Their Last Time Out: The Unreleased Live Concert, December 26, 1967 is a 1967 live album by Dave Brubeck and his quartet, recorded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on December 26, 1967. It was first released in 2011 by Columbia Records in a double CD format.
Reception
The album was reviewed by Ken Dryden at Allmusic, who noted that the sound is in mono and was not as well-recorded as previous live releases, while commenting that the performances are of a high calibre and that Brubeck fans would welcome the album as a historic addition to the musician's discography.
Peter Vacher writing for Jazzwise describes the album's atmosphere as being "almost playful at times", characterising Brubeck's piano playing as "splashy", with a "crisp, boppish attack", commending the rhythm section of Wright and Morello for their "wonderfully lithe swing", and noting the "frail beauty" of Desmond's saxophone.
Track listing Disc one "Introduction" – 0:39 "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 8:43 "Three to Get Ready" (Dave Brubeck) – 5:37 "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" (Eric Maschwitz, Jack Strachey) – 10:24 "Cielito Lindo" (Quirino Mendoza y Cortés, arr. Dave Brubeck) – 4:57 "La Paloma Azul" (Traditional, arr. Dave Brubeck) – 5:20 "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 5:56 "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Larry Morey, Frank Churchill) – 6:24 Disc two "Introduction of the Members of the Quartet" – 1:07 "Swanee River" (Stephen Foster, arr. Dave Brubeck) – 10:26 "I'm in a Dancing Mood" (Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman) – 3:20 "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 8:51 "Set My People Free" (Eugene Wright) – 6:30 "For Drummers Only" (Joe Morello) – 11:43 "Take Five" (Paul Desmond) – 8:18
Personnel Dave Brubeck – piano Paul Desmond – alto saxophone Eugene Wright – bass Joe Morello – drums
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