The 2-CD Celebrating the Music and Lyrics of Dave & Iola Brubeck (Blue Forest Records) marks the recording debut as a leader of drummer Dan Brubeck and is to be released later this month.

The second youngest of Dave and Iola Brubeck’s six children, Dan played with his father and here puts words and musics of his parents together on his maiden voyage as a leader.

Brubeck lives in Canada and turns 60 in May, and he is joined on the album by Vancouver-based musicians saxophonist Steve Kaldestad, pianist Tony Foster and bassist/singer Adam Thomas.

Familiar material featured includes ‘Blue Rondo a la Turk’ and ‘Take Five’, while minor blues 'Lord, Lord,' is among the less familiar choices. 

Dan Brubeck, above