The left hand works the bass,
and the right, the treble lead.
Contrapuntal melodies
for piano, bass, and reed.

Drummer sets the groove,
from the numbers on the page.
No one knows why they dig it,
when Brubeck hits the stage.

Where the one? Asks the guitarist.
Just close your eyes and play.
One, will come around
later in the day.

Over 60 years of coolness,
his timing was the rage.
We'd count it out and all take five,
when Brubeck hit the stage.


*2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 6/8, 7/4, 9/8, 13/4
Just some of the time signatures Dave would use for his compositions.
Timing was his signature.

David Warren Brubeck
Jazz Pianist and Composer

Born: December 6, 1920
Concord, California, U.S.
Died: December 5, 2012 (aged 91)
Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.