Dave Brubeck Quartet - Jazz at Oberlin (Mono)
Piano – Dave Brubeck [click here to see more vinyl featuring Dave Brubeck]
Alto Saxophone – Paul Desmond [click here to see more vinyl featuring Paul Desmond]
Bass – Ron Crotty
Drums – Lloyd Davis
Written by Jerome Kern (A1), Dorothy Fields (A1), Nancy Hamilton (A2), Morgan Lewis (A2), Holt Marvell (B1), Jack Strachey (B1), Harry Link (B1), Juan Tizol (B2), Hans Lengsfelder (B2), Ervin Drake (B2), Hoagy Carmichael (B3), Mitchell Parish (B3)
1LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Mono
Live
Record Press : Record Technology Incorporated
Label : Craft Recordings - Original Jazz Classics
Original Label : Prestige
Recorded March 2, 1953 at Finney Chapel, Oberlin College, Ohio, United States
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Liner Notes by James Newman, Neil Tesser
Tracks :
Side A:
- The Way You Look Tonight
- How High the Moon
Side B:
- These Foolish Things
- Perdido
- Stardust
“Although a touch underrated, Jazz at Oberlin is one of the early Dave Brubeck classic recordings. The interplay between the pianist-leader and altoist Paul Desmond on "Perdido" borders on the miraculous, and their renditions of "The Way You Look Tonight," "How High the Moon" and "Stardust" are quite memorable. Brubeck's piano playing on "These Foolish Things" is so percussive and atonal in one spot as to sound like Cecil Taylor, who would not emerge for another two years. With bassist Ron Crotty and drummer Lloyd Davis giving the Quartet quiet and steady support, Brubeck and Desmond were free to play at their most adventurous. Highly recommended.” AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow