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We don't know the power that's within our own bodies.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: Bodies Know Our Own Power Within

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I had the first integrated Army band in World War II.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: Army Band First Had Integrated War World World War World War Ii

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It's like a whole orchestra, the piano for me. And also it's to me the greatest instrument. I shouldn't say that, but I believe that this is the only instrument I can really feel happy about playing.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: About Also Believe Feel Greatest Happy Instrument Like Me Only Orchestra Piano Playing Really Say Whole I Can I Believe I Believe That

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What I want to happen is to be really creative, and to play something new in the improvisations, every time.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: Creative Every Every Time Happen New Play Really Something Something New Time Want

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I played a lot of sports and it's the plays in basketball that weren't worked out that are the ones that are just fantastic that you remember. We don't know the power that's within our own bodies.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: Basketball Bodies Fantastic Just Know Lot Our Out Own Played Plays Power Remember Sports Were Within Worked You

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The worst thing about the life of a jazz musician on the road is getting to the gig. Once you're there and playing, it's marvelous.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: About Getting Gig Jazz Jazz Musician Life Marvelous Musician Once Playing Road Thing Worst Worst Thing You

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I have more energy at the end than I do at the beginning. You can be so beat up that you can scarcely walk on stage but when you get to the piano the excitement kicks in, you forget about being tired.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: About Beat Beginning Being End Energy Excitement Forget Get Kicks More Piano Scarcely Stage Than Tired Up Walk You

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My dad was the manager at the 45,000-acre ranch, but he owned his own 1,200-acre ranch, and I owned four cattle that he gave to me when I graduated from grammar school, from the eighth grade. And those cows multiplied, and he kept track of them for years for me. And that was my herd.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: Cattle Cows Dad Eighth Eighth Grade Four Gave Grade Graduated Grammar Grammar School He Herd His Kept Manager Me Own Owned Ranch School Them Those Track Years

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I used to take my mother to Yosemite. When I turned 14, I got my driver's license, and that's where she'd want to go, so I'd go take her there for two weeks.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: Driver Go Got Her License Mother She Take Turned Two Two Weeks Used Want Weeks Where Yosemite

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Concord, California was a great place to grow up.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: California Concord Great Great Place Grow Grow Up Place Up

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: December 6th, 1920

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