Daily Archives: October 21, 2014

Dave Brubeck Quartet – Take Five

Apparently this is one of the best-selling jazz singles of all time, so I may be a little late to the party. The thing I first noticed about this piece was the 5/4 meter. Quintuple meter always unsettles me, personally, but it keeps the energy in this piece high. (Fun fact: this piece was inspired […]

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SFJAZZ Collective performs Stevie Wonder’s “Do I Do”

“Do I Do” This is a very cool rendition of Stevie Wonder’s “Do I Do” by The SFJAZZ Collective. The trumpet player does a great job building his solo off the melody. It’s also interesting how he uses an effects pedal during his solo. Lastly, I find it funny that it looks like they are […]

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