Dave Brubeck - Brandenburg Gate, Revisited (1961) & Brubeck 80th Birthday (2001) LIVE

David Warren Brubeck (December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Often regarded as a foremost exponent of cool jazz, Brubeck's work is characterized by unusual time signatures and superimposing contrasting rhythms, meters, and tonalities, and combining different styles and genres, such as classical, jazz, and blues.

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1. Brandenburg Gate, 2nd track from Jazz Impressions from Eurasia (1958) arr. for jazz quartet, horn and strings by Howard Brubeck (1961) for the studio album Brandenburg Gate, Revisited (1963) (0:00)

Dave Brubeck – piano
Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
Gene Wright – double bass
Joe Morello – drums
orchestra – unidentified

2. Brandenburg Gate, Revisited (1961) (14:30)
arr. by Howard Brubeck. Live recording 23 December 2000, during Dave Brubeck’s 80th birthday celebrations. Dave Brubeck, family, friends and the LSO

Dave Brubeck – piano
Bobby Militello – alto sax, flute
Darius Brubeck – piano
Chris Brubeck – electric bass, bass trombone
Dan Brubeck – drums
Matthew Brubeck – cello
Alec Dankworth – double bass
London Symphony Orchestra – full orchestra
Russell Gloyd – conductor

Billboard magazine featured the album as a "Billboard Spotlight Pick" in their November 23, 1963 issue.

The album was reviewed by Lindsay Planer at AllMusic who wrote "Brandenburg Gate" has been significantly expanded from the version heard on Jazz Impressions of Eurasia (1958). The selection has developed into a side-long suite that includes substantial emotive counterpoint connecting the moody and contemplative strings and the swinging melodic contributions of Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), and Joe Morello (drums). The subtle tension and liberation that exists between the two arguably disparate aggregates prevent either from overpowering the other. Likewise, spirited leads and improvisations from Brubeck and Desmond keep the elaborate piece agile and firmly rooted in jazz".