''We're All Together Again for the First Time'' is a 1973 live album by Dave Brubeck and his quintet recorded at various locations in Europe. The album peaked at 20 on the ''Billboard'' Top Jazz Charts. "Truth", "Unfinished Woman" and "

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" were recorded at the

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, "Koto Song" was recorded at the Paris Olympia and "Rotterdam Blues" and "

Sweet Georgia Brown "Sweet Georgia Brown" is a jazz standard composed in 1925 by Ben Bernie and Maceo Pinkard, with lyrics by Kenneth Casey. History Reportedly, Ben Bernie came up with the concept for the song's lyrics – although he is not the credited lyricis ...

" at the De Doelen concert hall in Rotterdam.

Reception

The album was reviewed by Scott Yanow at

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who wrote that "For this very logical record, altoist Paul Desmond....makes the group a quintet and his interplay with Mulligan is consistently delightful. ...In addition, Desmond is showcased on "Koto Song" and as an encore Brubeck plays a lighthearted if brief "Sweet Georgia Brown." ."

Track listing

# "Truth" ( Dave Brubeck) - 10:29 # "Unfinished Woman" ( Gerry Mulligan) - 7:26 # "Koto Song" (Brubeck) - 5:10 # "

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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 ...

) - 16:07 # "Rotterdam Blues" (Brubeck) - 6:51 # "

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Ben Bernie Benjamin Anzelwitz, known professionally as Ben Bernie (May 30, 1891 – October 23, 1943),DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. ...

Kenneth Casey Kenneth Casey (January 10, 1899 – August 10, 1965) was an American composer, publisher, author, and child movie star in early silents. Biography Born in New York City, Casey worked as a child actor in over thirty films for Vitagraph Studios b ...

, Maceo Pinkard) - 1:12

Personnel

* Dave Brubeck -

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, producer *

- alto saxophone * Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone * Jack Six -

double bass The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox additions such as the octobass). Similar i ...

Alan Dawson Alan Dawson (July 14, 1929 – February 23, 1996) was an American jazz drummer and percussion teacher based in Boston. Biography Dawson was born in Marietta, Pennsylvania and raised in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Serving in the U.S. Army during th ...

- drums * Siegfried Loch - producer

References

{{Authority control 1973 live albums Albums recorded at the Olympia (Paris) Atlantic Records live albums Dave Brubeck live albums Live instrumental albums