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When you hear Bach or Mozart, you hear perfection. Remember that Bach, Mozart and Beethoven were great improvisers. I can hear that in their music.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: Bach Beethoven Great Hear Mozart Music Perfection Remember Were You I Can

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Many people don't understand how disciplined you have to be to play jazz... And that is really the idea of democracy - freedom within the Constitution or discipline. You don't just get out there and do anything you want.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: Anything Constitution Democracy Discipline Disciplined Freedom Get How Idea Jazz Just Many Out People Play Really Understand Want Within You

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Jazz is about freedom within discipline. Usually a dictatorship like in Russia and Germany will prevent jazz from being played because it just seemed to represent freedom, democracy and the United States.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: About Because Being Democracy Dictatorship Discipline Freedom Germany Jazz Just Like Played Prevent Represent Russia Seemed States United United States Will Within

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I knew I wanted to write on religious themes when I was a GI in World War II. I saw and experienced so much violence that I thought I could express my outrage best with music.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: Best Could Experienced Express Knew Much Music Outrage Religious Saw Themes Thought Violence Wanted War World World War World War Ii Write

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My own Brubeck Institute in California is turning out fantastic young jazz players, and I know great things will happen.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: California Fantastic Great Great Things Happen Institute Jazz Know My Own Out Own Players Things Turning Will Young

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Do you think Duke Ellington didn't listen to Debussy? Louis Armstrong loved opera, did you know that? Name me a jazz pianist who wasn't influenced by European music!

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: Armstrong Did Duke European Influenced Jazz Know Listen Louis Loved Me Music Name Opera Pianist Think Who You

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I got a poster from Columbia Records, and there's Miles Davis, Charlie Mingus, Ellington, Count Basie - everybody in that poster has died, I'm the only one left. And great players like Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan, it's hard to believe they're gone because we were all so close. But I believe in the future and the tradition will go on.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: Because Believe Charlie Close Columbia Count Davis Died Everybody Future Go Gone Got Great Hard Left Like Miles Miles Davis Only Paul Players Poster Records Tradition Were Will I Believe I Believe In

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: December 6th, 1920

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