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Brother, the Great Spirit Made Us All
Studio album by
Released1974
Recorded1974
StudioC.I. Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz
Label Atlantic - SD 1660
Producer Michael Cuscuna
Dave Brubeck chronology
Two Generations of Brubeck
(1973)
Brother, the Great Spirit Made Us All
(1974)
All the Things We Are
(1974)

Brother, the Great Spirit Made Us All is a 1974 studio album by Dave Brubeck accompanied by his sons Darius, Chris and Dan. [1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

The album was reviewed by Scott Yanow at Allmusic who wrote that the musicians "...perform colorful treatments of a wide variety of swinging pieces. Highlights include "It's a Raggy Waltz," "Temptation Boogie" and "Christopher Columbus"; Dave Brubeck takes "The Duke" solo. This fine music was last available on LP." [1]

Track listing

  1. "Mr. Broadway" - 2:44
  2. "Forty Days" - 7:20
  3. "The Duke" - 2:48
  4. "It's a Raggy Waltz" - 6:00 5
  5. "Sky Scape" ( Darius Brubeck) - 2:42
  6. "Temptation Boogie" (Darius Brubeck) - 8:20
  7. "Ragaroni" ( Perry Robinson) - 2:50
  8. "Christopher Columbus" ( Chu Berry, Andy Razaf) - 4:00

All compositions by Dave Brubeck, other composers indicated.

Personnel

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