Take one: lost Dave Brubeck tapes reveal jazz hit originally sounded like ‘a bad student band’

[mansr]

You guys are almost as elitist as George.

[mansr]

12 hours ago, sphinxsix said:

There's too much bad and average music not to be one.

Dismissing Dave Brubeck is still a step too far.

[mansr]

10 minutes ago, sphinxsix said:

I didn't dismiss him

You characterised him as "white-bread." Seems dismissive to me.

 

 

12 minutes ago, sphinxsix said:

his use of meters like 9/8 (Rondo) or 5/4 (Take Five)

That was anything but "blandly conventional" at the time.

 

If you don't like his style, that's fine, but the "white-bread" label really doesn't sit well here.

[mansr]

12 minutes ago, Ralf11 said:

I've used the term white-bread to describe a certain audiophile Scandahoovian jazz recording.

 

Maybe Brubeck is white-bread, but it is fortified with vitamins, minerals, and time changes

IIRC, Take Five is one of the tracks on that recording you so despise.