Dave Brubeck (1920–2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer.
As leader
Year recorded TitlePeak positions Label Personnel/Notes US BB1948Old Sounds From San Francisco —FantasyOctet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Jack Weeks (bass), Cal Tjader (drums), William O. Smith (clarinet), Bob Collins (baritone sax), Dick Collins (trumpet), David Van Kriedt (tenor sax); 10' LP reissued as part of Dave Brubeck Octet1949-50Distinctive Rhythm Instrumentals —FantasyTrio, with Ron Crotty (bass), Cal Tjader (vibraphone, drums, percussion); 3 Volumes of 10' LPs. Reissued as part of The Dave Brubeck Trio 1950Distinctive Rhythm Instrumentals —FantasyOctet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Jack Weeks (bass), Cal Tjader (drums), William O. Smith (clarinet), Bob Collins (baritone sax), Dick Collins (trumpet), David Van Kriedt (tenor sax); 10' LP reissued as part of Dave Brubeck Octet1948–50Dave Brubeck Octet —FantasyOctet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Jack Weeks (bass), Cal Tjader (drums), William O. Smith (clarinet), Bob Collins (baritone sax), Dick Collins (trumpet), David Van Kriedt (tenor sax); reissue of previous 10' LPs1950The Dave Brubeck Trio —FantasyTrio, with Ron Crotty (bass), Cal Tjader (vibraphone, drums, percussion) (Volumes 1 & 2); reissue of previous 10' LPs1951Brubeck/Desmond —FantasyQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Fred Dutton, bass; Herb Barman, drums; reissue contained a track from the 1954 10' LP Jazz Interwoven 1952-53Jazz at Storyville —Fantasy Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Bull Ruther or Ron Crotty, bass; Lloyd Davis, drums; in concert 1952The Dave Brubeck Quartet —FantasyQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Bull Ruther (bass), Herb Barman and Lloyd Davis (drums; separately); reissue contained a track from the 1954 10' LP Jazz InterwovenJazz at the Blackhawk —FantasyQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Ron Crotty (bass), Lloyd Davis (drums); in concert 1953Jazz at Oberlin —FantasyQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Ron Crotty (bass), Lloyd Davis (drums); in concertBrubeck & Desmond at Wilshire-Ebell —FantasyQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Ron Crotty (bass), Lloyd Davis (drums); in concertJazz at the College of the Pacific —FantasyQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Ron Crotty (bass), Joe Dodge (drums); in concertJazz at the College of the Pacific, Vol. 2 —Original Jazz ClassicsQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Ron Crotty (bass), Joe Dodge (drums); in concert 1954Dave Brubeck at Storyville: 1954 8ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Ron Crotty or Bob Bates(bass), Joe Dodge (drums); in concertJazz Goes to College 8ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Bob Bates (bass), Joe Dodge (drums); in concertBrubeck Time 5ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Bob Bates (bass), Joe Dodge (drums)1954–55Jazz: Red Hot and Cool 7ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Bob Bates (bass), Joe Dodge (drums); in concert 1956Brubeck Plays Brubeck —ColumbiaSolo pianoDave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport —ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Norman Bates (bass), Joe Dodge (drums); in concert; album shared with the J. J. Johnson–Kai Winding Quintet 1957Jazz Impressions of the U.S.A. —ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Norman Bates (bass), Joe Morello (drums)Dave Brubeck Plays and Plays and... —FantasySolo pianoReunion —FantasyQuintet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), David Van Kriedt (tenor sax), Norman Bates (bass), Joe Morello (drums)Jazz Goes to Junior College 24ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Norman Bates (bass), Joe Morello (drums)Dave Digs Disney —ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Norman Bates (bass), Joe Morello (drums) 1958The Dave Brubeck Quartet in Europe —ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concertNewport 1958 —ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Joe Benjamin (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concertJazz Impressions of Eurasia —ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Joe Benjamin (bass), Joe Morello (drums) 1959Gone with the Wind —ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)Time Out 2ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums) 1960 The Riddle —ColumbiaQuartet, with Bill Smith (clarinet), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)Southern Scene —ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)Live in Essen, Grugahalle, 1960 —WDRQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)Brubeck and Rushing —ColumbiaQuintet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), Jimmy Rushing (vocals)Bernstein Plays Brubeck Plays Bernstein 13ColumbiaWith Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), New York PhilharmonicBrubeck à la mode —FantasyQuartet, with Bill Smith (clarinet), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)Tonight Only! —ColumbiaQuintet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), Carmen McRae (vocals) 1961Near-Myth/Brubeck-Smith —FantasyQuartet, with Bill Smith (clarinet), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)Time Further Out 8ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)Brandenburg Gate: Revisited 137ColumbiaWith Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), orchestraTake Five Live —ColumbiaQuintet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), Carmen McRae (vocals); in concertThe Real Ambassadors —ColumbiaSoundtrack for the musical1961–62Countdown—Time in Outer Space 24ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums) 1962Bennett/Brubeck: The White House Sessions, Live 1962 —Columbia Legacywith Tony Bennett (vocals); released 2013Bossa Nova U.S.A. 14ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)Brubeck in Amsterdam —ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concert; released 19691963The Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall 37ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concert 1964Time Changes 81ColumbiaWith Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), orchestraJazz Impressions of Japan —ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)Jazz Impressions of New York 142ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)Dave Brubeck in Berlin —CBSQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concert 1962–65Angel Eyes 122ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)My Favorite Things 133ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)1965Time In —ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums) 1966Anything Goes! The Dave Brubeck Quartet Plays Cole Porter —ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)Jackpot! —ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concert 1967Bravo! Brubeck! —ColumbiaWith Paul Desmond (alto sax), Chamin Correa (guitar), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), Salvatore Agueros (bongo, conga); in concertBuried Treasures —Columbia LegacyQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concert; released 1998The Last Time We Saw Paris —ColumbiaQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concertTheir Last Time Out: The Unreleased Live Concert, December 26, 1967 —Columbia LegacyIn concert; released 2011 1968Compadres —ColumbiaQuartet, with Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums); in concertBlues Roots —ColumbiaQuartet, with Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums)The Light in the Wilderness —Decca With Gerre Hancock (organ), Frank Proto (bass, del rhuba), William Justus (baritone), David Frerichs (drums, tablas), Miami University A Cappella Singers (vocals), George Barron (director), Erich Kunzel (conductor)1969The Gates of Justice —DeccaWith Robert Delcamp, (organ), Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums), Cantor Harold Orbach (tenor voice), McHenry Boatwright (bass baritone voice), The Westminster Choir, The Cincinnati Brass Ensemble 1970Brubeck/Mulligan/Cincinnati —DeccaWith Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums), Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra;Live at the Berlin Philharmonie —ColumbiaQuartet, with Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums); in concert1960-68Summit Sessions —ColumbiaReleased 1970. 1971The Last Set at Newport —AtlanticQuartet, with Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums); in concertTruth Is Fallen —AtlanticWith Chris Brubeck (bass trombone, electric piano, vocals), Peter Madcat Ruth (harmonica, flute, vocals), Jim Cathcart (organ, trumpet, vocals), Stephan Dudash (guitar, violin, vocals), Dave Mason (guitar, viola, vocals), Chris Brown (electric bass, bass, vocals), Lowell Thompson (bongo drums), Peter Bonisteel (percussion), Charlene Peterson (soprano voice), St. John's Assembly, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra 1972We're All Together Again for the First Time —AtlanticQuintet, with Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Paul Desmond (alto sax), Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums); in concert1973Two Generations of Brubeck —AtlanticWith Darius Brubeck (electric piano, piano, clavinet), Jerry Bergonzi (soprano sax, tenor sax), Chris Brubeck (electric bass, trombone), Dan Brubeck (drums), Randie Powell (percussion), David Powell (double bass), Perry Robinson (clarinet), Peter Madcat Ruth (harmonica), David Dutemple (electric bass), Richie Morales (drums), Stephan Dudash (violin), Dave Mason (guitar), Jimmy Cathcart (electric piano)1973–74All the Things We Are —AtlanticOne track trio, with Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums); some tracks quartet, with Lee Konitz (alto sax), Jack Six (bass), Roy Haynes (drums); one track quintet, with Anthony Braxton (alto sax) added; one track quartet with Braxton replacing Konitz1974Brother, the Great Spirit Made Us All —AtlanticWith Darius Brubeck (electric piano), Jerry Bergonzi (soprano sax, tenor sax), Chris Brubeck (electric bass, trombone), Dan Brubeck (drums), David Powell (double bass), Perry Robinson (clarinet), Peter Madcat Ruth (harmonica, Jew's harp)19751975: The Duets —A&MDuo, with Paul Desmond (alto sax)197625th Anniversary Reunion —A&MQuartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)1977The New Brubeck Quartet: Live at Montreux —TomatoQuartet, with Darius Brubeck (electric piano), Chris Brubeck (electric bass, trombone), Dan Brubeck (drums). In concert1978The New Brubeck Quartet: A Cut Above —Direct to DiskQuartet, with Darius Brubeck (electric piano), Chris Brubeck (electric bass, trombone), Dan Brubeck (drums). In concert 1979La Fiesta de la Posada (The Festival of the Inn) —Columbia With Richard Lewis (bass), Mel Lewis (drums), Lee Arellano (percussion, vocals), Phyllis Bryn-Julson (Soprano), Gene Tucker (tenor), Jake Gardner (baritone), John Stephens (bass), Dale Warland Singers (chorus), Edith Norberg's Carillon Choristers (chorus), St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Dennis Russell Davies (conductor)Back Home —ConcordQuartet, with Jerry Bergonzi (tenor sax), Chris Brubeck (bass, trombone), Butch Miles (drums)1980Tritonis —ConcordQuartet, with Jerry Bergonzi (tenor sax), Chris Brubeck (bass, trombone), Butch Miles (drums)1981Paper Moon —ConcordQuartet, with Jerry Bergonzi (tenor sax), Chris Brubeck (bass, bass trombone), Randy Jones (drums) 1982Concord on a Summer Night —ConcordQuartet, with William O. Smith (clarinet), Chris Brubeck