Dave Brubeck, whose music helped define the style of West Coast Jazz in the #39;50s, is best known for the 1959 classic “Take 5,” which was written by collaborator Paul Desmond and featured on the album Time Out. To date, it remains one of the top-selling jazz records of all time. Dave Brubeck, the pianist, composer and leader of the iconic Dave Brubeck Quartet, died Wednesday at age 91 in Connecticut, according to the AP. The cause was heart failure. Brubeck wasn#39;t just a music icon – he w

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