Jazz at Oberlin

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"Jazz at Oberlin" is a landmark 1953 live jazz album by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, celebrated for its innovative improvisation and role in establishing Brubeck’s prominence in modern jazz.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf live album
chronologyFollowedBy Jazz at the College of the Pacific
chronologyPrecededBy Jazz at Storyville
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed by jazz critics
era 1950s jazz
featuresInstrument alto saxophone
double bass
drums
piano
genre cool jazz
modern jazz
hasCoverArt Jazz at Oberlin album cover
hasCriticalDescription landmark live jazz recording
hasHistoricalSignificance early example of modern jazz in an academic setting
hasImprovisationStyle extended solos
interactive group improvisation
hasTrack How High the Moon
Perdido
Stardust
The Way You Look Tonight
These Foolish Things
influenced subsequent college jazz concerts
label Fantasy Records
language instrumental
notableFor early live recording on a college campus
helping establish Dave Brubeck’s prominence in modern jazz
innovative improvisation
originalFormat 12-inch LP record
partOf Dave Brubeck discography
performer Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Lloyd Davis
Paul Desmond
Ron Crotty
producer Ira Gitler
recordedAt Finney Chapel
Oberlin College
recordedForAudienceType college audience
recordedIn Oberlin, Ohio
recordingDate 1953-03-02
recordingType live performance
reissueFormat compact disc
digital download
releaseDate 1953

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Dave Brubeck notableWork Jazz at Oberlin