Oldies But Goldies: Dave Brubeck gives 50’s jazz worldly pizazz
February 15, 2020
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Michael P. Lukas
Feb 16, 2020 at 10:58 pm
In the year 1960, I was a freshman at MIT attending a music appreciation course that was intended to expand our technically-oriented minds with cultural experiences. One day in class, the professor asked the students if anyone could name a musical piece that they admired most and that would stand out in musical history. I guess he was expecting something by Bach or Beethoven, but I put my hand up and said “Time Out by Dave Brubeck.” The pompous professor gave me a nasty look and then spent 10 minutes ridiculing me and making fun of my selection in front of the other 100 students in the lecture hall. I was humiliated at the time, but in retrospect I think my selection has stood the test of time! Wherever that professor is today (heaven or otherwise), I hope he remembers his nasty comments and feels a bit embarrassed by them – nawwww….. probably not….