Dave Brubeck by Philip Clark
THE DEFINITIVE, INVESTIGATIVE BIOGRAPHY OFJAZZ LEGENDDAVE BRUBECK("TAKE FIVE")In 2003, music journalist Philip Clark was granted unparalleled access to jazz legend Dave Brubeck. Over the course of ten days, he shadowed the Dave Brubeck Quartet during their extended British tour, recording an epic interview with the bandleader. Brubeck opened up as never before, disclosing his unique approach to jazz; the heady days of his "classic" quartet in the 1950s-60s; hanging out with Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, and Miles Davis; and the many controversies that had dogged his 66-yearlong career.
Alongside beloved figures like Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra, Brubeck has achieved name recognition beyond jazz. But finding a convincing fit for Brubeck's legacy, one that reconciles his mass popularity with his advanced musical technique, has proved largely elusive. In Dave Brubeck: A Life inTime, Clark provides us with a thoughtful, thorough, and long-overdue biography of an extraordinary man whose influence continues to inform and inspire musicians today.
Structured around Clark's extended interview and intensive new research, this book recounts one of the last untold stories of jazz, unearthing the secret history of "Take Five" and many hitherto unknown aspects of Brubeck's early career-and sharing details about his creative relationship with his star saxophonist, Paul Desmond. Woven throughout are cameo appearances from a host of unlikely figures, from Sting, Ray Manzarek of The Doors, and Keith Emerson to John Cage, Leonard Bernstein, Harry Partch, and Edgard Varèse. Each chapter explores a different theme or aspect of Brubeck's life and music, illuminating the core of his artistry and genius. To quote President Obama, as he awarded the musician with a Kennedy Center Honor: "You can't understand America without understanding jazz, and you can't understand jazz without understanding Dave Brubeck."
By the end of 1966, Philip Clark began working as a technician at Orroral Valley Space Tracking Station. He was the Senior Operations Supervisor (SOS) until the station closed in 1985. He worked in government and private sector in senior technical, engineering, and research capacities after leaving the Spacetracking industry. He received the National Medal of Australia for Service in 1993. He graduated from the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra with a Master of Science degree from the University of New South Wales in 1999.
He still enjoys amateur radio, and he is one of the few persons who has been able to communicate with Russian Cosmonauts on the USSR'MIR' space station and US astronauts on the Space Shuttle 'Columbia' from his car! He is currently retired at the time of writing.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780306921643 |
| ISBN 10 | 0306921642 |
| Title | Dave Brubeck |
| Author | Philip Clark |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hachette Books |
| Year published | 2020-02-18 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
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