Gene Seymour : Dave Brubeck , a good guy and masterly jazz musician , died Wednesday . He spent the last year-and-a-half of the war leading ` Brubeck led iconic jazz ensemble in '50s , 60s ; crossed onto pop charts with `` Take Five '' Seymour : Brubeck gained popularity from campus tours ; known for unusual time signatures . Seymour : He was the first to record on 78 rpm records ( he recorded his own version of " I Want To Hold Your Hand" ).
Gene Seymour : Dave Brubeck , a good guy and masterly jazz musician , died Wednesday . Brubeck led iconic jazz ensemble in '50s , 60s ; crossed onto pop charts with `` Take Five '' Seymour : Brubeck gained popularity from campus tours ; known for unusual time signatures . Seymour : He was the first to record on 78 rpm records ( he recorded his own version of " I Want To Hold Your Hand" ).