The quartet’s upbeat appeal was leveraged on one of Mr. Brubeck’s early Columbia LPs—“Jazz: Red Hot and Cool”—a live recording featuring model Suzy Parker leaning over the piano on the cover. The rapid popularity of Mr. Brubeck’s 1954 albums landed him on the cover of Time magazine in November. In the article—entitled “The Man on Cloud No. 7”—Mr. Brubeck was depicted as a swinging jazz artist who favored country life and clean living.