The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Dave Brubeck formed The Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1951, which consisted of Joe Dodge on drums, Bob Bates on bass, Paul Desmond on saxophone, and of course Brubeck on piano. They took up a long residency at San Francisco's Blackhawk nightclub and gained great popularity touring college campuses, releasing a series of albums with such titles as Jazz at Oberlin, Jazz Goes to College and Jazz Goes to Junior College.

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Dave Brubeck - 1951 - Joe Dodge - Bob Bates - Paul Desmond - San Francisco

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In 1959 the Dave Brubeck Quartet released Time Out, an album their label was enthusiastic about but nonetheless hesitant to release. The album contained all original compositions, almost none of which were in common time. Nonetheless, on the strength of these unusual time signatures (the album included "Take Five", "Blue Rondo A La Turk", and "Pick Up Sticks"), it quickly went platinum. The quartet followed up its success with several more albums in the same vein, including Time Further Out (1961), Time in Outer Space, and Time Changes. These albums were also known for using contemporary paintings as cover art, featuring the work of Neil Fujita on Time Out, Joan Miró on Time Further Out, Franz Kline on Time in Outer Space, and Sam Francis on Time Changes. A high point for the group was their classic 1963 live album At Carnegie Hall, described by critic Richard Palmer as "arguably Dave Brubeck's greatest concert".

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1959 - Time Out - Common time - Take Five - Platinum - 1961 - Neil Fujita - Joan Miró - Franz Kline - Sam Francis - 1963 - At Carnegie Hall - Richard Palmer

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The Dave Brubeck Quartet broke up in 1967 except for a 25th anniversary reunion in 1976.

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1967 - 1976

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