ON THIS DATE (2 YEARS AGO) December 5, 2012 - Dave Brubeck (b. December 6, 1920) died, one day before his 92nd birthday. Legendary artist David Warren Dave Brubeck was an American jazz pianist. He wrote a number of jazz standards, including In Your Own Sweet Way and The Duke. Brubecks style ranged from refined to bombastic, reflecting his mothers attempts at classical training and his improvisational skills. His music was known for employing unusual time signatures, and superimposing contrasting rhythms, meters, and tonalities. His long-time musical partner, alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, wrote the Dave Brubeck Quartets best remembered piece, Take Five, which is in 5/4 time and has endured as a jazz classic on one of the top-selling jazz albums, Time Out. Brubeck experimented with time signatures throughout his career, recording Pick Up Sticks in 6/4, Unsquare Dance in 7/4, Worlds Fair in 13/4, and Blue Rondo à la Turk in 9/8. He is also a respected composer of orchestral and sacred music, and wrote soundtracks for television such as Mr. Broadway and the animated mini-series This Is America, Charlie Brown. Brubeck died of heart failure on December 5, 2012, in Norwalk, Connecticut, one day before his 92nd birthday. He was on his way to a cardiology appointment, accompanied by his son Darius. A birthday party concert had been planned for him with family and famous guests. It was recast as a memorial tribute. Dave Brubeck
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