Jazz At Oberlin (Live At Oberlin College 1953)

~ Release by The Dave Brubeck Quartet (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Annotation

Recorded at Oberlin College, Ohio in 1953, the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s “Jazz at Oberlin” album is one of the earliest works in the cool jazz genre. As well as Dave Brubeck (piano) the album also features Paul Desmond (alto sax), Lloyd Davis (drums) and Ron Cotty (bass). This new edition of the album is released as part of the OJC Series.

• Released as part of the Original Jazz Classic series
• All-analog mastering from the original tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio.

Annotation last modified on 2025-04-22 20:50 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1The Way You Look Tonight
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1953-03-02)
double bass:
Ron Crotty (on 1953-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Lloyd Davis (on 1953-03-02)
piano:
Dave Brubeck (on 1953-03-02)
recorded at:
Finney Chapel in Oberlin, Ohio, United States (on 1953-03-02)
live instrumental recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”) (on 1953-03-02)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 winner)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
7:45
2How High the Moon
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1953-03-02)
double bass:
Ron Crotty (on 1953-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Lloyd Davis (on 1953-03-02)
piano:
Dave Brubeck (on 1953-03-02)
recorded at:
Finney Chapel in Oberlin, Ohio, United States (on 1953-03-02)
live instrumental recording of:
How High the Moon (on 1953-03-02)
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
9:05
3These Foolish Things
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1953-03-02)
double bass:
Ron Crotty (on 1953-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Lloyd Davis (on 1953-03-02)
piano:
Dave Brubeck (on 1953-03-02)
recorded at:
Finney Chapel in Oberlin, Ohio, United States (on 1953-03-02)
live instrumental recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (on 1953-03-02)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
6:30
4Perdido
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1953-03-02)
double bass:
Ron Crotty (on 1953-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Lloyd Davis (on 1953-03-02)
piano:
Dave Brubeck (on 1953-03-02)
recorded at:
Finney Chapel in Oberlin, Ohio, United States (on 1953-03-02)
live recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version) (on 1953-03-02)
composer:
Juan Tizol
7:53
5Stardust
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1953-03-02)
double bass:
Ron Crotty (on 1953-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Lloyd Davis (on 1953-03-02)
piano:
Dave Brubeck (on 1953-03-02)
recorded at:
Finney Chapel in Oberlin, Ohio, United States (on 1953-03-02)
live instrumental recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1953-03-02)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
6:30