Dave Brubeck discography

Dave Brubeck (1920–2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer.

As leader

Year recorded	Title	Label	Personnel/Notes
1948	Old Sounds From San Francisco	Fantasy	Octet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Jack Weeks (bass), Cal Tjader (drums), William O. Smith (clarinet), Bob Collins (baritone sax), Dick Collins (trumpet), David Van Kriedt (tenor sax); 10' LP reissued as part of Dave Brubeck Octet
1949-50	Distinctive Rhythm Instrumentals	Fantasy	Trio, with Ron Crotty (bass), Cal Tjader (vibraphone, drums, percussion); 3 Volumes of 10' LPs. Reissued as part of The Dave Brubeck Trio
1950	Distinctive Rhythm Instrumentals	Fantasy	Octet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Jack Weeks (bass), Cal Tjader (drums), William O. Smith (clarinet), Bob Collins (baritone sax), Dick Collins (trumpet), David Van Kriedt (tenor sax); 10' LP reissued as part of Dave Brubeck Octet
1948–50	Dave Brubeck Octet	Fantasy	Octet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Jack Weeks (bass), Cal Tjader (drums), William O. Smith (clarinet), Bob Collins (baritone sax), Dick Collins (trumpet), David Van Kriedt (tenor sax); reissue of previous 10' LPs
1950	The Dave Brubeck Trio	Fantasy	Trio, with Ron Crotty (bass), Cal Tjader (vibraphone, drums, percussion) (Volumes 1 & 2); reissue of previous 10' LPs
1951	Brubeck/Desmond	Fantasy	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Fred Dutton, bass; Herb Barman, drums; reissue contained a track from the 1954 10' LP Jazz Interwoven
1952-53	Jazz at Storyville	Fantasy	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Bull Ruther or Ron Crotty, bass; Lloyd Davis, drums; in concert
1952	The Dave Brubeck Quartet	Fantasy	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Bull Ruther (bass), Herb Barman and Lloyd Davis (drums; separately); reissue contained a track from the 1954 10' LP Jazz Interwoven
1952	Jazz at the Blackhawk	Fantasy	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Ron Crotty (bass), Lloyd Davis (drums); in concert
1953	Jazz at Oberlin	Fantasy	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Ron Crotty (bass), Lloyd Davis (drums); in concert
1953	Brubeck & Desmond at Wilshire-Ebell	Fantasy	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Ron Crotty (bass), Lloyd Davis (drums); in concert
1953	Jazz at the College of the Pacific	Fantasy	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Ron Crotty (bass), Joe Dodge (drums); in concert
1953	Jazz at the College of the Pacific, Vol. 2	Original Jazz Classics	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Ron Crotty (bass), Joe Dodge (drums); in concert
1954	Dave Brubeck at Storyville: 1954	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Ron Crotty or Bob Bates(bass), Joe Dodge (drums); in concert
1954	Jazz Goes to College	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Bob Bates (bass), Joe Dodge (drums); in concert
1954	Brubeck Time	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Bob Bates (bass), Joe Dodge (drums)
1954–55	Jazz: Red Hot and Cool	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Bob Bates (bass), Joe Dodge (drums); in concert
1956	Brubeck Plays Brubeck	Columbia	Solo piano
1956	Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Norman Bates (bass), Joe Dodge (drums); in concert; album shared with the J. J. Johnson–Kai Winding Quintet
1957	Jazz Impressions of the U.S.A.	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Norman Bates (bass), Joe Morello (drums)
1957	Dave Brubeck Plays and Plays and...	Fantasy	Solo piano
1957	Reunion	Fantasy	Quintet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), David Van Kriedt (tenor sax), Norman Bates (bass), Joe Morello (drums)
1957	Jazz Goes to Junior College	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Norman Bates (bass), Joe Morello (drums)
1957	Dave Digs Disney	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Norman Bates (bass), Joe Morello (drums)
1958	The Dave Brubeck Quartet in Europe	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concert
1958	Newport 1958	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Joe Benjamin (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concert
1958	Jazz Impressions of Eurasia	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Joe Benjamin (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concert
1959	Gone with the Wind	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)
1959	Time Out	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)
1960	The Riddle	Columbia	Quartet, with Bill Smith (clarinet), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)
1960	Southern Scene	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)
1960	Live in Essen, Grugahalle, 1960	WDR	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)
1960	Brubeck and Rushing	Columbia	Quintet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), Jimmy Rushing (vocals)
1960	Bernstein Plays Brubeck Plays Bernstein	Columbia	With Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), New York Philharmonic
1960	Brubeck à la mode	Fantasy	Quartet, with Bill Smith (clarinet), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)
1960	Tonight Only!	Columbia	Quintet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), Carmen McRae (vocals)
1961	Near-Myth/Brubeck-Smith	Fantasy	Quartet, with Bill Smith (clarinet), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)
1961	Time Further Out	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)
1961	Brandenburg Gate: Revisited	Columbia	With Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), orchestra
1961	Take Five Live	Columbia	Quintet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), Carmen McRae (vocals); in concert
1961	The Real Ambassadors	Columbia	Soundtrack for the musical
1961–62	Countdown—Time in Outer Space	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)
1962	Bennett/Brubeck: The White House Sessions, Live 1962	Columbia Legacy	with Tony Bennett (vocals); released 2013
1962	Bossa Nova U.S.A.	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)
1962	Brubeck in Amsterdam	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concert; released 1969
1963	The Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concert
1964	Time Changes	Columbia	With Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), orchestra
1964	Jazz Impressions of Japan	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)
1964	Jazz Impressions of New York	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)
1964	Dave Brubeck in Berlin	CBS	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concert
1962–65	Angel Eyes	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)
1962–65	My Favorite Things	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)
1965	Time In	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)
1966	Anything Goes! The Dave Brubeck Quartet Plays Cole Porter	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)
1966	Jackpot!	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concert
1967	Bravo! Brubeck!	Columbia	With Paul Desmond (alto sax), Chamin Correa (guitar), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), Salvatore Agueros (bongo, conga); in concert
1967	Buried Treasures	Columbia Legacy	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concert; released 1998
1967	The Last Time We Saw Paris	Columbia	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); in concert
1967	Their Last Time Out: The Unreleased Live Concert, December 26, 1967	Columbia Legacy	In concert; released 2011
1968	Compadres	Columbia	Quartet, with Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums); in concert
1968	Blues Roots	Columbia	Quartet, with Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums)
1968	The Light in the Wilderness	Decca	With Gerre Hancock (organ), Frank Proto (bass, del rhuba), William Justus (baritone), David Frerichs (drums, tablas), Miami University A Cappella Singers (vocals), George Barron (director), Erich Kunzel (conductor)
1969	The Gates of Justice	Decca	With Robert Delcamp, (organ), Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums), Cantor Harold Orbach (tenor voice), McHenry Boatwright (bass baritone voice), The Westminster Choir, The Cincinnati Brass Ensemble
1970	Brubeck/Mulligan/Cincinnati	Decca	With Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums), Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra;
1970	Live at the Berlin Philharmonie	Columbia	Quartet, with Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums); in concert
1960-68	Summit Sessions	Columbia	Released 1970.
1971	The Last Set at Newport	Atlantic	Quartet, with Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums); in concert
1971	Truth Is Fallen	Atlantic	With Chris Brubeck (bass trombone, electric piano, vocals), Peter Madcat Ruth (harmonica, flute, vocals), Jim Cathcart (organ, trumpet, vocals), Stephan Dudash (guitar, violin, vocals), Dave Mason (guitar, viola, vocals), Chris Brown (electric bass, bass, vocals), Lowell Thompson (bongo drums), Peter Bonisteel (percussion), Charlene Peterson (soprano voice), St. John's Assembly, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
1972	We're All Together Again for the First Time	Atlantic	Quintet, with Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Paul Desmond (alto sax), Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums); in concert
1973	Two Generations of Brubeck	Atlantic	With Darius Brubeck (electric piano, piano, clavinet), Jerry Bergonzi (soprano sax, tenor sax), Chris Brubeck (electric bass, trombone), Dan Brubeck (drums), Randie Powell (percussion), David Powell (double bass), Perry Robinson (clarinet), Peter Madcat Ruth (harmonica), David Dutemple (electric bass), Richie Morales (drums), Stephan Dudash (violin), Dave Mason (guitar), Jimmy Cathcart (electric piano)
1973–74	All the Things We Are	Atlantic	One track trio, with Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson (drums); some tracks quartet, with Lee Konitz (alto sax), Jack Six (bass), Roy Haynes (drums); one track quintet, with Anthony Braxton (alto sax) added; one track quartet with Braxton replacing Konitz
1974	Brother, the Great Spirit Made Us All	Atlantic	With Darius Brubeck (electric piano), Jerry Bergonzi (soprano sax, tenor sax), Chris Brubeck (electric bass, trombone), Dan Brubeck (drums), David Powell (double bass), Perry Robinson (clarinet), Peter Madcat Ruth (harmonica, Jew's harp)
1975	1975: The Duets	A&M	Duo, with Paul Desmond (alto sax)
1976	25th Anniversary Reunion	A&M	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)
1977	The New Brubeck Quartet: Live at Montreux	Tomato	Quartet, with Darius Brubeck (electric piano), Chris Brubeck (electric bass, trombone), Dan Brubeck (drums). In concert
1978	The New Brubeck Quartet: A Cut Above	Direct to Disk	Quartet, with Darius Brubeck (electric piano), Chris Brubeck (electric bass, trombone), Dan Brubeck (drums). In concert
1979	La Fiesta de la Posada (The Festival of the Inn)	Columbia	With Richard Lewis (bass), Mel Lewis (drums), Lee Arellano (percussion, vocals), Phyllis Bryn-Julson (Soprano), Gene Tucker (tenor), Jake Gardner (baritone), John Stephens (bass), Dale Warland Singers (chorus), Edith Norberg's Carillon Choristers (chorus), St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Dennis Russell Davies (conductor)
1979	Back Home	Concord	Quartet, with Jerry Bergonzi (tenor sax), Chris Brubeck (bass, trombone), Butch Miles (drums)
1980	Tritonis	Concord	Quartet, with Jerry Bergonzi (tenor sax), Chris Brubeck (bass, trombone), Butch Miles (drums)
1981	Paper Moon	Concord	Quartet, with Jerry Bergonzi (tenor sax), Chris Brubeck (bass, bass trombone), Randy Jones (drums)
1982	Concord on a Summer Night	Concord	Quartet, with William O. Smith (clarinet), Chris Brubeck (bass, bass trombone), Randy Jones (drums)
1982	Aurex Jazz Festival '82	Eastworld	Michael Pedicin (tenor sax), Chris Brubeck (electric bass, bass trombone), Randy Jones (drums). In concert
1984	Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with guest: Dave Brubeck	The Jazz Alliance/Concord	Recorded live on air on March 23, 1984
1984	For Iola	Concord	Quartet, with William O. Smith (clarinet), Chris Brubeck (bass, bass trombone), Randy Jones (drums)
1985	Reflections	Concord	Quartet, with William O. Smith (clarinet), Chris Brubeck (bass, bass trombone), Randy Jones (drums)
1986	Blue Rondo	Concord	Quartet, with William O. Smith (clarinet), Chris Brubeck (bass, bass trombone), Randy Jones (drums)
1987	Moscow Night	Concord	Quartet, with William O. Smith (clarinet), Chris Brubeck (bass, bass trombone), Randy Jones (drums)
1987	New Wine	MusicMasters	with the Montreal International Jazz Festival Orchestra; in concert; released 1990
1988-91	Quiet as the Moon	MusicMasters	With Bobby Militello (alto sax, tenor sax, flute), Matt Brubeck (cello), Chris Brubeck (bass, bass trombone), Jack Six (bass), Dan Brubeck (drums), Randy Jones (drums)
1991	Once When I Was Very Young	MusicMasters	Quartet with William O. Smith (clarinet), Jack Six (bass), Randy Jones (drums)
1993	Trio Brubeck	MusicMasters	With Chris Brubeck (electric bass, bass trombone), Dan Brubeck (drums)
1993	Late Night Brubeck: Live from the Blue Note	Telarc	Quartet, with Bobby Militello (alto sax, tenor sax, flute), Jack Six (bass), Randy Jones (drums); in concert
1993	Nightshift: Live at the Blue Note	Telarc	Sextet with William O. Smith (clarinet), Bobby Militello (alto sax, tenor sax, flute), Chris Brubeck (electric bass, bass trombone), Jack Six (bass), Randy Jones (drums); In concert
1994	Just You, Just Me	Telarc	Solo piano
1994	In Their Own Sweet Way	Telarc	Most tracks quintet, with Darius Brubeck (piano), Matt Brubeck (cello), Chris Brubeck (bass, bass trombone), Dan Brubeck (drums)
1995	Young Lions & Old Tigers	Telarc	With Chris Brubeck (electric bass), Jack Six (bass), Randy Jones (drums)
1995	To Hope! A Celebration	Telarc	With quartet, Cathedral Choral Society and Orchestra
1996	A Dave Brubeck Christmas	Telarc	Solo piano
1998	So What's New?	Telarc	Quartet, with Bobby Militello (sax, flute), Jack Six (bass), Randy Jones (drums)
1995–98	Double Live from the USA & UK	Telarc	Quartet, with Bobby Militello (alto sax), Alec Dankworth and Jack Six (bass; separately), Randy Jones (drums); in concert; released 2001
1998	The 40th Anniversary Tour of the U.K.	Telarc	Quartet, with Bobby Militello (alto sax), Alec Dankworth (bass), Randy Jones (drums); in concert
2000	80th Birthday Concert: Live with the LSO	Telarc	With Bobby Militello (alto sax, flute), Darius Brubeck (piano), Matt Brubeck (cello), Chris Brubeck (bass, bass trombone), Dan Brubeck (drums); London Symphony Orchestra; in concert
2000	One Alone	Telarc	Solo piano; in concert
2000	The Crossing	Telarc	Quartet, with Bobby Militello (alto sax, flute), Alec Dankworth (bass), Randy Jones (drums)
2001	The Gates of Justice	Naxos	With Michael Moore (bass), Randy Jones (drums), Alberto Mizrahi (cantor), Kevin Deas (bass baritone), Baltimore Choral Arts Society (chorus), Tom Hall (director), The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Russell Gloyd (director)
2002	Brubeck in Chattanooga	Choral Arts Society of Chattanooga	In concert
2002	Park Avenue South	Telarc	Quartet, with Bobby Militello (alto sax, flute), Michael Moore (bass), Randy Jones (drums); in concert
2002	Classical Brubeck	Telarc	with the London Symphony Orchestra
2004	Private Brubeck Remembers	Telarc	Solo piano; limited edition adds an interview with Brubeck
2004	London Flat, London Sharp	Telarc	Quartet, with Bobby Militello (alto sax), Michael Moore (bass), Randy Jones (drums)
2004	Brubeck meets Bach	Sony Classical	with the Bach Collegium Munich; in concert
2004	Songs	Naxos	with John de Haan and Jane Giering (vocals)
2006	Indian Summer	Telarc	Solo piano
2007	Live in '64 & '66	Naxos/Jazz Icons	DVD release of concerts in Belgium in 1964 and Germany in 1966
1958–2007	50 Years of Dave Brubeck: Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival, 1958-2007	Monterey Jazz Festival/Concord	In concert
2010	Lullabies	Verve	Solo piano
2020	Time OutTakes	Brubeck Editions	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums)
2022	Live From Vienna 1967	Brubeck Editions	Trio, with Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); Recorded live in Vienna November 12, 1967
2023	Live From the Northwest, 1959	Brubeck Editions	Quartet, with Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums); Recorded Live April 4 and 5, 1959 in Portland Oregon

Compilations

• Dave Brubeck's Greatest Hits (Columbia CS 9284 / CL 2484, 1966)
• Dave Brubeck's All-Time Greatest Hits (Columbia PG 32761, 1977)
• Interchanges '54 (Columbia Jazz Masterpieces 467917 2, 1991)
• Time Signatures: A Career Retrospective (Columbia Legacy C4K 52945, 1992)
• Ballads (Legacy 501795 2, 2001)
• The Essential Dave Brubeck (Columbia Legacy, 2003)

Guest appearances

With Yo-Yo Ma

"Joy to the World" and "Concordia" on Songs of Joy and Peace by Yo-Yo Ma & Friends (Sony Classical, 2008)

Various artists

"Some Day My Prince Will Come" and "Alice in Wonderland" (with Roberta Gambarini) on Everybody Wants to Be a Cat: Disney Jazz Volume 1 (Disney, 2011)