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You had a long and fruitful life. Not a bad run to almost make it to 93!

Dave Brubeck, the pianist and composer who helped make jazz popular again in the 1950s and '60s with recordings like "Time Out," the first jazz album to sell a million copies, and "Take Five," the still instantly recognizable hit single that was that album's centerpiece, died on Wednesday in Norwalk, Conn. He would have turned 92 on Thursday.

And what a way to go:

He died while on his way to a cardiology appointment, Russell Gloyd, his producer, conductor and manager for 36 years, said. Mr. Brubeck lived in Wilton, Conn.

Wow. Dave left quite a legacy and he will be missed, no doubt.

Check out the photos of him throughout his career. What a guy...

And finally, this Obit on the CNN site truly reveals a side of Brubeck not covered in most others - a man of Democracy:

He was a white man in a world dominated by black artists, but he wasnt threatened by the differences. He respected tradition but he wasn't afraid to subvert it if it meant growth. He learned how to listen to, and be inspired by the music of "the other." Brubeck was often called the "Ambassador of the Cool," but he was more.

He was the ambassador for a new America.

Beautifully said, indeed...

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