Not one of the best performances I've heard from Mr. Brubeck, but certainly one of the most interesting. It's overlong and a little self-indulgent, but it seemed like he was trying to do something new--even as popular as he was at the time. I can certainly respect that.
Though a Duke tune (actually, a Billy Strayhorn tune, technically) it seems done more in the style of Thelonious Monk. But what do I know? So, here it is:
Though a Duke tune (actually, a Billy Strayhorn tune, technically) it seems done more in the style of Thelonious Monk. But what do I know? So, here it is: