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Samizdata quote for the day He was controversial for other reasons, too. Brubeck’s music was too optimistic for the critics’ taste. There was and still is nothing cool about being an optimist. Cool, rather, is supposed to be about seeing the dark side, the essential absurdity of life, and taking pains to numb yourself against the existential angst of modern civilization. But here was modernism with a smiley face. Crazy Daddy-O.
Excerpt from a delightful piece marking jazz legend Dave Brubeck’s 85th birthday. The great man is still playing live gigs decades after many of his supposed “cooler” contemporaries have faded from the scene.
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The really funny part is that his most popular piece (and one of the most popular jazz songs of all time) was written in 5/4 time.
Most people don’t even know what 5/4 time is.
cirby, thanks. Neither do I!
Take Five wasn’t actualy in 5/4 but alternate bars of 3/4 and 2/4,the accents being ONE two three ONE two.
Peter:
Nope.
I’m looking at the sheet music, and it’s 5/4. It may be easier for many folks to sound it out in their heads as 3/4 + 2/4, but the real music is in the correct time signature.
Sorry,It really isn’t,the strong beats are exactly where they would be for alternate bars of three and two.
The syncopated rhythm in the three section is exactly analogous to a a standard Jazz waltz…note that there are no strong off beats.
It is unlikely that sheet music for a piece called Five Four would be written in three and two,they have to sell the stuff,but we had this argument when the record came out and the general consensus was that it wasn’t a true 5/4.
The 9/4, however, had passages of both ONE two ONE two ONE two ONE two three and ONE two three ONE two three ONE two three. I like to sing along that way.
I say “Bah!” to the detractors of Brubeck! “Cool” is a canard.