Dave Brubeck quotes - page 2

We don't know the power that's within our own bodies. (Dave Brubeck)
After the Second World War, I returned to California to study composition with Darius Milhaud, who wrote wonderful works like 'Le Boeuf sur le Toit' and 'La Cretion du Monde.' I especially enjoy his work for two pianos, 'Scaramouche.' View quote
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I was always very aware of drummers. My oldest brother Henry was a drummer, and he drummed on everything in the house from the kitchen sink to stovepipes. He was the first drummer in the Gil Evans Orchestra, so you've got to know how great he was. View quote
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I played a lot of sports and it's the plays in basketball that weren't worked out that are the ones that are just fantastic that you remember. We don't know the power that's within our own bodies. View quote
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I knew even if I'm a cowboy, I'm going to be involved in jazz in some way. View quote
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The worst thing about the life of a jazz musician on the road is getting to the gig. Once you're there and playing, it's marvelous. View quote
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Jazz isn't dead yet. It's the underpinning of everything in this country. Whether it's a Broadway show, or fusion, or right on through classical music, if it's coming out of the U.S., it's not going to survive unless it's got some jazz influence. View quote
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I'm beginning to understand myself. But it would have been great to be able to understand myself when I was 20 rather than when I was 82. View quote
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When I was first aware that I couldn't read music I didn't know I couldn't read because I could play the music that was in front of me. View quote
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The first choral music I remember hearing was Handel's 'Messiah' when the Mormon Tabernacle Choir broadcast it over the radio. View quote
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Dave Brubeck

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Photo: Pablosecca, GFDL
Occupation: American Musician
Born: December 6, 1920
Died: December 5, 2012
Quotes count: 35

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