#1 2012-12-05 12:40:46
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#2 2012-12-05 13:01:39
Brubeck hailed from the next town over when I was kid and I knew his sons, gifted musicians in their own right. I only saw Dave perform once in a U of MO concert hall filled with no more than dozen people. Someone dropped the ball, odd when you remember Brubeck and his wife literally invented the business of university based concert tours in the early 50s. Still, imagine sitting 3 feet away and Dave Brubeck playing Take 5 just for you.
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#3 2012-12-05 13:10:41
I saw him in a small college as well. Amazing guy.
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#4 2012-12-05 13:12:52
He was a fantastic and extremely friendly person. My sister is a modern dancer and for years danced with the Murray Louis Company. They toured with Dave Brubeck for several years. The first section was dance, the second music, and the third was combined.
I got to see a number of their joint shows. Afterwards, he was always very warm and happy to engage in conversation. I recall one show in Wilmington, after which I went back stage with my four year old daughter. He was very gracious and spent quite a bit of time talking with her about the dance and music.
He was extraordinarily talented and will be missed.
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#5 2012-12-05 13:13:30
I was just about to post, too... my title was gonna be "The Day the Jazz Died".
RIP, Dave. We love ya still.
Sadly, we lost the glorious Paul Desmond way back in '77... but they're never better than here...
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#6 2012-12-05 14:30:11
Damn. Hadn't planned to feel melancholy today. I saw him up here in the early '70s. One of the best jazz shows I ever saw. Time to drag out the vinyl.
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#7 2012-12-05 14:35:09
Saw him and the boys also in the '70s at the Viking Saloon which, at the time, was an on-campus bar at Cleveland State University.
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#8 2012-12-05 14:48:58
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#9 2012-12-05 16:21:21
Vinyl has a great sound. I order most new music on vinyl still today. Pure analog sound. Digital sound does not compare.
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#10 2012-12-05 17:20:04
Bigcat wrote:
Vinyl has a great sound. I order most new music on vinyl still today. Pure analog sound. Digital sound does not compare.
Does if you're half deaf. I need artificial treble to hear things clearly.
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#11 2012-12-05 18:40:37
I was introduced to Dave as a three-year old on Sesame Street. I had the pleasure of seeing him in concert in the 90's at KU.
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#12 2012-12-05 19:32:34
Baywolfe wrote:
Bigcat wrote:
Vinyl has a great sound. I order most new music on vinyl still today. Pure analog sound. Digital sound does not compare.
Does if you're half deaf. I need artificial treble to hear things clearly.
If you really like music, get an expensive record player, keep it and your vinyl clean and get some good speakers and sub woof. Buy the gold cables to connect it all up--not the cheap-o cables but the Fuckin A1 good ones.Decent Pre-Amp and filters. You will hear every tiny detail in what you are listening to- better than anything you ever heard.
My system was about $4800, took me 4 years to build and is awesome. It's a pile to pay for a stereo but I don't watch TV. I listen to / play music (as well as booze and certain drugs) exclusively for my entertainment. ( Except for trolling on H.S., of course)
When I turn on Pandora or any other digital radio, I feel like I am ruffing it.
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