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...Cover) Pianist David Brubeck, described by fans as a wigging cat with a far-out wail* and by more conventional critics as probably the most exciting new jazz artist at work today, has strong ideas about how his audiences should behave while he plays. There should be no loud joking or talking; no table-hopping; no eating. Drinking, if absolutely necessary, should be done in moderation. "Some people," he says with horror, "plunk a full bottle of Bourbon down on a table right in front of the bandstand-you know the sort that will order a whole bottle." Brubeck does...
Normally as peaceable as a lullaby, Brubeck has been known to come off the bandstand in the middle of a number and threaten to silence a noisy customer with his muscular hands, which, until a few years ago, were expert at roping cattle. But it has been quite a while since he has been forced to such extremes with audiences. Nowadays, people listen...
Jazz Goes to College (Dave Brubeck Quartet; Columbia LP). Collective improvisation (gathered on a recent campus tour), sometimes rowdy, sometimes reflective, by the greatest jazz combo on records. Brubeck's piano leads the new trend toward serious modern music while preserving true jazz feeling: Paul Desmond's alto sax sings with plaintive joy; Joe Dodge's unfettered drumming and Bob Bates's bass give the whole thing a driving beat. Last week this one was, to the squares' surprise, outselling Liberace...
...Dave Brubeck's Quartet will present a special jazz concert this afternoon at 3 p.m. in the Freshman Union Common Room. The concert, featuring Paul Desmond, is sponsored by the Harvard New Jazz Society...
...Brubeck Quartet, one of the top jazz groups in the country, performs regularly at Boston's Storyville. Tickets for today's concert are priced at $1.20 for general admission, but purchasing them in advance will save 20 cents...