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Dave Brubeck

1920 - 2012

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David Warren Brubeck (; December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Often regarded as a foremost exponent of cool jazz, Brubeck's work is characterized by unusual time signatures and superimposing contrasting rhythms, meters, tonalities, and combining different styles and genres, like classic, jazz, and blues. Born in Concord, California, Brubeck was drafted into the US Army, but was spared from combat service when a Red Cross show he had played at became a hit. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dave Brubeck has received more than 3,493,303 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Dave Brubeck is the 215th most popular musician (down from 167th in 2019), the 1,221st most popular biography from United States (down from 983rd in 2019) and the 59th most popular American Musician.

Dave Brubeck is most famous for being a jazz pianist and composer. He was born in Concord, California in 1920 and studied music at the University of the Pacific. He formed the Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1951 with Paul Desmond on saxophone, Eugene Wright on bass, and Joe Morello on drums. They were one of the most popular jazz groups in the 1950s and 1960s.

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  • 61.34

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  • 54

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Dave Brubeck ranks 215 out of 3,175. Before him are Joe Jackson, Herbie Hancock, Stuart Sutcliffe, Lenny Kravitz, Snoop Dogg, and Mike Portnoy. After him are Izzy Stradlin, György Cziffra, Chris de Burgh, Franz Berwald, Lady Gaga, and Pete Seeger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Dave Brubeck ranks 55. Before him are E. Donnall Thomas, Lawrence Klein, Shelley Winters, Walter Nowotny, George Armitage Miller, and P. D. James. After him are Ovadia Yosef, Maureen O'Hara, Jack Elam, Ștefan Kovács, Timothy Leary, and Setsuko Hara. Among people deceased in 2012, Dave Brubeck ranks 52. Before him are Stephen Covey, Rauf Denktaş, F. Sherwood Rowland, George Armitage Miller, Hebe Camargo, and William Standish Knowles. After him are Sergio Oliva, Eduard Khil, Chadli Bendjedid, Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen, Herbert Lom, and Ben Gazzara.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dave Brubeck ranks 1,221 out of 20,380. Before him are Tobey Maguire (1975), Taylor Swift (1989), John Payne (1912), Jake LaMotta (1922), Snoop Dogg (1971), and Mike Portnoy (1967). After him are Allen Dulles (1893), Tess Gerritsen (1953), Sonny Liston (1932), Izzy Stradlin (1962), Robert Rauschenberg (1925), and Scarlett Johansson (1984).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Dave Brubeck ranks 59. Before him are Stan Getz (1927), Joe Jackson (1928), Herbie Hancock (1940), Lenny Kravitz (1964), Snoop Dogg (1971), and Mike Portnoy (1967). After him are Izzy Stradlin (1962), Lady Gaga (1986), Pete Seeger (1919), Mike Shinoda (1977), Jaco Pastorius (1951), and Thelonious Monk (1917).

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