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25 Sep, 4 tweets, 2 min read
When Time magazine put Dave Brubeck on the cover of its November 8, 1954, it was a big deal for Brubeck & for jazz. Boris Artzybasheff's portrait of the pianist is fabulous. I love how he makes reference to the other members of the Quartet: Paul Desmond, Joe Dodge & Bob Bates.
The Time cover is featured on the cover of the Dave Brubeck Quartet's 1955 LP, Brubeck Time. I just got the pun in the title! A great album.
open.spotify.com/album/1ne1gFCT…
The attention the Time cover brought to Brubeck caused a bit of a backlash from hardcore jazz fanatics. He told the writer Joe Goldberg, "Most jazz fans wouldn't be caught dead listening to us anymore. But we've picked up a whole new audience. Just people."
The next Time cover with a jazz musician was the February 28, 1964 issue, with Boris Chaliapin's painting of Thelonious Monk. In a great career Chaliapin was responsible for more than 400 Time covers! This is one of his best.

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