Brandenburg Gate: Revisited

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Brandenburg Gate: Revisited
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Live album by
Released1963
RecordedAugust 21–22, 1961 [1]
Genre Jazz
Length34:35
Label Columbia
The Dave Brubeck Quartet chronology
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Brandenburg Gate: Revisited is a studio album by The Dave Brubeck Quartet accompanied by an orchestra arranged by Howard Brubeck. [2]

Contents

The album peaked at 137 on the Billboard 200. [3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]

Billboard magazine featured the album as a "Billboard Spotlight Pick" in their November 23, 1963 issue. [5]

The album was reviewed by Lindsay Planer at Allmusic who wrote with regards the orchestral accompaniment that "...The subtle tension and liberation that exists between the two arguably disparate aggregates prevent either from overpowering the other. Likewise, spirited leads and improvisations from Brubeck and Desmond keep the elaborate piece agile and firmly rooted in jazz." Planer wrote that Desmond on "Summer Song" "...once again reels off impressive lines that never detract from the tastefully understated string augmentation" and of the "G Flat Theme" that "...What begins as dark and melancholy dissipates into a mid-tempo groove that drives both Brubeck and Desmond into some very interesting spaces as they quickly adapt their sound to the slightly noir, but highly memorable chorus." [2]

Track listing

  1. "Brandenburg Gate" - 18:31
  2. "Summer Song" - 4:14
  3. "In Your Own Sweet Way" - 5:01
  4. "G Flat Theme" (Howard Brubeck) - 3:58
  5. "Kathy's Waltz" - 3:02

Personnel

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References

  1. "Dave Brubeck Catalog". jazzdisco. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Brandenburg Gate: Revisited at AllMusic
  3. Brandenburg Gate: Revisited - Awards at AllMusic
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 190. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. "Album Reviews: Jazz Spotlight". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 23 November 1963. p. 9. ISSN   0006-2510.