Dave Brubeck
American musician and composer
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About Dave Brubeck
The late American musician David Brubeck became famous for his jazz compositions. He is also known for using time signatures in his works. His most popular songs include “The Duke”, “Unsquare Dance” and “In Your Own Sweet Way”.
Family Life
He learnt how to play the piano from his piano teacher mother, Elizabeth Ivey. His cattle rancher father’s name was Peter Howard Burbeck. For seven decades, he was married to Lola Whitlock, a jazz lyricist. They had six children.
Achievements
He was the recipient of awards such as “BBC Jazz Lifetime Achievement Award” in 2007, the “Kennedy Center Honors”, and “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards”.
Death
Heart failure was the cause of his demise, which happened on December 5, 2012.
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Famous quotes by Dave Brubeck
I got a poster from Columbia Records, and there's Miles Davis, Charlie Mingus, Ellington, Count Basie - everybody in that poster has died, I'm the only one left. And great players like Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan, it's hard to believe they're gone because we were all so close. But I believe in the future and the tradition will go on.Dave Brubeck
I played a lot of sports and it's the plays in basketball that weren't worked out that are the ones that are just fantastic that you remember. We don't know the power that's within our own bodies.Dave Brubeck
I'm always hoping for the nights that are inspired where you almost have an out of body experience.Dave Brubeck
I'm beginning to understand myself. But it would have been great to be able to understand myself when I was 20 rather than when I was 82.Dave Brubeck
Jazz is about freedom within discipline. Usually a dictatorship like in Russia and Germany will prevent jazz from being played because it just seemed to represent freedom, democracy and the United States.Dave Brubeck
Jazz stands for freedom. It's supposed to be the voice of freedom: Get out there and improvise, and take chances, and don't be a perfectionist - leave that to the classical musicians.Dave Brubeck
Many people don't understand how disciplined you have to be to play jazz... And that is really the idea of democracy - freedom within the Constitution or discipline. You don't just get out there and do anything you want.Dave Brubeck
My dad was the manager at the 45,000-acre ranch, but he owned his own 1,200-acre ranch, and I owned four cattle that he gave to me when I graduated from grammar school, from the eighth grade. And those cows multiplied, and he kept track of them for years for me. And that was my herd.Dave Brubeck
That's the beauty of music. You can take a theme from a Bach sacred chorale and improvise. It doesn't make any difference where the theme comes from the treatment of it can be jazz.Dave Brubeck
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F.A.Q. about Dave Brubeck
When is his birthday?
Dave Brubeck's birthday is on December 6, 1920.
In how many days is his birthday?
Dave's birthday is in 312 days
How old was Dave when he died?
He was 91 years old.
When did he die?
He died in December 5, 2012.
How old would he be today?
Dave Brubeck would be 101 years old if he was alive today.
Where was Dave from?
He was born in Concord, California, U.S..
Dave Brubeck's Popularity
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People born on December 6 fall under the Zodiac sign of Sagittarius, the Archer. Dave Brubeck is the 722nd most popular Sagittarius.
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