| All the Things We Are | ||||
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| Released | May 25, 1976 | |||
| Recorded | July 17, 1973 & October 3, 1974 | |||
| Studio | CI Recording Studios, NYC | |||
| Genre | Mainstream jazz Post-bop Piano jazz | |||
| Length | 45:06 | |||
| Label | Atlantic Records | |||
| Producer | Michael Cuscuna | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
All the Things We Are is a jazz album byDave Brubeck released byAtlantic Records on May 25, 1976, featuring two alto saxophonists,Lee Konitz andAnthony Braxton, and two drummers,Alan Dawson andRoy Haynes. This album was completed through two recording sessions at the CI Recording Studios in New York City on different dates.
On July 17, 1973, the Dave Brubeck Trio (Brubeck playing the piano, Jack Six playing the bass, andAlan Dawson playing the drums) recorded the "Jimmy Van Heusen Medley".[2]
On October 3, 1974, the recording occurred with the group as a quintet (with the addition of alto saxophonistsLee Konitz andAnthony Braxton whileRoy Haynes took the spot as drummer. The rest of the songs were recorded that day. Konitz played thealto saxophone in "Like Someone in Love" and "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" while Braxton played it in "In Your Own Sweet Way". Both Konitz and Braxton are featured in "All the Things You Are".[3]
The New Yorker claimed that this album was/is underrated in an article in 2012, following Brubeck's death.[4]