The Dave Brubeck Quartet-Jazz Impressions Of Japan

Jazz Impressions of Japan

by The Dave Brubeck Quartet is a 1964 studio album that captures the group’s musical reflections from their tour of Japan earlier that year. Blending cool jazz with modal textures, the album serves as a sonic travel diary, with each track evoking a distinct cultural or emotional impression from the journey.

🗾 Album Overview

• Released: August 10, 1964
• Recorded: June 16–17, 1964 (except “Zen Is When,” recorded in 1960)
• Studio: CBS 30th Street Studio, New York City
• Label: Columbia Records
• Genre: Cool Jazz, Modal Jazz
• Length: 35 minutes