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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instanceOf live album
chronologyFollowedBy Jazz at the College of the Pacific NERFINISHED
chronologyPrecededBy Jazz at Storyville NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: 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 NERFINISHED
Perdido NERFINISHED
Stardust NERFINISHED
The Way You Look Tonight NERFINISHED
These Foolish Things NERFINISHED
influenced subsequent college jazz concerts
label Fantasy Records NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
performer Dave Brubeck NERFINISHED
Dave Brubeck Quartet NERFINISHED
Lloyd Davis NERFINISHED
Paul Desmond NERFINISHED
Ron Crotty NERFINISHED
producer Ira Gitler NERFINISHED
recordedAt Finney Chapel NERFINISHED
Oberlin College NERFINISHED
recordedForAudienceType college audience
recordedIn Oberlin, Ohio NERFINISHED
recordingDate 1953-03-02
recordingType live performance
reissueFormat compact disc
digital download
releaseDate 1953

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Dave Brubeck notableWork Jazz at Oberlin