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The latest in posthumous recordings courtesy of the Brubeck Editions series, Live from Vienna 1967<\/i> is a thrilling, you-are-there live recording featuring the pianist and superb sidemen Joe Morello on drums and upright bassist Eugene Wright.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s worth noting that the November 12, 1967 performance at the Konzerthaus in Vienna, Austria wasn\u2019t supposed to feature a trio; saxohpnost Paul Desmond missed the gig. And as the liner notes (by Chris and Darius Brubeck) on this release explain, that put the pianist and band leader in a foul mood. Happily for listeners, that created more musical fire; Brubeck plays with an intensity that burns. The band leaps right into the fray with a thrilling reading of \u201cSt. Louis Blues,\u201d and then never lets up. As fine a musician as Desmond was, he isn\u2019t missed here at all; instead the recording \u2013 in superb fidelity, it should be noted \u2013 is an extra-special treat in part because of the rarity of releases by this configuration.<\/p>\n
The three musicians play like their lives depend on it, leaning hard into the material. Not a note is wasted. The trio swings hard through Brubeck\u2019s \u201cOne Moment Worth Years,\u201d and the reading lasts some ten<\/i> moments, with the rhythm section holding down the beat as the pianist lays down some atonal phrasing amid the copiously melodic bits. Even with a mere three musicians, the music seems to be going fast and slow all at once.<\/p>\n
Stephen Foster\u2019s classic \u201cSwannee River\u201d gets a reinvention here, with a wild, unbridled sound that draws from musical traditions far from the South. Yet it\u2019s somehow true to the song\u2019s spirit at the same time. The intensity finally lets up with \u201cLa Paloma Azul,\u201d a familiar Brubeck number that\u2019s no less lovely for its well-known character.<\/p>\n
With lots of flourish, Brubeck launches into \u201cSomeday My Prince Will Come,\u201d and as the arrangement unfolds, it showcases the trio\u2019s ability to put across multiple musical textures within the confines of a single number. The set concludes with another well-loved tune, Billy Strayhorn\u2019s \u201cTake the \u2018A\u2019 Train.\u201d Morello\u2019s precise, varied and splashy percussion work conveys the kinetic character of the railroad, while Wright\u2019s supple bass work supports the nonstop thrill ride that is Dave Brubeck\u2019s work on the ivories. Start to finish, Live from Vienna 1967<\/i> is a magical musical tour de force, and an essential part of any serious Brubeck fan\u2019s collection. (That said, everyone else should dig it, too.) Get it on vinyl.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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