Pianist Dave Brubeck died yesterday at 91; he would have turned 92 today. Best known for the album Time Out (the first jazz album to go platinum) and the song “Take Five” (actually written by saxophonist Paul Desmond), which was a pop hit, he also composed the standard “In Your Own Sweet Way.” Ben Ratliff‘s New York Times obituary will tell you everything else you need to know.
Here’s a roughly one-hour appearance on the show Jazz Casual from 1961, which includes performances by the quartet (featuring Desmond, bassist Gene Wright and drummer Joe Morello) and a conversation between Brubeck and jazz critic Ralph Gleason: