All the Things We Are is a bit unusual in the Dave Brubeck discography. The pianist is heard in a quartet with altoist Lee Konitz on "Like Someone in Love" and a brief "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," with avant-garde giant Anthony Braxton (also on alto) featured on "In Your Own Sweet Way," while both Konitz and Braxton team up for "All the Things You Are." In addition, the Brubeck Trio (with bassist Jack Six and drummer Alan Dawson) plays an exquisite and frequently exciting 21-minute, five-song "Jimmy Van Heusen Medley." A total success, this "experimental" Brubeck set is highly recommended. - Scott Yanow
Tracks
1. Like Someone In Love (Jimmy Van Heusen & Johnny Burke)
2. In Your Own Sweet Way (Dave Brubeck)
3. All The Things You Are (Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein)
4. Jimmy Van Heusen Meddley:
a) Deep In A Dream
b) Like Someone In Love
c) Here's That Rainy Day
d) Polka Dots And Moonbeams
e) It Could Happen To You
5. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Duke Ellington & Bob Russell)
DAVE BRUBECK piano
ANTHONY BRAXTON alto saxophone
LEE KONITZ alto saxophone
JACK SIX bass
ALAN DAWSON drums
ROY HAYNES drums
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