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WBZ Water Cooler: Remembering Dave Brubeck

BOSTON (CBS) - Legendary jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck died this week, at age 91 in Norwalk, Conn.

Brubeck was a jazz pioneer, known for pieces like "Take 5.' He died a day before his 92nd birthday. Brubeck was the first modern jazz musician, to be pictured on the cover of Time magazine back in 1954.

Grammy winning cellist Eugene Friesen, now a professor at Berklee, worked with Dave Brubeck.

WBZ'S Rod Fritz Reports 

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Here's the full interview with WBZ'S Drew Moholland 

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You can hear the WBZ Water Cooler on Saturday at 10:25 AM and 5:55 PM, and Sunday at 5:55 PM, on WBZ NewsRadio 1030.

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