Jazz Impressions Of New York - Dave Brubeck

Autumn In Washington Square (Stereo)

Jazz Impressions Of New York
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Featuring the Music From the CBS Television Network Series "Mr. Broadway"
Produced by Teo Macero
Cover Photo: Columbia Records Photo Studio - Henry Parker
Columbia Records Monaural CL 2275 & Stereo CS 9075
1965

Dave Brubeck - Piano
Paul Desomd - Alto Saxophone
Joe Morello - Drums
Eugene Wright - Bass

From the back cover: I first met Dave Brubeck in April, 1964. Dave came up to the music production office at Talent Associates-Paramount, Ltd. to discuss our then forthcoming CBS Television Network series "Mr. Broadway," starring Craig Stevens. The saga of the development and fruition of a new television series, or its demise, is an old tale by now. However, Dave's association with the "Mr. Broadway" project and the emergence of the incredible music that he wrote for the project does bear some retelling. I was at once struck by Dave's unreserved fascination and enthusiasm for the film media, which was totally new to him. Few film enthusiasts or television viewers realize the amount of anguish, creative sweat and sheer physical labor involved in the months of preparation that goes into the making of a feature or a television series. Brubeck is literally an endless source of melodic and rhythmic invention, and he applied his gifts to this project with a zeal that was truly overwhelming. Every characteristic of the series, from the suave leading man and his pert Japanese Girl Friday to the restless glamor of the city (in this case New York), came under his musical scrutiny. Melodies poured out of Dave, and working closely with him in the secluded quiet of his country home I continuously wondered at the seemingly endless flow of invention. Our biggest problem was to decide upon and select out of the many hours or ideas the finest material for the project. This album represents a sampling of the music originally created for "Mr. Broadway." It stands on its own strength as pure Brubeck jazz. However, it also represents a new point of departure for Dave as a jazz writer of original film music. It is my belief that long after our efforts are assigned to memory this music will be heard again and again. – R. A. Israel - Music Producer: Talent Associates-Paramount, Ltd.

Also from the back cover: From the producers: The music for "Mr. Broadway" was an early and critical consideration in the conception of the program. We sought a modern sound that would truly complement the sophisticated and pulsating beat that is so indigenous to New York. The choice of Dave Brubeck seems, in retrospect, to have been inevitable, but despite our united enthusiasm we could not have anticipated the enormous contribution of Dave Brubeck's music to "Mr. Broadway." The Brubeck signature with its marvelous and insinuating cross-rhythms and wild flights of imagination, has given new and distinctive dimension to our television series. He is a man of rare talent, vitality and poetry, and he has contributed all of this to "Mr. Broadway." I am proud of this music. – David Suskind, Executive Producer

Dave captures just the right atmosphere of polished glass and steel of the accelerated, polychromatic city that Mike Bell, Mr. Broadway, works in – and loves. – Daniel Melnick, Executive Producers

Few people realize just how much music means to a series, just how much it can contribute to or detract from the feel of a show. Needless to say, Dave Brubeck is a definite plus, and a more welcome and delightful plus would be hard to find.

From Billboard - January 23, 1965: All of the excitement and creativity usually associated with the music of Dave Brubeck is present in this commercial package. Brubeck give distinctive impressions of New York. Supported by Paul Desmond on alto sax; Joe Morello, drums, and Eugene Wright on bass, the impressions range from Greenwich Village to Harlem.

Theme From "Mr. Broadway"
Broadway Bossa Nova
Autumn In Washington Square
Something To Sing About
Sixth Sense
Spring In Central Park
Lonely Mr. Broadway
Summer On The Sound
Winter Ballad
Broadway Romance
Upstage Rumba