Dave brubeck children

© Sony Music Entertainment.

What is dave brubeck best known for

Reprinted with the permission of the author, Doug Ramsey and Sony Music Entertainment. Copyright protected; all rights reserved.

“Some time ago, a woman in Connecticut, where Dave Brubeck lives, was looking for a pianist to play a wedding.

Having got hold of a musicians union directory, she called a number she found under the "Piano" heading. Brubeck was considering taking the job, for scale, the minimum amount of pay the union allows a player to accept.

Dave brubeck cause of death

Dave brubeck wife

Dave brubeck wikipedia

Dave brubeck family

Dave brubeck most famous song

But finally the name attached to the phone number registered with the woman. She shrieked in embarrassment, apologized profusely for what she believed had been an insult, and hung up. "Usually, I play at weddings only for close friends," Brubeck joked later.

"But I was thinking it over."

He may also have been thinking about the years following World War II, when his dream was to make scale. The earliest recording in this col