Rediscovering Dave Brubeck (PBS)
Moving Image, 1.5H.01.002
Created December 16, 2001
56m 50s
For 50 years, Dave Brubeck has been a giant of American jazz, exciting millions with tunes such as "Take Five, "Blue Rondo," and "The Duke." His life and upbeat rhythms embody American optimism. Now 80, Brubeck is still going strong, creating new music, playing to sell-out crowds. Hedrick Smith Productions and PBS bring you the first, full-length documentary of the celebrated Jazz legend.
Over the course of a year of filming Hedrick Smith had the opportunity to interview Dave Brubeck all over the globe - on the road in London and Berlin, in Stockton, CA as he returned to his alma matter, the University of the Pacific, and at his home in Wilton, CT. The result is over 16 hours of footage, priceless anecdotes and a truly intimate portrait of the man and the musician.
Here is a sampling of those conversations -- Dave Brubeck discussing some of the people, places and issues that have shaped his career. From how he creates his music, to what it's like to play with his sons, to what it meant to be a white man in a what many perceived to be a black man's world, this section offers rare insights into one of the country's great jazz legends
Hedrick Smith's subject proves engaging, reminiscing about his childhood, his partnership with saxophonist Paul Desmond, the heady days when Mr. Brubeck was on the cover of Time magazine and was performing behind the Iron Curtain at the behest of the State Department (The New York Times)
Over the course of a year of filming Hedrick Smith had the opportunity to interview Dave Brubeck all over the globe - on the road in London and Berlin, in Stockton, CA as he returned to his alma matter, the University of the Pacific, and at his home in Wilton, CT. The result is over 16 hours of footage, priceless anecdotes and a truly intimate portrait of the man and the musician.
Here is a sampling of those conversations -- Dave Brubeck discussing some of the people, places and issues that have shaped his career. From how he creates his music, to what it's like to play with his sons, to what it meant to be a white man in a what many perceived to be a black man's world, this section offers rare insights into one of the country's great jazz legends
Hedrick Smith's subject proves engaging, reminiscing about his childhood, his partnership with saxophonist Paul Desmond, the heady days when Mr. Brubeck was on the cover of Time magazine and was performing behind the Iron Curtain at the behest of the State Department (The New York Times)
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