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by mbrubeck 5451 days ago
I must say, I did a double-take when I saw the front page of HN today.

I get that it follows the theme of Django and Sinatra. But Brubeck is not a very common name (the musician Dave Brubeck is my second cousin) and I don't normally see the musical Brubecks intrude into "my" domain. :)

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Amazing! I thought you should know that your second cousin inspired my love of jazz as a child, and Paul Desmond convinced me to pick up the saxophone after hearing Take Five. Thus, jazzychad was born.

The world keeps getting smaller and smaller :)

Same here. I absolutely love Dave Brubeck (no homo). He really got me into jazz, and my first ever jazz piano performance was take five.
How is saying 'no homo' even remotely appropriate?
I grew up in the town where he lives (Wilton, CT) and was lucky enough to experience his son Chris playing at our school frequently. Dave himself played a few times too.

I first heard take 5 when I was 11 and I've been a fan of odd time signatures ever since.

I did a double-take too, and wondered if this was your creation!