Brubeck, Dave
Variant namesBiography / Administrative History
Dave Brubeck is a world-renowned pianist and composer of jazz and classical music. Brubeck has been performing professionally since the 1930s and continues to tour the world. The Brubeck Quartet embodied the sound of "West Coast jazz" and was one of the most popular bands in the world during the 1950s and 1960s. In 1959 the Quartet released the groundbreaking album Time Out, which featured jazz performed in unusual time signatures. One of the tunes from this album, "Take Five," became the best selling jazz single in history.
Throughout his career, Brubeck has been a pioneer in exploring musical approaches such as polytonality (playing multiple keys within the same tune) and polyrhythms (playing multiple rhythms within the same tune). Although best known as a jazz musician, Brubeck's compositions include large-scale choral and orchestral works in a classical tradition. In addition to his musical achievements, Brubeck is also known for his life-long support of human rights and social justice.
From the guide to the Brubeck collection, ca. 1890-, ca. 1945-, (University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Dept. of Special Collections)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990) | Library of Congress. Music Division | |
| referencedIn | Teo Macero collection, 1949-1992, 1958-1975 | The New York Public Library. Music Division. | |
| referencedIn | Duke Ellington recordings collection | Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library, Harvard College Library | |
| referencedIn | The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings [sound recording], 1940-1968 | The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. | |
| creatorOf | Brubeck collection, ca. 1890-, ca. 1945- | University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | The Benny Goodman Papers, 1910-1992, inclusive | Irving S. Gilmore Music Library | |
| referencedIn | Ambassador Auditorium Collection, 1974-1995 | Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Susan Matheson collection on Iola Brubeck, 1995-2002, 1995-2002 | University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | American Ballet Theatre records, 1936-ca. 1967 | The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. | |
| referencedIn | Records of the U.S. Information Agency. 1900 - 2003. Video Recordings and Motion Picture Film Relating to the Work of Willis Conover | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Records of the U.S. Information Agency. 1900 - 2003. Sound Recordings Relating to Willis Conover's quot;History of Jazzquot; Program | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Doug Russell Collection of Ambassador Recitals, 1992-1996 | Archive of Recorded Sound | |
| referencedIn | Paul Desmond Papers, 1890-1991, (bulk, 1940-1970) | University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Howard Brubeck papers, 1948-1987 | University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections |
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| correspondedWith | American Ballet Theatre | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Associated Booking Co. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Atlantic Records | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Brubeck family | family |
| associatedWith | Brubeck, Howard - 1916-1993 | person |
| associatedWith | Brubeck, Iola | person |
| associatedWith | Columbia Records, Inc. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Concord Jazz, Inc. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Derry Music Co. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Desmond, Paul - 1924-1977 | person |
| associatedWith | Dodge, Joseph Jeffers | person |
| associatedWith | Fantasy Records | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Goodman, Benny, 1909- | person |
| associatedWith | KUSC (Radio station : Los Angeles, Calif.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Macero, Teo, 1925- | person |
| associatedWith | Matheson, Susan Childs | person |
| associatedWith | Milhaud, Darius - 1892-1974 | person |
| associatedWith | Morello, Joe - 1929- | person |
| associatedWith | Shawnee Press, Inc. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995 | person |
| associatedWith | Sutton Artists Corp. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wright, Eugene - 1923- | person |
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| United States |
| Composers |
| Jazz |
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Person
Birth 1920-12-06
Death 2012-12-05
Americans
English
