Comments on: Remembering Dave Brubeck, Goodwill Ambassador http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2012/12/remembering-dave-brubeck-goodwill-ambassador/ A new Smithsonian blog covering scenes and sightings from the Smithsonian museums and beyond. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Barb Januszkiewicz http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2012/12/remembering-dave-brubeck-goodwill-ambassador/comment-page-1/#comment-9729 Barb Januszkiewicz Fri, 07 Dec 2012 02:42:27 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/?p=32265#comment-9729 "A World of Sound" just got quieter, again. Dave Brubeck, who died Wednesday at age 91, yes was a quintessential artist as well as a jazz man. Brubeck is one of the most original minds in jazz history. He embodied everything that fans of jazz love about the genre: the fire, the soul, the challenges, the pure spontaneity. He was a risk taker and his Take Five was a break out tune that changed the way we hear jazz. I am saluting his genius by listening to all the great works he left behind. R.I.P.Dave Brubeck BarbJanuszkiewicz Visual Jazz Artist “A World of Sound” just got quieter, again. Dave Brubeck, who died Wednesday at age 91, yes was a quintessential artist as well as a jazz man.

Brubeck is one of the most original minds in jazz history. He embodied everything that fans of jazz love about the genre: the fire, the soul, the challenges, the pure spontaneity. He was a risk taker and his Take Five was a break out tune that changed the way we hear jazz. I am saluting his genius by listening to all the great works he left behind. R.I.P.Dave Brubeck BarbJanuszkiewicz Visual Jazz Artist

]]> By: richard golden http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2012/12/remembering-dave-brubeck-goodwill-ambassador/comment-page-1/#comment-9728 richard golden Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:27:05 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/?p=32265#comment-9728 Dave Brubeck, although he was an American icon, was truly a citizen of the world. His humble childhood imbued in him a deep sense of gratitude, justice, humanity, and humility. All of these personal values fed and inspired his musical gifts. Right up to the end he retained a sharp intellect and wonderful wit. Among the greatest aspects of his legacy, in addition to the music, are the members of his large extended family of children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren and the center of his creative and personal life, the lady he fell in love with the moment he met her in 1942...the lady who inspired "In Her Own Sweet Way"...his loving and gifted wife Iola. Thank you to her and the children for sharing Dave with the world! Dave Brubeck, although he was an American icon, was truly a citizen of the world. His humble childhood imbued in him a deep sense of gratitude, justice, humanity, and humility. All of these personal values fed and inspired his musical gifts. Right up to the end he retained a sharp intellect and wonderful wit. Among the greatest aspects of his legacy, in addition to the music, are the members of his large extended family of children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren and the center of his creative and personal life, the lady he fell in love with the moment he met her in 1942…the lady who inspired “In Her Own Sweet Way”…his loving and gifted wife Iola. Thank you to her and the children for sharing Dave with the world!

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