Dave Brubeck in 1956Photograph: APBrubeck at the Newport jazz festival in 1981Photograph: Paul Mello/APThe Dave Brubeck Quartet circa 1958. From left to right: saxophonist Paul Desmond, drummer Joe Morello, pianist and bandleader Dave Brubeck, and bassist Gene WrightPhotograph: Metronome/Getty Images
Brubeck in 1951 Photograph: Cinetext/AllstarThe Dave Brubeck Quartet perform on Ed Sullivan's CBS variety show Toast of the Town in New York in 1955Photograph: CBS Photo Archive/Getty ImagesDave Brubeck performs on the pilot episode of television programme Dial M for Music in 1965Photograph: CBS Photo Archive/Getty ImagesBrubeck playing in Central Park, New YorkPhotograph: Richard E. Aaron/RedfernsBrubeck sitting on a chair on his roof overlooking Oakland, California, in 1956Photograph: Marvin Koner/CorbisBrubeck on stage during a rehearsal in London in 1995Photograph: David Redfern/RedfernsPerforming at the Newport jazz festival with Gerry Mulligan Photograph: David Redfern/RedfernsBrubeck plays the piano during the California Hall of Fame induction ceremony reception in Sacramento, California, in 2008 Photograph: The California Museum /EPABrubeck sits at his piano as he celebrates his 85th birthday at London's Barbican in 2005Photograph: Alastair Grant/AP
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