The Great Concerts


The Great Concerts is a jazz live album by The Dave Brubeck Quartet. It was originally released on LP and CD under the series Columbia Jazz Masterpieces, in 1988. Then, it was re-released in 1998 and again in 2009. It includes live recordings from 1958 and 1963. The pieces were produced by associated producers: the first six tracks were produced by Teo Macero and Mike Berniker; track 7 and 8 by Berniker and Cal Lampley.
Most of the material had been previously released on now out-of-print LPs, In Europe and At Carnegie Hall. However, some of the tracks included here are previously unreleased.

Track listing

  1. "Pennies From Heaven" 10:02
  2. "For All We Know" 9:27
  3. "Blue Rondo à la Turk" 12:02
  4. "Take Five" 6:29
  5. "Take the "A" Train" 5:10
  6. "The Real Ambassador" 7:22
  7. "Wonderful Copenhagen" 5:27
  8. "Like Someone in Love" 7:17
  9. "Tangerine" 10:16
Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4 recorded on February 21, 1963 at Carnegie Hall, New York City; tracks 5, 6 recorded on December 3, 1963 at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam; tracks 7, 8 and 9 recorded on March 5, 1958 in Copenhagen.

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