Brubeck in Amsterdam

Brubeck in Amsterdam
Live album by Dave Brubeck
Released	1969
Recorded	December 3, 1962 at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:19
Label	Columbia - CS 9897 [1]
Dave Brubeck chronology
Bossa Nova U.S.A. (1963) Brubeck in Amsterdam (1963) Brandenburg Gate: Revisited (1963)

Brubeck in Amsterdam is a 1962 live album by Dave Brubeck and his quartet recorded on 3rd December at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, though unreleased until 1969. Six of the tracks are from Brubeck's musical The Real Ambassadors.^[2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Scott Yanow reviewed the album for Allmusic and wrote that Brubeck and his quartet "...seem inspired during this concert by the fresh material, making this hard-to-find album a bit of a collector's item."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Dave Brubeck, lyricists indicated:

1. "Since Love Had Its Way" (Iola Brubeck) - 5:57
2. "The Real Ambassador" (I. Brubeck) - 6:31
3. "Dizzy Ditty" - 2:50
4. "Good Reviews" (I. Brubeck)- 3:55
5. "King for a Day" (I. Brubeck)- 3:00
6. "They Say I Look Like God" (I. Brubeck) - 4:14
7. "Cultural Exchange" (I. Brubeck) - 5:57
8. "Brandenburg Gate" - 11:55

Personnel

• Dave Brubeck - piano, producer
• Paul Desmond - alto saxophone
• Eugene Wright - double bass
• Joe Morello - drums

References

1. "The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Brubeck in Amsterdam (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
2. Brubeck in Amsterdam at AllMusic
3. Colin Larkin (May 1999). The Virgin encyclopedia of jazz. Virgin. p. 129.