Their Last Time Out: The Unreleased Live Concert, December 26, 1967 is a 1967 live album by Dave Brubeck and his quartet, recorded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on December 26, 1967. It was first released in 2011 by Columbia Records in a double CD format.[2][3]

Their Last Time Out: The Unreleased Live Concert, December 26, 1967
Live album by
Released2011
RecordedDecember 26, 1967 (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
VenueStatler Hilton Hotel, Pittsburgh.[1]
GenreCool jazz, post bop
Length1:37:58
LabelColumbia – 88697 81562 2[2]
ProducerRussell Gloyd, Didier C. Deutsch
Dave Brubeck chronology
The Last Time We Saw Paris
(1967)
Their Last Time Out: The Unreleased Live Concert, December 26, 1967
(2011)
Compadres
(1968)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
Jazzwise     [4]

The album was reviewed by Ken Dryden at Allmusic, who noted that the sound is in mono and was not as well-recorded as previous live releases, while commenting that the performances are of a high calibre and that Brubeck fans would welcome the album as a historic addition to the musician's discography.[2]

Peter Vacher writing for Jazzwise describes the album's atmosphere as being "almost playful at times", characterising Brubeck's piano playing as "splashy", with a "crisp, boppish attack", commending the rhythm section of Wright and Morello for their "wonderfully lithe swing", and noting the "frail beauty" of Desmond's saxophone.[4]

Track listing

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Disc one

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  1. "Introduction" – 0:39
  2. "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 8:43
  3. "Three to Get Ready" (Dave Brubeck) – 5:37
  4. "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" (Eric Maschwitz, Jack Strachey) – 10:24
  5. "Cielito Lindo" (Quirino Mendoza y Cortés, arr. Dave Brubeck) – 4:57
  6. "La Paloma Azul" (Traditional, arr. Dave Brubeck) – 5:20
  7. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 5:56
  8. "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Larry Morey, Frank Churchill) – 6:24

Disc two

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  1. "Introduction of the Members of the Quartet" – 1:07
  2. "Swanee River" (Stephen Foster, arr. Dave Brubeck) – 10:26
  3. "I'm in a Dancing Mood" (Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman) – 3:20
  4. "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 8:51
  5. "Set My People Free" (Eugene Wright) – 6:30
  6. "For Drummers Only" (Joe Morello) – 11:43
  7. "Take Five" (Paul Desmond) – 8:18

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ CD insert
  2. ^ a b c d Dryden, Ken. "The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Their Last Time Out: The Unreleased Live Concert, December 26, 1967". AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  3. ^ Greenlee, Steve (November 1, 2011). "Dave Brubeck Quartet's 'Their Last Time Out'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Dave Brubeck Quartet: Their Last Time Out". Jazzwise. Retrieved 2023-09-01.