I was the only doper who had him in the celebrity death pool.
Next time just put “still” in the title.
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Thread winner right here, folks.
Done better (and earlier) in post 13.
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Link works for me.
Also, I went to college with Brubeck’s son, the cello-playing one, in the late '70s-early '80s.
It’s the unconventional time signature.
Nice.
And Ukulele Ike - yeah, I think Brubeck and Desmond’s Take Five was a gateway song for a lot of people, similar to Guaraldi’s Linus & Lucy, and for funky time signatures, the original Mission Impossible theme also in 5/4. (Go Lalo Schifren!)
My son taught himself piano basics trying to play Take Five. The groove is so compelling.