In March 2007, in memory of my father, Jeff Sloman, I walked alone from Land's End and four months later arrived at John O'Groats: A LEJOG of 1,687 miles. I walked for Sue Ryder Care, who had looked after my Dad so magnificently. Here, you can find out how it all went and what I am getting up to these days. Please feel free to join in with comments.
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Thursday, 6 December 2012
Take Five, Dave
It would have been Dave Brubeck’s 92nd birthday today. Take some time out.
Wow! What memories. Jazz Goes to College, Jazz at Oberlin and many others. I am just in the process of converting some of these from vinyl so I can listen to them again. I saw him at St George's Hall in Bradford circa 1960. He was one of the all time greats.
He was so fine! When I was 16 - way back in the very early '60's - we'd stay up all night, read the racing papers, put a bet on Scobie Breasley, play Coltrane, Miles and then kick back with a couple of Balkan Sobranies and indulge in the guilty pleasure that was the ever-wonderful Brubeck. Sure he was an intellectual, yes he delighted in quirky time-signatures. But after a night of terrifying free-jazz and post-bop it was such a delight as dawn came up to relax and, uh, Take Five . . .
Time Out was just the coolest album to carry around at school !
ReplyDeleteI came to Dave Brubeck from my very cool G/F at university. She was the coolest girl to go around with.
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Bravo Brubeck and his Summit Sessions. Classics.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, Al. I shall have to post a bit more in a few days time
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"Oi'll give it foive", as Janice Nicholls would have said.
ReplyDeleteAnd Dave's not the only birthday boy today, is he?
Happy birthday old chap :-)
Thank you, Dear Heart!
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I did like my card! I shall be going left shortly.
Genius. RIP Dave.
ReplyDeleteNigh on 92 years old. He had a good go at life, I reckon. Was still doing the occasional performance at 87...
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Wow! What memories. Jazz Goes to College, Jazz at Oberlin and many others. I am just in the process of converting some of these from vinyl so I can listen to them again. I saw him at St George's Hall in Bradford circa 1960. He was one of the all time greats.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post.
A pleasure, Conrad
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Take Five: as lovely a bit of 5/4 time as you could wish for.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a great jazz fan, but I felt more than a tinge of sadness at the news.
It felt like someone had suddenly cut into me - a little bit of a happiness stolen away.
DeleteHe was so fine! When I was 16 - way back in the very early '60's - we'd stay up all night, read the racing papers, put a bet on Scobie Breasley, play Coltrane, Miles and then kick back with a couple of Balkan Sobranies and indulge in the guilty pleasure that was the ever-wonderful Brubeck. Sure he was an intellectual, yes he delighted in quirky time-signatures. But after a night of terrifying free-jazz and post-bop it was such a delight as dawn came up to relax and, uh, Take Five . . .
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Balkan Sobranies... I had a mate who was a fine classical guitar player who smoked those...
DeleteHe's a councillor these days. I wonder if he still plays?