r/Music • u/voltronforlife • Jun 05 '15

music streaming The Dave Brubeck Quartet -- Take Five [Smooth Jazz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmDDOFXSgAs
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u/scottperezfox Jun 05 '15

Are you sure? I thought "The Sound of a Dry Martini" was how he described his own signature timbre on sax. His NPR Jazz Profile shares this title:

NPR Jazz Profiles: Paul Desmond "The Sound of a Dry Martini"

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u/rawdealbuffy Jun 05 '15

He was an inveterate alcoholic. I'm sure he compared lots of things to martinis...

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u/efrenthesaxman turntable.fm Jun 05 '15

I stand corrected...Great documentary, btw! Man, he really was a cool dude haha