Brubeck in Amsterdam

Brubeck in Amsterdam is a 1962 live album by Dave Brubeck and his quartet recorded on 3rd December at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, though unreleased until 1969.[2] Six of the tracks are from Brubeck's musical The Real Ambassadors.[3][4]

Brubeck in Amsterdam
Live album by Dave Brubeck
Released	1969
Recorded	December 3, 1962 at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:19
Label	Columbia - CS 9897 [1]
Dave Brubeck chronology
Bossa Nova U.S.A. (1963) Brubeck in Amsterdam (1969) Brandenburg Gate: Revisited (1963)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Scott Yanow reviewed the album for Allmusic and wrote that Brubeck and his quartet "...seem inspired during this concert by the fresh material, making this hard-to-find album a bit of a collector's item."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Dave Brubeck, lyricists indicated:

1. "Since Love Had Its Way" (Iola Brubeck) - 5:57
2. "King for a Day" (I. Brubeck)- 3:00
3. "The Real Ambassador" (I. Brubeck) - 6:31
4. "They Say I Look Like God" (I. Brubeck) - 4:14
5. "Dizzy Ditty" - 2:50
6. "Cultural Exchange" (I. Brubeck) - 5:57
7. "Good Reviews" (I. Brubeck)- 3:55
8. "Brandenburg Gate" - 11:55

Personnel

• Dave Brubeck - piano, producer
• Paul Desmond - alto saxophone
• Eugene Wright - double bass
• Joe Morello - drums

References

1. "The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Brubeck in Amsterdam (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
2. "10 record covers from foreign artists with Amsterdam as a backdrop" Het Parool. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
3. Brubeck in Amsterdam at AllMusic
4. Colin Larkin (May 1999). The Virgin encyclopedia of jazz. Virgin. p. 129.