I started watching the Ken Burns' PBS show on jazz
last month, and I was definitely hooked. While never a big fan of
jazz, it was interesting to see how Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington
and all the rest fit into the history of music in this country. Then
I saw a rather short segment on Dave Brubeck
(who was making a name for himself in the 40s and 50s, and is still
alive today, born in 1920). They played a snippet of music that I
must have heard a million times, but never knew the name: Take
Five. They say that this may be the most famous jazz tune of all
time. So I had to get a Brubeck album. At the record store, it turns
out that all the major artists have been reissued to coincide with
the Ken Burns' show. I picked up this CD. You may also recognize the
very familiar tune Blue Rondo a la Turk. Check it out!
— marty
