Dave Brubeck died [in 2012] [ed. title]

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.