"Mr. Brubeck also has taken heat for prospering in a profession that isn't supposed to pay well. "It never has," he responded dryly. "My wife Iola and I were always very careful with our money. When I started out, Joe the butcher in our San Francisco neighborhood would ask me weekly if I wanted beef bones for our dog. He knew we didn't have a dog. I'd take them to make soup. I'd also go to the farmer's market to pick up discarded fruits and vegetables. We saved every penny.""
Here are some links so you can watch and hear some of his music performed:
Take Five
Blue Rondo à la Turk
The saxophonist is Paul Desmond. Eugene Wright on base and Joe Morello on drums.
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