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Jazz legend Dave Brubeck was nearly expelled from college because he could not read music. The college was afraid it would cause a scandal, and agreed to let Brubeck graduate only after he had promised to never teach piano.
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May 4th (5/4) is unofficially celebrated as Dave Brubeck day because 5/4 represents the time signature of Take Five, arguably Brubeck's most well known song.
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The US paid for jazz bands to tour the world during the cold war as a form of propaganda. “No dictatorship can tolerate jazz,” said one musician, Dave Brubeck. “It is the first sign of a return to freedom.”
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Beginning in the 1950's the US State Department used Jazz as a way to win "Hearts and Minds" during the Cold War. Famous Jazz Ambassadors included Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis
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Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck started his famous quartet following a diving accident that injured his neck and spinal cord, leaving pain in his hands that persisted for years. Realizing he couldn't play lead anymore, he sought other musicians to fill that role.
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Paul Desmond - alto saxophonist in the Dave Brubeck Quartet and composer of the group’s seminal “Take Five” - gave all of the proceeds of his hit song to the Red Cross in his will.
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One of my favorite jazz standards, Take Five (made famous by Dave Brubeck) has a version with lyrics
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Unsquare Dance by Dave Brubeck was written in 7/4 time and peaked at 74 on the Billboard Hot 100
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The Dave Brubeck Quartet made an album with Leonard Bernstein and the NY Phil. It's called Bernstein Plays Brubeck Plays Bernstein.
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Jazz musician Dave Brubeck died of a heart attack while on his way to a cardiology appointment.
