| Brother, the Great Spirit Made Us All | ||||
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Studio | C.I. Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:44 | |||
| Label | Atlantic - SD 1660 | |||
| Producer | Michael Cuscuna | |||
| Dave Brubeck chronology | ||||
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Brother, the Great Spirit Made Us All is a 1974 studio album by Dave Brubeck accompanied by his sons Darius, Chris and Dan. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
The album was reviewed by Scott Yanow at Allmusic who wrote that the musicians "...perform colorful treatments of a wide variety of swinging pieces. Highlights include "It's a Raggy Waltz," "Temptation Boogie" and "Christopher Columbus"; Dave Brubeck takes "The Duke" solo. This fine music was last available on LP." [1]
All compositions by Dave Brubeck unless otherwise indicated.
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