Dave Brubeck (1920–2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer.
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As leader
| Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Old Sounds From San Francisco | Fantasy | Octet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Jack Weeks (bass), Cal Tjader (drums), William O. Smith (clarinet), Bob Collins (baritone sax), Dick Collins (trumpet), David Van Kriedt (tenor sax); 10' LP reissued as part of Dave Brubeck Octet |
| 1949-50 | Distinctive Rhythm Instrumentals | Fantasy | Trio, with Ron Crotty (bass), Cal Tjader (vibraphone, drums, percussion); 3 Volumes of 10' LPs. Reissued as part of The Dave Brubeck Trio |
| 1950 | Distinctive Rhythm Instrumentals | Fantasy | Octet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Jack Weeks (bass), Cal Tjader (drums), William O. Smith (clarinet), Bob Collins (baritone sax), Dick Colllins (trumpet), David Van Kriedt (tenor sax); 10' LP reissued as part of Dave Brubeck Octet |
| 1948–50 | Dave Brubeck Octet | Fantasy | Octet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Jack Weeks (bass), Cal Tjader (drums), William O. Smith (clarinet), Bob Collins (baritone sax), Dick Colllins (trumpet), David Van Kriedt (tenor sax); reissue of previous 10' LPs |
| 1950 | The Dave Brubeck Trio | Fantasy | Trio, with Ron Crotty (bass), Cal Tjader (vibraphone, drums, percussion) (Volumes 1 & 2); reissue of previous 10' LPs |
| 1951 | Brubeck/Desmond | Fantasy | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Fred Dutton, bass; Herb Barman, drums; reissue contained a track from the 1954 10' LP Jazz Interwoven |
| 1952-53 | Jazz at Storyville | Fantasy | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Bull Ruther or Ron Crotty, bass; Lloyd Davis, drums; in concert |
| 1952 | The Dave Brubeck Quartet | Fantasy | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Bull Ruther (bass), Herb Barman and Lloyd Davis (drums; separately); reissue contained a track from the 1954 10' LP Jazz Interwoven |
| 1952 | Jazz at the Blackhawk | Fantasy | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Ron Crotty (bass), Lloyd Davis (drums); in concert |
| 1953 | Jazz at Oberlin | Fantasy | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Ron Crotty (bass), Lloyd Davis (drums); in concert |
| 1953 | Brubeck & Desmond at Wilshire-Ebell | Fantasy | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Ron Crotty (bass), Lloyd Davis (drums); in concert |
| 1953 | Jazz at the College of the Pacific | Fantasy | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Ron Crotty (bass), Joe Dodge (drums); in concert |
| 1953 | Jazz at the College of the Pacific, Vol. 2 | Original Jazz Classics | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Ron Crotty (bass), Joe Dodge (drums); in concert |
| 1954 | Dave Brubeck at Storyville: 1954 | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Ron Crotty or Bob Bates(bass), Joe Dodge (drums); in concert |
| 1954 | Jazz Goes to College | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Bob Bates (bass), Joe Dodge (drums); in concert |
| 1954 | Brubeck Time | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Bob Bates (bass), Joe Dodge (drums) |
| 1954–55 | Jazz: Red Hot and Cool | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Bob Bates (bass), Joe Dodge (drums); in concert |
| 1956 | Brubeck Plays Brubeck | Columbia | Solo piano |
| 1956 | Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Norman Bates (bass), Joe Dodge (drums); in concert; album shared with the J. J. Johnson–Kai Winding Quintet |
| 1957 | Jazz Impressions of the U.S.A. | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Norman Bates (bass), Joe Morello (drums) |
| 1957 | Dave Brubeck Plays and Plays and... | Fantasy | Solo piano |
| 1957 | Reunion | Fantasy | Quintet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), David Van Kriedt (tenor sax), Norman Bates (bass), Joe Morello (drums) |
| 1957 | Jazz Goes to Junior College | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Norman Bates (bass), Joe Morello (drums) |
| 1957 | Dave Digs Disney | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Norman Bates (bass), Joe Morello (drums) |
| 1958 | The Dave Brubeck Quartet in Europe | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concert |
| 1958 | Newport 1958 | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Joe Benjamin (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concert |
| 1958 | Jazz Impressions of Eurasia | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Joe Benjamin (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concert |
| 1959 | Gone with the Wind | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums) |
| 1959 | Time Out | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums) |
| 1960 | The Riddle | Columbia | Quartet, with Bill Smith (clarinet), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums) |
| 1960 | Southern Scene | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums) |
| 1960 | Live in Essen, Grugahalle, 1960 | WDR | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums) |
| 1960 | Brubeck and Rushing | Columbia | Quintet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), Jimmy Rushing (vocals) |
| 1960 | Bernstein Plays Brubeck Plays Bernstein | Columbia | With Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), New York Philharmonic |
| 1960 | Brubeck à la mode | Fantasy | Quartet, with Bill Smith (clarinet), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums) |
| 1960 | Tonight Only! | Columbia | Quintet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), Carmen McRae (vocals) |
| 1961 | Near-Myth/Brubeck-Smith | Fantasy | Quartet, with Bill Smith (clarinet), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums) |
| 1961 | Time Further Out | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums) |
| 1961 | Brandenburg Gate: Revisited | Columbia | With Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), orchestra |
| 1961 | Take Five Live | Columbia | Quintet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), Carmen McRae (vocals); in concert |
| 1961 | The Real Ambassadors | Columbia | Soundtrack for the musical |
| 1961–62 | Countdown—Time in Outer Space | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums) |
| 1962 | Bennett/Brubeck: The White House Sessions, Live 1962 | Columbia Legacy | with Tony Bennett (vocals); released 2013 |
| 1962 | Bossa Nova U.S.A. | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums) |
| 1962 | Brubeck in Amsterdam | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concert; released 1969 |
| 1963 | The Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concert |
| 1964 | Time Changes | Columbia | With Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), orchestra |
| 1964 | Jazz Impressions of Japan | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums) |
| 1964 | Jazz Impressions of New York | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums) |
| 1964 | Dave Brubeck in Berlin | CBS | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concert |
| 1962–65 | Angel Eyes | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums) |
| 1962–65 | My Favorite Things | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums) |
| 1965 | Time In | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums) |
| 1966 | Anything Goes! The Dave Brubeck Quartet Plays Cole Porter | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums) |
| 1966 | Jackpot! | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concert |
| 1967 | Bravo! Brubeck! | Columbia | With Paul Desmond (alto sax), Chamin Correa (guitar), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), Salvatore Agueros (bongo, conga); in concert |
| 1967 | Buried Treasures | Columbia Legacy | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concert; released 1998 |
| 1967 | The Last Time We Saw Paris | Columbia | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concert |
| 1967 | Their Last Time Out: The Unreleased Live Concert, December 26, 1967 | Columbia Legacy | In concert; released 2011 |
| 1968 | Compadres | Columbia | Quartet, with Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums); in concert |
| 1968 | Blues Roots | Columbia | Quartet, with Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums) |
| 1968 | The Light in the Wilderness | Decca | With Gerre Hancock (organ), Frank Proto (bass, del rhuba), William Justus (baritone), David Frerichs (drums, tablas), Miami University A Cappella Singers (vocals), George Barron (director), Erich Kunzel (conductor) |
| 1969 | The Gates of Justice | Decca | With Robert Delcamp, (organ), Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums), Cantor Harold Orbach (tenor voice), McHenry Boatwright (bass baritone voice), The Westminster Choir, The Cincinnati Brass Ensemble |
| 1970 | Brubeck/Mulligan/Cincinnati | Decca | With Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums), Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; |
| 1970 | Live at the Berlin Philharmonie | Columbia | Quartet, with Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums); in concert |
| 1960-68 | Summit Sessions | Columbia | Released 1970. |
| 1971 | The Last Set at Newport | Atlantic | Quartet, with Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums); in concert |
| 1971 | Truth Is Fallen | Atlantic | With Chris Brubeck (bass trombone, electric piano, vocals), Peter Madcat Ruth (harmonica, flute, vocals), Jim Cathcart (organ, trumpet, vocals), Stephan Dudash (guitar, violin, vocals), Dave Mason (guitar, viola, vocals), Chris Brown (electric bass, bass, vocals), Lowell Thompson (bongo drums), Peter Bonisteel (percussion), Charlene Peterson (soprano voice), St. John's Assembly, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra |
| 1972 | We're All Together Again for the First Time | Atlantic | Quintet, with Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Paul Desmond (alto sax), Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums); in concert |
| 1973 | Two Generations of Brubeck | Atlantic | With Darius Brubeck (electric piano, piano, clavinet), Jerry Bergonzi (soprano sax, tenor sax), Chris Brubeck (electric bass, trombone), Dan Brubeck (drums), Randie Powell (percussion), David Powell (double bass), Perry Robinson (clarinet), Peter Madcat Ruth (harmonica), David Dutemple (electric bass), Richie Morales (drums), Stephan Dudash (violin), Dave Mason (guitar), Jimmy Cathcart (electric piano) |
| 1973–74 | All the Things We Are | Atlantic | One track trio, with Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums); some tracks quartet, with Lee Konitz (alto sax), Jack Six (bass), Roy Haynes (drums); one track quintet, with Anthony Braxton (alto sax) added; one track quartet with Braxton replacing Konitz |
| 1974 | Brother, the Great Spirit Made Us All | Atlantic | With Darius Brubeck (electric piano), Jerry Bergonzi (soprano sax, tenor sax), Chris Brubeck (electric bass, trombone), Dan Brubeck (drums), David Powell (double bass), Perry Robinson (clarinet), Peter Madcat Ruth (harmonica, Jew's harp) |
| 1975 | 1975: The Duets | A&M | Duo, with Paul Desmond (alto sax) |
| 1976 | 25th Anniversary Reunion | A&M | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums) |
| 1977 | The New Brubeck Quartet: Live at Montreux | Tomato | Quartet, with Darius Brubeck (electric piano), Chris Brubeck (electric bass, trombone), Dan Brubeck (drums). In concert |
| 1978 | The New Brubeck Quartet: A Cut Above | Direct to Disk | Quartet, with Darius Brubeck (electric piano), Chris Brubeck (electric bass, trombone), Dan Brubeck (drums). In concert |
| 1979 | La Fiesta de la Posada (The Festival of the Inn) | Columbia | With Richard Lewis (bass), Mel Lewis (drums), Lee Arellano (percussion, vocals), Phyllis Bryn-Julson (Soprano), Gene Tucker (tenor), Jake Gardner (baritone), John Stephens (bass), Dale Warland Singers (chorus), Edith Norberg's Carillon Choristers (chorus), St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Dennis Russell Davies (conductor) |
| 1979 | Back Home | Concord | Quartet, with Jerry Bergonzi (tenor sax), Chris Brubeck (bass, trombone), Butch Miles (drums) |
| 1980 | Tritonis | Concord | Quartet, with Jerry Bergonzi (tenor sax), Chris Brubeck (bass, trombone), Butch Miles (drums) |
| 1981 | Paper Moon | Concord | Quartet, with Jerry Bergonzi (tenor sax), Chris Brubeck (bass, bass trombone), Randy Jones (drums) |
| 1982 | Concord on a Summer Night | Concord | Quartet, with William O. Smith (clarinet), Chris Brubeck (bass, bass trombone), Randy Jones (drums) |
| 1982 | Aurex Jazz Festival '82 | Eastworld | Michael Pedicin (tenor sax), Chris Brubeck (electric bass, bass trombone), Randy Jones (drums). In concert |
| 1984 | Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with guest: Dave Brubeck | The Jazz Alliance/Concord | Recorded live on air on March 23, 1984 |
| 1984 | For Iola | Concord | Quartet, with William O. Smith (clarinet), Chris Brubeck (bass, bass trombone), Randy Jones (drums) |
| 1985 | Reflections | Concord | Quartet, with William O. Smith (clarinet), Chris Brubeck (bass, bass trombone), Randy Jones (drums) |
| 1986 | Blue Rondo | Concord | Quartet, with William O. Smith (clarinet), Chris Brubeck (bass, bass trombone), Randy Jones (drums) |
| 1987 | Moscow Night | Concord | Quartet, with William O. Smith (clarinet), Chris Brubeck (bass, bass trombone), Randy Jones (drums) |
| 1987 | New Wine | MusicMasters | with the Montreal International Jazz Festival Orchestra; in concert; released 1990 |
| 1988-91 | Quiet as the Moon | MusicMasters | With Bobby Militello (alto sax, tenor sax, flute), Matt Brubeck (cello), Chris Brubeck (bass, bass trombone), Jack Six (bass), Dan Brubeck (drums), Randy Jones (drums) |
| 1991 | Once When I Was Very Young | MusicMasters | Quartet with William O. Smith (clarinet), Jack Six (bass), Randy Jones (drums) |
| 1993 | Trio Brubeck | MusicMasters | With Chris Brubeck (electric bass, bass trombone), Dan Brubeck (drums) |
| 1993 | Late Night Brubeck: Live from the Blue Note | Telarc | Quartet, with Bobby Militello (alto sax, tenor sax, flute), Jack Six (bass), Randy Jones (drums); in concert |
| 1993 | Nightshift: Live at the Blue Note | Telarc | Sextet with William O. Smith (clarinet), Bobby Militello (alto sax, tenor sax, flute), Chris Brubeck (electric bass, bass trombone), Jack Six (bass), Randy Jones (drums); In concert |
| 1994 | Just You, Just Me | Telarc | Solo piano |
| 1994 | In Their Own Sweet Way | Telarc | Most tracks quintet, with Darius Brubeck (piano), Matt Brubeck (cello), Chris Brubeck (bass, bass trombone), Dan Brubeck (drums) |
| 1995 | Young Lions & Old Tigers | Telarc | With Chris Brubeck (electric bass), Jack Six (bass), Randy Jones (drums) |
| 1995 | To Hope! A Celebration | Telarc | With quartet, Cathedral Choral Society and Orchestra |
| 1996 | A Dave Brubeck Christmas | Telarc | Solo piano |
| 1998 | So What's New? | Telarc | Quartet, with Bobby Militello (sax, flute), Jack Six (bass), Randy Jones (drums) |
| 1995–98 | Double Live from the USA & UK | Telarc | Quartet, with Bobby Militello (alto sax), Alec Dankworth and Jack Six (bass; separately), Randy Jones (drums); in concert; released 2001 |
| 1998 | The 40th Anniversary Tour of the U.K. | Telarc | Quartet, with Bobby Militello (alto sax), Alec Dankworth (bass), Randy Jones (drums); in concert |
| 2000 | 80th Birthday Concert: Live with the LSO | Telarc | With Bobby Militello (alto sax, flute), Darius Brubeck (piano), Matt Brubeck (cello), Chris Brubeck (bass, bass trombone), Dan Brubeck (drums); London Symphony Orchestra; in concert |
| 2000 | One Alone | Telarc | Solo piano; in concert |
| 2000 | The Crossing | Telarc | Quartet, with Bobby Militello (alto sax, flute), Alec Dankworth (bass), Randy Jones (drums) |
| 2001 | The Gates of Justice | Naxos | With Michael Moore (bass), Randy Jones (drums), Alberto Mizrahi (cantor), Kevin Deas (bass baritone), Baltimore Choral Arts Society (chorus), Tom Hall (director),
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Russell Gloyd (director) |
| 2002 | Brubeck in Chattanooga | Choral Arts Society of Chattanooga | In concert |
| 2002 | Park Avenue South | Telarc | Quartet, with Bobby Militello (alto sax, flute), Michael Moore (bass), Randy Jones (drums); in concert |
| 2002 | Classical Brubeck | Telarc | with the London Symphony Orchestra |
| 2004 | Private Brubeck Remembers | Telarc | Solo piano; limited edition adds an interview with Brubeck |
| 2004 | London Flat, London Sharp | Telarc | Quartet, with Bobby Militello (alto sax), Michael Moore (bass), Randy Jones (drums) |
| 2004 | Brubeck meets Bach | Sony Classical | with the Bach Collegium Munich; in concert |
| 2004 | Songs | Naxos | with John de Haan and Jane Giering (vocals) |
| 2006 | Indian Summer | Telarc | Solo piano |
| 2007 | Live in '64 & '66 | Naxos/Jazz Icons | DVD release of concerts in Belgium in 1964 and Germany in 1966 |
| 1958–2007 | 50 Years of Dave Brubeck: Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival, 1958-2007 | Monterey Jazz Festival/Concord | In concert |
| 2010 | Lullabies | Verve | Solo piano |
| 2020 | Time OutTakes | Brubeck Editions | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums) |
| 2022 | Live From Vienna 1967 | Brubeck Editions | Trio, with Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); Recorded live in Vienna November 12, 1967 |
| 2023 | Live From the Northwest, 1959 | Brubeck Editions | Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); Recorded Live April 4 and 5, 1959 in Portland Oregon |
Compilations
- Dave Brubeck's Greatest Hits (Columbia CS 9284 / CL 2484, 1966)
- Dave Brubeck's All-Time Greatest Hits (Columbia PG 32761, 1977)
- Interchanges '54 (Columbia Jazz Masterpieces 467917 2, 1991)
- Time Signatures: A Career Retrospective (Columbia Legacy C4K 52945, 1992)
- Ballads (Legacy 501795 2, 2001)
- The Essential Dave Brubeck (Columbia Legacy, 2003)
Guest appearances
With Yo-Yo Ma
- "Joy to the World" and "Concordia" on Songs of Joy and Peace by Yo-Yo Ma & Friends (Sony Classical, 2008)
Various artists
- "Some Day My Prince Will Come" and "Alice in Wonderland" (with Roberta Gambarini) on Everybody Wants to Be a Cat: Disney Jazz Volume 1 (Disney, 2011)
References
- "Dave Brubeck Catalog". Jazz Discography Project. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- "Dave Brubeck Recordings". Dave Brubeck Jazz. Retrieved 20 October 2021.