Dave Brubeck Quotes


Damn it, when I'm bombastic, I have my reasons. I want to be bombastic-take it or leave it.


Citations

Hentoff, Nat. Jazz Is. Random House, 1976, p. 154.

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Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck
  • Born: December 6, 1920
  • Died: December 5, 2012
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Musician, Composer, Bandleader

David Warren Brubeck was an American jazz pianist and composer, considered one of the foremost exponents of cool jazz. Many of his compositions have become jazz standards including "In Your Own Sweet Way" and "The Duke". Brubeck's style ranged from refined to bombastic, reflecting both his mother's classical training and his own improvisational skills. His music is known for employing unusual time signatures as well as superimposing contrasting rhythms, meters, and tonalities.