Dave Brubeck - The Absolutely Essential (3CD)

Som komponist har Brubeck komponert flere balletter, en musikal, ett oratorium, verk for solo piano, verk for mindre jazzgrupper og verk for større orkester, med mer. Brubeck har fått en stjerne på Hollywood Walk of Fame. Brubecks musikk er preget av hans klassiske musikalske bakgrunn og hans evne til improvisasjon. Musikken inneholder ofte uvanlige taktarter.

Sporliste

CD 1
01. Take Five
02. Just One Of Those Things
03. I'll Remember April
04. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
05. Mam'selle
06. Perfidia
07. Kathy's Waltz
08. Somebody Loves Me
09. Everybody's Jumpin'
10. Sweet Georgia Brown 
11. These Foolish Things
12. Swanee River
13. Spring Is Here
14. Love Walked In
15. Georgia On My Mind
16. Squeeze Me
17. Look For The Silver Lining
18. S Wonderful
19. Le Souk
20. Too Marvelous For Words

CD 2
01. Pick Up The Sticks
02. Rondo
03. Avalon
04. Perdido
05. Give A Little Whistle
06. Lullaby In Rhythm
07. Lyon's Busy
08. Basin Street Blues
09. Prisoner's Song
10. Laura 
11. My Romance
12. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
13. All The Things You Are
14. Stardust
15. Always
16. Ol' Man River
17. Singing In The Rain
18. The Way You Look Tonight
19. Alice In Wonderland
20. Frenesi

CD 3
01. Blue Rondo A La Turk
02. Oh Lady Be Good
03. Crazy Chris
04. Gone With The Wind
05. I Hear A Rhapsody
06. A Foggy Day
07. Blue Moon
08. Shortnin' Bread
09. That Old Black Magic
10. Heart & Soul 
11. How High The Moon
12. Me & My Shadow
13. Lulu's Back In Time
14. Playland At The Beach
15. September In The Rain
16. I May Be Wrong
17. Three To Get Ready
18. Let's Fall In Love
19. Tea For Two
20. Indiana