Following her conversion to Catholicism, pianist Mary Lou Williams began to compose and record religious music. William Gottlieb/Library of Congress hide caption

Dave Brubeck received a posthumous tribute at the 2013 Grammy Awards. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images hide caption

Guatemalan author Eduardo Halfon's most recent book, The Polish Boxer, mesmerized us. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Dave Brubeck at Newport. Wiqan Ang for NPR hide caption

Dave Brubeck at the 32nd Kennedy Center Honors. Kris Connor/Getty Images hide caption

Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony, whose recording of music by John Adams made our Top 10 of 2012. Bill Swerbenski/courtesy of the artists hide caption

In a 1999 interview with Fresh Air's Terry Gross, Dave Brubeck talked about his decades in the music industry and his first love: rodeo roping. Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images hide caption

Dave Brubeck rehearses with the San Diego Symphony in 1995. Mitch Tobias/Getty Images hide caption

Dave Brubeck performing on the pilot episode of a television program in 1965. CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images hide caption

The Dave Brubeck Quartet. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption

Get the popcorn ready. ginnerobot via Flickr hide caption

Dave Brubeck is the most-featured artist of all time at the Newport Jazz Festival. Getty Images hide caption

Dave Brubeck performs at Newport Jazz. Wiqan Ang hide caption