Biography
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Effective period / Period of releases: 1951 - 2023
Members: Gerry Mulligan, Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Alec Dankworth, Alan Dawson, Jack Six, Joe Benjamin, Joe Morello, Joe Dodge, Bob Bates, Jerry Bergonzi, Chris Brubeck, Eugene Wright, Ron Crotty, Norman Bates (2), William O. Smith, Wyatt Ruther, Bobby Militello, Fred Dutton, Randy Jones (3), Lloyd Davis (2), Herb Barman, Dan Brubeck
The Dave Brubeck Quartet was a jazz quartet founded in 1951 by Dave Brubeck on piano together with Paul Desmond on saxophone. The Dave Brubeck Quartet disbanded in 1967, and only met again for its 25th anniversary in 1976. The band name would later be used by the pianist for other groups that he led.