'Definitive Dave Brubeck' Coming Nov. 16 from Concord

Concord Music Group will release The Definitive Dave Brubeck November 16 on Fantasy, Concord Jazz and Telarc

The two-CD collection is being issued in celebration of what would have been the 90th birthday of the legendary pianist/composer/bandleader on December 6. While based in jazz, Brubeck's work touched on classical, Latin, pop and other styles and genres of music. 
The upcoming release - the latest in CMG’s ongoing Definitive series — includes some of Brubeck’s earliest session work from the 1940s as well as several of his more recent recordings from the past few decades. The Definitive Dave Brubeck is set for release on November 16, 2010, in celebration of the music icon’s 90th birthday on December 6.
The 26-track retrospective features liner notes written by music journalist and historian Ashley Kahn, based on a recent interview with Russell Gloyd, Brubeck’s manager/producer/conductor of more than 30 years.
Disc 1 spansthe Fantasy years, from the very beginning of Fantasy Records in the 1940s to the end of 1953.  Disc 2 follows the artist from the 1980s to the early y21st century. 
“The link between these two discs is one of consistency,” said Gloyd, producer of The Definitive Dave Brubeck. “Most of the elements of Disc 2 — melodic ideas and musical innovations, the choice of songs and sidemen — can be traced back to Disc 1, especially with the early Trio recordings.”
Among the tracks on the set are versions of standards such as "The Way You Look Tonight" and "That Old Black Magic," along with a rendition of Brubeck's legendary piece, "Take Five." 
In December, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will also celebrate Brubeck’s birthday with the premiere of Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way, a new documentary executive-produced by Clint Eastwood and narrated by TCM Essentials co-host Alec Baldwin. Directed by Bruce Ricker, the film features interviews with George Lucas, Sting, Wynton Marsalis and Bill Cosby and performances by Keith Emerson, Yo-Yo Ma and David Benoit.


The Definitive Dave Brubeck Track List:


Disc 1
I Found a New Baby
The Way You Look Tonight
(Back Home Again In) Indiana
Laura
Singin’ in the Rain
That Old Black Magic
Sweet Georgia Brown
Perfidia
Avalon
How High the Moon
Look for the Silver Lining
This Can’t Be Love
My Romance
Lulu’s Back in Town
Over the Rainbow
How High the Moon
All the Things You Are


Disc 2
Koto Song
Black and Blue
St. Louis Blues
Take Five
(Variations On) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Here Comes McBride
Waltzing
Day After Day
Forty Days