Dave Brubeck: Lover
Musicians:
Dave Brubeck (piano), Paul Desmond (alto sax), Joe Dodge (drums),
Bob Bates (bass)
.Composed by Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart
.Recorded: Basin Street, New York, July 23, 1955
Rating: 94/100 (learn more)
Against the backdrop of polished repartee and perfectly tuned glasses clinking at Manhattan’s swanky bistro Basin Street East, the Brubeck Quartet eschews the by-now obligatory racetrack 4/4 and restores "Lover" to her original waltz form. The Quartet's elegant delicacy—or delicate elegancy (we can't decide which)—befits both the song and their surroundings. Desmond's self-described dry-martini alto is naturally right at home, Brubeck himself displays an unusually light touch, and Dodge motors comfortably in a meter then exotic to jazz. We especially like Dave's unaccompanied coda appended calmly after the audience assumes the song is ended. A lovely "Lover."
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
Tags: lover
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