The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out (yellow LP)

The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out (yellow LP)Time Out, released in 1959, was an unusual album from the start. While most tunes in occidental popular music are in 4 4, alternating with the 3 4 waltz form here and there, Time Out was devoted to rhythms that had never been previously heard in jazz. Most of the songs were composed by Brubeck himself. However, one of the most catchy melodies, Take Five, was a Paul Desmond composition, and it would become the quartets most celebrated tune. Dave

Time Out, released in 1959, was an unusual album from the start. While most tunes in occidental popular music are in 4/4, alternating with the 3/4 waltz form here and there, Time Out was devoted to rhythms that had never been previously heard in jazz. Most of the songs were composed by Brubeck himself. However, one of the most catchy melodies, “Take Five”, was a Paul Desmond composition, and it would become the quartet’s most celebrated tune. “Dave Brubeck’s defining masterpiece,Time Out is one of the most rhythmically innovative albums in jazz history”, wrote Steve Huey in All Music Guide, giving the album five stars.

Tracklist
01 Blue Rondo A La Turk
02 Strange Meadow Lark
03 Take Five
04 Three To Get Ready
05 Kathy's Waltz
06 Everybody's Jumpin'
07 Pick Up Sticks