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Dave Brubeck: Zurich '64

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Marc Myers
Feb 28, 2017
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In September 1964, the Dave Brubeck Quartet was in Zurich, Switzerland, on one of its countless tours of Europe. The group—Brubeck on piano, Paul Desmond on alto saxophone, Eugene Wright on bass and Joe Morello on drums—appeared at the city's Kongresshaus concert hall. Desmond's Take Five had become a massive international hit for the group, and Dave wa…

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