Brother, the Great Spirit Made Us All explained

Brother, the Great Spirit Made Us All
Type:album
Artist:Dave Brubeck
Cover:Brother Great Spirit Brubeck.jpeg
Released:1974
Recorded:1974
Studio:C.I. Studios, New York City
Genre:Jazz
Length:37:44
Label:Atlantic - SD 1660
Producer:Michael Cuscuna
Chronology:Dave Brubeck
Prev Title:Two Generations of Brubeck
Prev Year:1973
Next Title:All the Things We Are
Next Year:1974

Brother, the Great Spirit Made Us All is a 1974 studio album by Dave Brubeck accompanied by his sons Darius, Chris and Dan.

Reception

The album was reviewed by Scott Yanow at Allmusic who wrote that the musicians "...perform colorful treatments of a wide variety of swinging pieces. Highlights include "It's a Raggy Waltz," "Temptation Boogie" and "Christopher Columbus"; Dave Brubeck takes "The Duke" solo. This fine music was last available on LP."

Track listing

  1. "Mr. Broadway" - 2:44
  2. "Forty Days" - 7:20
  3. "The Duke" - 2:48
  4. "It's a Raggy Waltz" - 6:00 5
  5. "Sky Scape" (Darius Brubeck) - 2:42
  6. "Temptation Boogie" (Darius Brubeck) - 8:20
  7. "Ragaroni" (Perry Robinson) - 2:50
  8. "Christopher Columbus" (Chu Berry, Andy Razaf) - 4:00

All compositions by Dave Brubeck unless otherwise indicated.

Personnel