1. ‘’Homecoming’’ Jingle Bells
2. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
3. Joy To The World
4. Away In A Manger
5. Winter Wonderland
6. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
7. What Child Is This
8. To Us Is Given
9. O Tannenbaum
10. Silent Night
11. Cantos para Pedir las Posadas
12. Run, Run, Run To Bethlehem
13. ‘’Farewell’’ Jingle Bells
14. The Christmas Song

Solo performer: Dave Brubeck (piano).

Dave Brubeck covers a host of favorite carols on this solo outing. His chime-like "Joy to the World" and striding "Winter Wonderland" are treasures. His festive opening version of "Jingle Bells" contrasts with the weary version signaling the end of an evening's festivities; anyone who has ever worked a holiday party will relate to it. His originals include the delightful "Run, Run, Run to Bethlehem" and the meditative "To Us Is Given." This is a Christmas CD worth repeated hearings. ---Ken Dryden, Rovi

Brubeck delivers a cool-jazz Christmas album that you'll have to break out year after year. It's just him at the piano on this 1996 recording, bringing class and joy to Santa Claus Is Coming to Town; Winter Wonderland; Away in a Manger; Joy to the World; The Christmas Song; Jingle Bells , and more. You're also treated to two Brubeck originals: To Us Is Given and Run, Run, Run to Bethlehem ! ---Editorial Reviews

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    1. Once When I Was Very Young (3:33)
    2. What Is This Thing Called Love (2:42)
    3. Among My Souvenirs (4:11)
    4. Dancin' in Rhythm (4:34)
    5. Yesterdays (11:29)
    6. In A Little Spanish Town (3:07)
    7. Stardust (3:33)
    8. Shine On Harvest Moon (5:11)
    9. Gone With the Wind (6:20)
    10. (This Is My First Affair So) Please Be Kind (5:34)
    11. Once When I Was Very Young

Personnel: 
Dave Brubeck (piano); 
Gregg Smith (vocals); 
Bill Smith (clarinet); 
Randy Jones (drums).

On this nostalgic and often wistful set, Dave Brubeck and his 1991 Quartet (clarinetist Bill Smith, bassist Jack Six and drummer Randy Jones) play eight songs from the pianist's childhood, such numbers as "Shine on Harvest Moon," "Stardust" and "Among My Souvenirs." In addition Brubeck (who is in top form) contributed "Dancin' in Rhythm" and the title cut which in its second version is performed by a choral group. ---Scott Yanow, Rovi

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1.    "It's a Raggy Waltz" – 5:12
2.    "Bluette" – 5:21
3.    "Charles Matthew Hallelujah" – 2:52
4.    "Far More Blue" – 4:38
5.    "Far More Drums" – 4:00
6.    "Maori Blues" – 3:54
7.    "Unsquare Dance" – 2:00
8.    "Bru's Boogie Woogie" – 2:28
9.    "Blue Shadows in the Street" – 6:35
10.   "Slow and Easy (A.K.A. Lawless Mike)" – 3:29
11.   "It's a Raggy Waltz" (recorded in 1963, Carnegie Hall) – 6:37

Personnel
    Dave Brubeck – piano
    Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
    Eugene Wright – bass
    Joe Morello – drums

Time Further Out extends upon the concepts first enunciated on the Brubeck Quartet's surprise hit Time Out, but in this case with the organizing principles involving the leader's varied compositional treatments of the blues--traditional and otherwise. Thus a darkly ruminative tune such as "Bluette" treats a fairly standard 12-bar form in a very non-standard manner, interpolating a variety of classical devices that suggest the melodic influence of Chopin and the contrapuntal devices of Bach in its treatment, with a yearning alto solo from saxophonist Paul Desmond that suggests the emotional content of a blues, without specifically referring to standard devices. As if to italicize his band's mastery of polymeter, pianist Brubeck treats the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth tunes in corresponding meters, to particular effect on the 7/4 hoedown of "Unsquare Dance," the 8/8 barrelhouse changes of "Bru's Boogie Woogie" and the engaging dissonances of his 9/8 mood piece "Blue Shadows in the Street." And on "Far More Drums," drummer Joe Morello displays a mastery of 5/4 metric variations and African-styled polyrhythms that was unheard of for that time, save for percussive grandmasters such as Max Roach. ---Chip Stern, Editorial Reviews

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01 - Lost Waltz 
02 - Softly, William, Softly 
03 - Time in 
04 - 40 Days 
05 - Travellin' Blues 
06 - He Done Her Wrong 
07 - Lonesome 
08 – Cassandra
Personnel
    Dave Brubeck - piano
    Paul Desmond - alto saxophone
    Joe Morello - drums
    Gene Wright – bass

Time In, issued in 1965, was the last of pianist and composer Dave Brubeck's "Time" recordings, and one of his most musically adventurous. Gone are the moody, silky textures and glissando moves of Time Out, or Time Further Out. In fact, of all the "Time" recordings, this is the least commercial and, in places, almost hard bop-oriented among them. This set goes beyond the entire West Coast idea as well. That's not to say there are no ballads -""Softly, William, Softly"" is one of the most gorgeous ballads Brubeck ever composed, with a memorable solo by Paul Desmond, who plays a slow, bluesy articulation over the pianist's augmented harmonic changes. But there's so much more. The title track has Stravinsky-esque chords that introduce a delicate theme, which disintegrates into a dissonant swing. There is also Brubeck variation on "Frankie and Johnnie," on "He Done Her Wrong." This track comes charging out of the box à la the Ramsey Lewis trio in a fit of pure one-four-five groove, with Desmond playing ostinato throughout the chorus. And here, Brubeck shows his love of tradition: Inside his solo, comprised of chords and striated intervallic figures that are just off the harmonic series, he never leaves the original behind; it is always readily evoked at any moment in the tune. The set closes with "Cassandra," a piece with sleight-of-hand rhythms and fleet soloing by the pianist and Desmond. Brubeck himself comes out of the melody with a series of 16th notes that blaze into 32nds before he comes back to the changes for Desmond. All the while, Joe Morello is triple-timing the band even in the slower passages just to keep the pulse on target as Gene Wright and Brubeck move all around the time figures to create a sense of space around Desmond's solo. Though it is seldom celebrated as such, this is one of Brubeck's finest moments on Columbia. ---Thom Jurek, Rovi

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1.Tokyo Traffic 
2.Rising Sun
3.Toki's Theme				play
4.Fujiyama
5.Zen Is When				play
6.The City Is Crying
7.Osaka Blues
8.Koto Song Koto Song

Personnel: 
Dave Brubeck - piano 
Paul Desmond - alto saxophone 
Gene Wright - bass 
Joe Morello – drums

Like Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, and their groups, Dave Brubeck and his first great quartet were among the first jazz musicians after World War II to travel diplomatically in the service of peace throughout the world. Armstrong released Ambassador Satch in 1955, and Brubeck released The Real Ambassadors, with Armstrong, Carmen McRae, and others, seven years later—helping, maybe, to thaw the Cold War.

From “Tokyo Traffic” to “Koto Song,” the album captures the range of lifestyles and rhythms of modern Japan, both urban and rural. The pastoral seems to appear more, with Paul Desmond’s sweet alto taking on flutelike inflections and coaxing some of Brubeck’s most delicate lyricism, though he does not neglect the piano’s more percussive possibilities. In the latter, Brubeck is kicked along by the masterful Joe Morello on percussion, the shining star of this date. Using virtually all components of the drum set—particularly the tom-tom, floor tom-tom, Chinese and Turkish cymbals, woodblock, and temple blocks—Morello evokes the spectrum of Japanese musical traditions alluded to by Brubeck in his compositions. Check Joe out on “Tokyo Traffic,” especially.

Too long out of print in the LP format and only available on CD as an import from Japan, Jazz Impressions of Japan is good to have back in wide circulation in the U.S. Legacy has reissued this recording as part of “The Dave Brubeck Collection,” a noble way to honor a noble musician on his 80th birthday. ---Wayne Zade, allaboutjazz.com

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Dave Brubeck Quartet - Monterey Jazz Festiwal 2007

1. Introductions by Mort Saul 
2. Gone With The Wind 
3. Margie 
4. Elegy 
5. There'll Be No Tomorrow 
6. Things Ain't What They Used To Be 
7. All The Things You Are 
8. These Foolish Things > 
9. Take Five 
10. Outro 

Time 69:01

Dave Brubeck - Grand Piano 
Bobby Militello - Alto Saxophone, Flute 
Michael Moore - Double Bass 
Randy Jones - Drums 
Jim Hall - Electric Guitar 

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01. The Unihorn5:13
02. Bach an’ All 3:49
03. Siren Song 5:41
04. Pan’s Pipes 4:10
05. By Jupiter 3:54
06. Baggin’ the Dragon 6:46
07. Apollo’s Axe 3:22		     play
08. The Sailor and the Mermaid 4:13
09. Nep-Tune 2:51
10. Pan Dance 3:43			play

Musicians:
Dave Brubeck (Piano)
Bill Smith (Clarinet)
Eugene Wright (bass)
Joe Morello (Drums).

This is the third and final guest appearance by clarinetist Bill Smith in the place of Paul Desmond with the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Like the earlier record dates, this 1961 session focuses exclusively on Smith's compositions, resulting in a very different sound for the band than its normal mix of the leader's songs and standards. Smith was a member of Brubeck's adventurous octet of the late '40s and, like the pianist, also studied with French composer Darius Milhaud. So the clarinetist is willing to take chances, utilizing a mute on his instrument in "Pan's Pipes," and having drummer Joe Morello use his timpani sticks on the piano strings in the swinging "The Unihorn." Smith proves himself very much in Desmond's league with his witty solos and equally amusing, pun-filled liner notes. While none of these songs became a regular part of Brubeck's repertoire, even after Smith replaced tenorist Jerry Bergonzi as a member of the quartet in 1982, this is easily the best of the three albums that he made with Dave Brubeck during the late '50s and early '60s. ---Ken Dryden. AMG.

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1. Blue Rondo a la Turk - 6:44 
2. Strange Meadow Lark - 7:22 
3. Take Five - 5:24 			play
4. Three to Get Ready - 5:24 
5. Kathy's Waltz - 4:48 
6. Everybody's Jumpin' - 4:23 
7. Pick Up Sticks - 4:16

Personnel
    Dave Brubeck — piano
    Paul Desmond — alto saxophone
    Eugene Wright — bass
    Joe Morello — drums

Time Out is a jazz album by The Dave Brubeck Quartet, released in 1959 on Columbia Records, catalogue CL 1397. Recorded at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in New York City, it is based upon the use of time signatures that were unusual for jazz such as 9/8 and 5/4. The album is a subtle blend of cool and West Coast jazz. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard pop albums chart, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA.

Although the album was intended as an experiment, with Columbia president Goddard Lieberson taking a chance to release it, and received negative reviews by critics upon its release, it became one of the best-known and biggest-selling jazz albums, charting highly on the popular albums chart when 50,000 units sold for a jazz album was impressive. It produced a Top 40 hit single in "Take Five," the one track not written by Dave Brubeck.

Although the theme of Time Out is non-common-time signatures, things are not quite so simple. "Blue Rondo à la Turk" starts in 9/8, with a typically Balkan 2+2+2+3 subdivision into short and long beats (the rhythm of the Turkish zeybek, equivalent of the Greek zeibekiko) as opposed to the more Western 3+3+3 pattern, but the saxophone and piano solos are in 4/4. Despite its title, "Blue Rondo à la Turk" is not a play on Mozart's "Rondo alla Turca" from his Piano Sonata No. 11, but rather is based on a Turkish rhythm that Brubeck heard.

"Strange Meadow Lark" begins with a piano solo that exhibits no clear time signature but then settles into a fairly ordinary 4/4 swing once the rest of the group joins. "Take Five," "supposed to be a Joe Morello drum solo" according to Desmond,[citation needed] is in 5/4 throughout. "Three to Get Ready" begins in waltz-time, after which it begins to alternate between two measures of 3/4 and two of 4/4. "Kathy's Waltz," named after Brubeck's daughter Cathy but misspelled, starts in 4/4, and only later switches to double-waltz time before merging the two. "Everybody's Jumpin'" is mainly in a very flexible 6/4, while "Pick Up Sticks" firms that up into a clear and steady 6/4.

It has been speculated that "Kathy's Waltz" inspired the song "All My Loving", written by Paul McCartney and performed by The Beatles, as they share similar rhythmic endings to the last phrases of their melodies.

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1  Unsquare Dance  	06:19  	 
2  Theme for June 	10:32 	 
3  Someday My Prince Will Come 	06:56 	 
4  Blues for Newport 	08:27 	 
5  King for a Day 	03:29 	 
6  These Foolish Things 	04:40 	 
7  Pange Lingua March 	10:45 	 
8  Koto Song 	09:35 	 
9  Take Five 	12:28

Line-Up: 
Dave Brubeck (piano); 
Chris Brubeck (trombone, bass); 
Bill Smith (clarinet); 
Randy Jones (drums).

Recorded live in Moscow, Russia in 1987.
Line-Up: 
Dave Brubeck (piano); 
Chris Brubeck (trombone, bass); 
Bill Smith (clarinet); 
Randy Jones (drums).

Recorded live in Moscow, Russia in 1987.

This bootleg of Dave Brubeck's tour of the former Soviet Union in 1987 was supposedly taken from the same concert as the one excerpted on Brubeck's Concord CD Moscow Night (Concord considered but never issued a second CD from Moscow), but the jury is still out. Unfortunately, the excellent performances heard on this disc are marred by the low quality that is all too common among Melodiya's concert recordings of classical artists; this master tape likely came from an audience taping because of the distortion, the lack of balance among the instruments, and the far too audible coughs and sneezes heard on occasion. Oddly enough, there are only three numbers on this CD that are also present on Moscow Night, and only one of those, "Take Five," sounds very similar on both dates ("Unsquare Dance" and "Theme for June" are the other two). Brubeck's upbeat arrangement of the Disney tune "Someday My Prince Will Come" can still bring joy to the most dour heart, while his Oriental blues "Koto Song" has a captivating extended introduction that sets up Bill Smith's haunting clarinet solo. Smith's electronic gadgetry adds a new dimension to Brubeck's "Blues for Newport," which is played much faster than its debut performance on the CD of the same name. Son Chris switches from his fretless electric bass to bass trombone for the crowd-pleasing strut "King for a Day" (from Brubeck's The Real Ambassadors). Drummer Randy Jones draws the spotlight for a sensational solo in "Pange Lingua March," which became a regular feature for the percussionist in the years that followed. Brubeck fans will definitely want to pick up this CD, though better sound would have given it a higher rating. ---Ken Dryden, Rovi

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1.	Iberia
2.	Unisphere
3.	Shim Wha
4.	Worlds Fair
5.	Cable Car
6.	Theme From Elementals
7.	Elementals.

Musicians:
Dave Brubeck (piano) 
Paul Desmond (alto sax) 
Eugene Wright (bass) 
Joe Morello (drums) 
Symphony Orchestra, Rayburn Wright (conductor)

For this entry in Dave Brubeck's series of Time albums, his Quartet with altoist Paul Desmond performs "Elementals" with an orchestra and plays five briefer originals including four that have unusual time signatures; "World's Fair" is in 13/4 time. It's not an essential purchase but a good example of Dave Brubeck's music.

Time Changes has the quartet on one side (including some odd time signature pieces), and the quartet plus a symphony orchestra doing a Brubeck "third stream" composition called Elementals (which the notes call a concerto for the quartet and orchestra). There is no recording date or copyright date, but I think it is from about 1963, shortly after Countdown. Lord places the the quartet sessions on 15/Oct/63, 20/Nov/63 and 3/Dec/63 and the quartet/orchestra sessions on 12/Dec/63 and 8/Jan/64. All recorded in NYC. ---Scott Yanow, Rovi

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