Dave Brubeck is one of the outstanding characters in modern jazz. With his quartet, in which the world-famous saxophonist Paul Desmond played the leading part alongside Brubeck, he landed worldwide hits like ‘Take Five’ and ‘Rondo a la Turk’, both included in this compilation.
This 10 CD box set includes the quartets’ period of work from 1953- 1959, when they became famous.
Disc: 1
1. Blue Moon
2. Let’s Fall in Love
3. The Way You Look Tonight
4. How High the Moon
5. These Foolish Things
6. Perdido
7. Star Dust
8. Jeepers Creepers
Disc: 2
1. My Heart Stood Still
2. Trolley Song (Rehearsal)
3. All the Things You Are
4. Laura
5. Lullaby in Rhythm
6. I’ll Never Smile Again
7. I Remember You
8. For All We Know
9. Trolley Song
Disc: 3
1. On the Alamo
2. Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me
3. Gone with the Wind
4. Back Bay Blues
5. Crazy Chris
6. Here Lies Iove
7. When You’re Smiling
8. Out of Nowhere
9. The Song Is You
Disc: 4
1. Audrey
2. Jeepers Creepers
3. Pennies from Heaven
4. Why Do I Love You?
5. Stompin’ for Mili
6. A Fine Romance
7. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
8. Lover
9. Little Girl Blue
10. Fare Thee Well, Annabelle
11. Sometimes I’m Happy
12. The Duke (Live)
13. Indiana
Disc: 5
1. Loved Walked in
2. Swing Bells
3. Walkin’ Line
4. In Your Own Sweet Way
5. Two Part Contention
6. Weep No More
7. The Duke
8. When I Was Young
9. One Moment Worth Years
10. The Waltz
11. In Your Own Sweet Way
12. Two Part Contention
13. Take the a Train
14. I’m in a Dancing Moody
Disc: 6
1. Pilgrim’s Progress
2. Ode to a Cowboy
3. Summer Song
4. Yonder for Two
5. History of a Boy Scout
6. Plain Song
7. Curtain Time
8. Sound of the Loop
9. Home at Last
10. Two Sleepy People
Disc: 7
1. Bru’s Blues
2. These Foolish Things
3. I’m Afraid the Masquerade Is Over
4. One Moment Worth Years
5. St. Louis Blues
Disc: 8
1. Alice in Wonderland
2. Give a Little Whistle
3. Heigh-Ho (The Dwarf’s Marching Song)
4. When You Wish Upon a Star
5. Some Day My Prince Will Come
6. One Song
7. The Lonesome Road
Disc: 9
1. Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
2. Jump for Joy
3. Perdido
4. Dance No. 3 from the Liberian Suite
5. The Duke
6. Flamingo
7. C-Jam Blues/Take the ‘A’ Train
8. Gone with the Wind
Disc: 10
1. Take the ‘A’ Train
2. Blue Rondo a la Turk
3. Strange Meadow Lark
4. Take Five
5. Three to Get Ready
6. Kathy’s Waltz
7. Everybody’s Jumpin’
8. Pick Up Sticks