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Ron Crotty
Dave Brubeck Quartet: Jazz at the College of the Pacific
by Keith Hatschek
December 14th 2021 marked the 58th anniversary of the concert by the Dave Brubeck Quartet held at College of the Pacific and immortalized on the album Jazz at College of the Pacific (Fantasy, 1954). Nat Hentoff praised the recording at the time of its release as, “Five stars... ranks with the Oberlin and Storyville sets as the best of Brubeck on record."Time has done little to diminish the impact of this monumental live recording. The six selections showcase ...
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by David Rickert
Before he hit it big with Time Out, Dave Brubeck found a niche market with the college crowd. The tweed coat and horn-rimmed glasses set were eager to soak in all that he had to offer, and Brubeck can take part of the credit for turning jazz into a more academic pursuit than it was previously held to be.
His earliest recordings, such as this one from 1953, were mostly standards recorded in various live venues at colleges around the ...
read moreRon Crotty, Bassist, 1929-2015
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Following yesterday’s post about recently deceased musicians, a Rifftides reader who identifies himself only as Derrick sent a message: I just heard that Ron Crotty, the original bassist of The Dave Brubeck Quartet, died just a few days ago, too, but I have not seen anything written about it. Which leads me to ask, has Ron passed? Or is it another case of the internet burying someone who is still with us? The sad report that Derrick heard was accurate. ...
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What Ever Happened to Ron Crotty?
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
One of the pleasures of the 3000-mile motor excursion down and up the west coast of the US was silence. Except for conversation between two people who don't seem to get enough of it at home, and a modicum of music, we cruised along luxuriating in the glorious spring scenery. We saw shades of green I'd forgotten existed. This was along the old Columbia Gorge highway in Oregon.
For purposes of relief and recharging, we limited listening to a ...
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