MARCH 2

             DAVE BRUBECK
             Jazz At Oberlin

                 Recording Date:
                       March 2, 1953

                 Personnel:
                       Dave Brubeck   P 
                       Ron Crotty       B 
                       Lloyd Davis      D
                       Paul Desmond  AS 

                  

Review by ~A Customer (Amazon)
This recording is 50 years old but loses none of its luster. The sheer joy of the performance and the appreciation of the audience makes this album pure pleasure. The last four tracks are among the best that Brubeck and Desmond ever did. The creativity and chemistry among the musicians has few rivals in the jazz genre. Amusing quotes and references to other songs, quasi-classical forms including Bach-like fugues between Brubeck and Desmond make for much fun in listening (I always hear something new) and it swings!