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Dave Brubeck Quartet: Jazz At The College Of Pacific

In June 1954, “Fantasy” label released “Jazz at the College of the Pacific”, the tenth Dave Brubeck Quartet album.It was recorded in December 1953, at “College of the Pacific” in Stockton, California.

Personnel:

  • Dave Brubeck – piano
  • Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
  • Ron Crotty – bass
  • Joe Dodge – drums
  • Arnold Roth – illustration
  • Ed Colker – design

Track listing:

  1. All the Things You Are – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  2. Laura – David Raksin, Johnny Mercer
  3. Lullaby in Rhythm – Walter Hirsch, Benny Goodman
  4. I’ll Never Smile Again – Ruth Lowe
  5. I Remember You – Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer
  6. For All We Know – J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis

Dave Brubeck: Plays And Plays And…

In October 1957, “Fantasy” label released “Plays and Plays and…:, the 21st Dave Brubeck album. It was recorded in February 1957, at Dave Brubeck home in Oakland.

Personnel:

  • Dave Brubeck – piano 
  • Arnold Roth – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Sweet Cleo Brown – Dave Brubeck
  2. I’m Old Fashioned – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
  3. Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  4. Indian Summer – Victor Herbert, Al Dubin
  5. In Search of a Theme – Dave Brubeck
  6. You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Cole Porter
  7. I See Your Face Before Me – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  8. They Say It’s Wonderful – Irving Berlin
  9. Imagination – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke