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unusual facts about the Dave Brubeck Quartet



Into Battle with the Art of Noise

The artwork depicted on the original EP sleeve was derived from the Ghent Altarpiece – the sleeve design and layout itself is intentionally similar to that of the Dave Brubeck Quartet's 1961 album Time Further Out.


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The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack

"Rondo" includes a short excerpt from Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, as well as an extended quote and re-harmonization of the Dave Brubeck Quartet's "Blue Rondo a la Turk." "The Cry of Eugene", which was later re-recorded by Jackson's group Jackson Heights, refers to "Harlequin & Columbine".