:04 minutes | 2,89 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © The Lost Recordings

With the support of the American State Department, the Dave Brubeck Quartet, including new members Joe Morello and Eugene Wright, began a major tour of Europe early in 1958. Their first concert in the Netherlands was held on 26 February in the legendary Concertgebouw Hall in Amsterdam, usually reserved for performances of classical music. Since 1951 and the collaboration between Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond, the band had gained a stunning reputation. In 1954, Dave Brubeck was featured on the cover of Time magazine. Rumor has it that Duke Ellington knocked on Brubeck’s hotel door to congratulate him. Brubeck is said to have responded, “It should have been you.” He dedicated one of his most famous pieces, “The Duke”, included on this album, to his fellow pianist.

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