''Bravo! Brubeck!'' is a 1967 live album by Dave Brubeck and his quartet, recorded during their tour of Mexico. The quartet were augmented by

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on guitar, and the bongo and conga player Salvatore Agueros. It was released in 1967. A second live album recorded on their tour, '' Buried Treasures'', was released in 1998. The album peaked at 9 on the ''Billboard'' Top Jazz Albums chart.

Reception

The album was reviewed by Scott Yanow at

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who wrote that "One of the better Dave Brubeck LPs from the later period of the Quartet with altoist Paul Desmond, this set is unusual in that it only contains one Brubeck original. ...The results are melodic but swinging treatments of a variety of famous themes".

Track listing

# Introduction – 1:18 # "

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) – 5:01 # "La Paloma Azul (The Blue Dove)" (Traditional) – 6:16 # " Sobre las Olas (Over the Waves)" (

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) – 3:17 # " Besame Mucho" ( Sunny Skylar,

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) – 5:53 # "Nostalgia de Mexico" ( Dave Brubeck) – 4:03 # " Poinciana" (

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) – 6:43 # " Alla en el Rancho Grande" (Emilio de Uranga) – 3:07 # "

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" ( Alberto Dominguez, Leonard Whitcup) – 5:19 # "Estrellita (Little Star)" (

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) – 4:50 # " La Bamba" (Traditional) – 4:50

Personnel

;Performance * Dave Brubeck -

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

, arranger,

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s *

Paul Desmond Paul Desmond (born Paul Emil Breitenfeld; November 25, 1924 – May 30, 1977) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer, best known for his work with the Dave Brubeck Quartet and for composing that group's biggest hit, " Take Five". He ...

- alto saxophone *

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

Gene Wright Eugene Joseph Wright (May 29, 1923 – December 30, 2020) was an American jazz bassist who was a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Career Wright was a cornetist at high school and led the 16-piece band Dukes of Swing in his 20s. He was large ...

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* Salvatore Agueros - bongo, conga *

Joe Morello Joseph Albert Morello (July 17, 1928 – March 12, 2011) was an American jazz drummer best known for serving as the drummer for pianist Dave Brubeck, as part of the Dave Brubeck Quartet, from 1957 to 1972, including during the quartet's "classic ...

- drums *

Teo Macero Attilio Joseph "Teo" Macero (October 30, 1925 – February 19, 2008) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer. He was a producer at Columbia Records for twenty years. Macero produced Miles Davis' '' Bitches Brew'', and ...

- producer ;Production *Steven Berkowitz, Patti Matheny - a&r *Howard Fitzson — art direction *Randall Martin — design, reissue design *Seth Rothstein — director *Nicholas Bennett — packaging manager *

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, Hank Parker — photography *Didier C. Deutsch, Russell Gloyd — reissue producer *

— original recording producer *John Jackson — production assistant *Howard Fritzson — reissue art *Darcy Proper — remastering, remixing

References

{{Dave Brubeck 1967 live albums Albums produced by Teo Macero Columbia Records live albums Dave Brubeck live albums Live instrumental albums