This was the first classical piece I heard in class and it stayed in my head, loud and clear, for days. These two guys are definitely not a disappointment to that memory, by performance or by the music.
By the way, @Stubb posted this lemmy.world/post/4473723 to lemmy.world/c/jazz, in which Dave Brubeck explains where the idea for Take Five came from. It completely blew me away.
Even with no overarching concept, this works remarkably well as a continuous album since there’s no weak moments to skip. A collossal album evoking The Cure’s Disintegration.
LYRICS: 01 GNT 0:00 “Lord have pity on me and have mercy on me. God’s not easy to please so get down on your knees. It’s not so easy to see the ridden meaning of greed. It’s a snake with a line, a shape with only one eye. You… King of Cowards. My flag. My gun. Your child. Your sun. The earth. The sea. The air you...