Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way

• Movie

  Type

• 2010

  Year

• 1h 25m

  Runtime

• ★ 7.5

  Rating

• Documentary / Music / TV Movie

  Genre

A chronological look at the life and career of jazz musician, composer, and performer Dave Brubeck (1920-2012 ), presented through contemporary interviews, archival footage of interviews and performances, and commentary by family, fellow musicians, and aficionados. Emphases include his mother's influence, his wife's invention of college tours, his skill as an accompanist, the great quartet (with Desmond, Morello, and Wright), his ability to find musical ideas everywhere, his orchestral compositions, his religious conversion, and his unflagging sweet nature.

Cast

Dave Brubeck

Self