Time Out

Do ya like jazz? Do ya like other people knowing you like jazz? Then play Time Out at your nearest social gathering and tell everyone that you enjoy odd time signatures and polyrhythms while you tap your feet to one of the most played jazz tunes ever. You're not normal, you're weird in all the right ways! Lol all joking aside, I fucking love this album, and why shouldn't I? Just like with the Beatles, the reason so many people like the music is because it is genuinely incredible, and Dave Brubeck does it here too. One gripe though - whenever I play this album, I always get a twinge of "maybe I should be playing some jazz by a black artist instead" simply because I've found myself listening to a lot of jazz by white guys. But that doesn't detract from the songs. Unsquare Dance is my favorite here.

It was nice. I’m sure if I understood music theory it would be really interesting. But I’m stupid.

Smoked a joint and listened to this on vinyl and reading the jacket notes. Got lost in the music. Take 5 is a masterpiece. Put on Miles in a Silent Way after, I don't listen to my jazz collection enough, but I digress. Time Out is a 5.

This is (probably) the ultimate Cool Jazz record. Something you put on and sip a martini and cook a steak to. You can really hear the West Coast laid back playing on this as opposed to the busy New York playing that was coming out of Blue Note (although this was recorded in NYC). It produced 3 jazz standards just on the first side for goodness sake. Favorite song: Take Five and Blue Rondo à la Turk Least favorite song: don’t really have one

Before I give my thoughts I want to honor the fact that jazz music was traditionally a black musical style that some white people liked and became famous with in places that many black musicians were not allowed to go. That being said- I really like this Jazz album- I was very productive listening to it because jazz piano is my favorite.

I don’t have anything smart to say, for whatever reason I had never really listening to Dave Brubeck before this and I definitely need to spend more time checking his music out cuz this was great.

First song was good, then I forgot it was playing. Not too bad 5/4 this, 9/8 that, how about 3/5

One of the first jazz albums to come into my possession. This could be seen as 'baby's first jazz' in some respects, as it's a light, clean listen with enough toe-tappers for popular appeal. However, even repeated exposure to 'Take Five' hasn't dimmed its lustre. There's a high degree of sophistication at play here - Brubeck was influenced by the rhythms of Balkan and Bulgarian folk music, so 'Take Five', 'Blue Rondo...' step outside of 4/4 time and take the cool paradigm into slippery places. Five stars all the way, I spin this one frequently.

Even this perpetual jazz neophyte can hear how peerless this is. The one instantly recognizable piece took on greate depth and nuance for me in its proper context here.

I had no idea what to expect but definitely found myself loving it. During the opening to the first track I had a hard time believing it's a 50's jazz track as it sounded much more like the opening to a 80's prog rock or progressive metal track. The rest of the album sounded more like I imagined highly technical cool jazz to sound like. But unlike other examples of this style I never felt bored with it. Just really good music to have playing which is both excellent in the background and for the occasional more intense listening during the particularly playful segments. Will save this one to re-listen for sure.

One of my all time favourite albums and maybe the only jazz album I really like. The groove of about every track totally gets me. Dave Brubecks simple piano style is great and Joe Morello is phantastic on the drums (e.g. on take five, which they basically created primarily for the drum solo, and I find it ironic when radios cut the song before the solo).

My family used to listen to this CD in the car all the times and Take Five is one of my dad's favorite songs, so this album has heavy nostalgic power for me! The music is so masterful and wonderful <<chef's kiss>>

A classic of cool jazz, and jazz as a greater whole. Dave Brubeck is so precise on the keys that he sounds like a MIDI file, and the rest of the team backs him up superbly, particularly Desmond and Morello on the highlight Take Five.

Another watershed jazz album. Brubeck's playing is complex and experiments with time signatures of various more 'exotic' influences. This coupled with Paul Desmond's acrobatic saxophone playing make this album groundbreaking and approachable.

I feel like a broken record (heh) on these, but I have loved all the instrumental albums not by Miles Davis. I've heard a lot of these before but never as an album. Great stuff.

Inoffensive, too easy listening. Willing to give it a second chance and not an album I think I'd ever buy. Missing the bite of the jazz I love: Coltrane, Coleman, and Davis.

There’s something about this record I just don’t like, not sure what it is. It’s fine, but ultimately just kind of…eh. Like, it makes sense that it’s kind of a gateway record for people to get into jazz- it’s not particularly challenging and it’s easy on the ears, but after two listens it’s kind of driving me nuts.

Doesn’t offend

all instrumentals. I don't mind instrumentals (read: lofi, read: chopin) but these ones were boring af.

I know every discordant piano chord, every lick of Paul Desmond's clarinet and honed my chops as a drummer learning 5/4 and 7/8 from the master, Joe Morello. My indie/new wave band introduced me to its genius at the age of 16 and I've loved it ever since. Jazz with a wink and a smile on its face. Pure enjoyment. Go on songwriters, throw a change of time signature in every now and then and make the music interesting.

You know an album is a masterpiece when it's incredibly technical and sophisticated, but is still accessible and enjoyable. A blend of African, Eastern, traditional/folk, and Jazz that comes together just perfectly.

Very much a gateway album for me. It's instantly accessible, even with the strange time signatures used throughout, it just sounds cool. There's not been many hit songs in 5/4, but Time Out is more than just Take 5, I probably prefer Blue Rondo à La Turk, but there's not a dud on the album. If you're not sure about Jazz, give this a listen and then go Hard Bop and Free Jazz, just like me! 5 / 5 stars.

08/27/2022 This album is very special to me for a number of reasons. Take Five was the first jazz recording that I ever heard back in third grade when my elementary school did a program called music memory. We were played sound bytes of different famous recordings and this was one of them. I have loved this recording since 2007-2008. Nearly 15 years of love. Fast forward to the future, I fell in love with the entire album after working at my university’s radio station that played jazz in the afternoons. I was the DJ for the 3-5 hour on Mondays or Wednesdays. Became familiar w many more songs and the style of Dave brubeck’s players because of this. — Today was super chill, I finally got to run some errands. Ran to target, had a great time getting lunch stuff and other little fun items. Came back and made myself a nice lil dinner and then just watched Netflix and crocheted.

Shimmers in its understated brilliance, popular this may have been but this in no way detracts from its status as high art. The recording is exquisite, the sophistication in the playing extraordinary. An album to repeat and find new things or to just enjoy and absorb, Time Out is special.

Relaxing, classic jazz. Steady percussion, smooth brass, instrumental jazz.

I'm not a jazz aficionado by any stretch, but I know what I like. I like this album and now know it belongs to the cool jazz genre. Cool.

Automatic fiver here. Love Dave Brubeck, and this has some of his most signature classics. Opening with "Blue Rondo a la Turk" is enough to let you know you're in for a great ride. I think Brubeck's the pianist, but man, shoutout to whoever is on sax because the sax cuts through these tracks like a hot knife through butter. For me, this is quintessential smooth jazz. I'll always be reminded of that Malcolm in the Middle episode where Hal finds the old bomb shelter in the backyard and hides down there drinking scotch, talking to a portrait of JFK, and listening to "Take Five." Love, love, love it. Favorite tracks: Take Five, Blue Rondo a la Turk, Strange Meadow Lark, Pick Up Sticks, basically all of it. Album art: One of the many jazz albums with the sort of "framed abstract art" concept for the cover, and I really like it. The art is excellent, the text font and colors are bold. It's simple and informative, but very memorable. 5/5

Very cool. I don’t hate jazz, I hate shrill & stressful trumpets, but the sax on this is smooth and mellow and lovely. It’s both accessible and challenging with the recognisable hooks but crazy time signatures. Good stuff.

Four profoundly talented, creative, and meticulous musicians, each making it sound effortless. I appreciate that this album is extremely accessible, but that it's does that without compromising richness and complexity. You could listen to each track 10 times in a row and still discover new fills and trills with every playthrough.

Good background music for when wacky shenanigans are afoot. Make sure to keep looking above yourself while listening to this album, because a comically oversized anvil could drop down on your head at any moment. This album has a similar feel to it as cheese. I don't mean to call it "cheesy", I mean that it literally reminds of cheese. Like, I can smell some fresh tasty gorgonzola while listening to this. Call that Synescheesia. Four outta seven!

An album that is so much more than just "Take Five". I've heard this album quite a few times. I'd say it's a great album for those that want to explore jazz a little more. Great listening and not too abstract enough to put off non-jazzers.

Wonderfully weird time signatures on some really great tunes. Very listenable.

Made somewhat cliche by time and popularity but a great record, with far more complexity and nuance than maybe it gets credit for

I'm not an active jazz fan as much as I like using it as background music for a vibe. However, with two recognizable songs "Blue Rondo a la Turk" and "Take Five", interesting time signatures, and an accessible cool jazz sound, this album stands out among the nameless shuffled playlists. I was shocked to see it was from the 50s, I guess jazz doesn't show its age as much as pop/rock. Also enjoyed the fun fact of the melody of "Kathy's Waltz" inspiring the Beatles' "All My Loving"

Nice background music (especially if played live) for a dinner in a candle-lit, velvet-lined, red wine & martini-serving restaurant.

Such a great album. Everything about this reeks of hep cat coolness...but in a good way! And Joe Morello's ride cymbal on "Take Five" is unparalleled. It doesn't quite make it to four stars for me because I'm not a jazz guy. 3 1/2 would be more like it.

I have somewhat of a love/hate relationship with Jazz, and this leans more towards the latter side. Everybody knows Take Five; it's nice, but a bit boring for my taste. The album as a whole is much too cerebral. It's Jazz by the (odd) numbers, but it doesn't speak to me. 2/5

Amazing

Хорош, не так много такого слушал

One of the most beautiful & brilliant pieces of work, ever!

CLASSIC JAZZ. Excellent! Fell in love with this the first time I heard it.

Brilliant. Never gets old. Peaceful and energetic at the same time.

Lovely melodies left and right, back to back.

In Ken Burns' JAZZ docuseries there is a segment where Dave Brubeck talks about his rise in jazz and how when he went on his first big tour that took him through the Jim Crow South he reminisced through tears how his bandmates were declined rooms and had to sleep on the bus, how venues wouldn't serve them - all because they were black. His whole approach to equality and civil rights is worth its own read. Dave Brubeck was a humanitarian that made awesome music. Take Five is in the top five if not top two album of all time jazz releases. Its beauty is simple rhythm and harmony. Getting this album on November 6, 2024 was perfect timing. I woke up to the news that the world was probably changing for the worse, so I got up, played this album and went for a pre-dawn walk. Still, Dave Brubeck does his best to remind us, Take Five, it'll get better… eventually. 5/5

Genial

BANGER BANGERS AND MORE BANGERS Love the opening track and it's use by nas in his song the jarreau of rap And Take 5 how could one not like take 5 Big fan of albums that aren't doing to much 7 songs, no fat!

I was first introduced to this album during a Jazz Appreciation class in college (god I miss college). It’s a jazz classic, and honestly just a good time through and through.

classic

clásico de clásicos, hipnótico

Jazzy af

I think my late teen reaction to this was "blah blah jazz snooze"

Should that not be the most famous jazz album ever?

Really cool jazz album, I’ll be back

Letsgooo well known favorite on this album take five! Great to wake up with.

always love listening to this album - DBQ has really done a great job of bringing jazz into more of the limelight as far as the public image, and the digestibility of their sound mixed with stellar musicianship and complementary relationships between the instruments is highlighted in the album.

Exceptional. Really had to Take Five after it was over to soak it in.

Fantastic beautiful album. Excellent remastering on Qobuz

While I think this album is usually wildly overrated in the jazz canon, that's only because people love it SO much. This album is still cool, stylish and sleak, allowing for a more invested listen or to put this on in the background while you do other things or pretend you're classy. My ramblings aside, Blue Rondo a la Turk is one of the best jazz performances ever and that first drop into 4/4 is one of my favourite tone-setters ever to kick off an album. Just classic stuff.

Album kojeg sam poslušao beskonačno mnogo puta... 9/10

Ufff lipo, lipo 🫶🏻 ovaj album se vrti često u kući Zdjelarević. Odličan, baš za zimsku melankoliju. Sjećam se kad sam prvi put čula Take five, baš je vrhunska stvar. Ovaj cover mi je isto prekul. Nema se tu šta puno reći osim odličnjak👌🏻S druge strane, ima par jazz albuma i glazbenika koji su mi mrvicu draži (Coltrane being of them), pa neće baš biti najviša ocjena, bit će 5/5 ili 9/10. Dobar tjedan, samo tako dalje 😍

9/10 Album sa najpoznatijim i najprodavanijim jazz standardom ikad, pase u svako vrijeme i bas lijeci mozak. Osim njega, odlican mi je Everybody's Jumpin' iako su mi sve na albumu po ukusu pa cak i pomalo neobicna, uvodna Blue Rondo. Eksperimantalan i pomalo kontroverzan u svoje vrijeme zbog neobicnih mjera, a s druge strane, sofisticiran i pitak. Volim ovakav jazz, nenametljiv je a opet ga (dovoljno) pozorno mogu slusati bez da mi uzima sav fokus. Nemam vise sto puno nadodati, osim Brubeckov sljedeci album na plejlistu odmah nakon ovoga.

I love this album. It's one of my go to jazz albums. I have distinct memories of my high school music teacher Mr. Leach playing bits of this album on his piano when he was waiting for us to get ready. Mr. Leach was the best!!! I'm usually good at figuring out time signatures, but Blue Rondo À La Turk still messes me up! Liked Songs Added: Blue Rondo À La Turk Take Five

slaps

Awesome jazz album!

I dig it man!

Both Blue Rondo ala Turk and Take Five are masterpieces. They make this album absolutely worth a listen. This is also just exactly the type of jazz I like listening to. I would absolutely listen to this album again.

Love the rhythms and tones/timbres. One of my favorite jazz albums for sure.

This was a great jazz record. Sounds cool as hell in the way only a late-50s album can. Put this on in any setting and you're immediately hip. Take 5 is a top song of all time!

Love Dave Brubeck and this album doesn't disappoint. Take 5 is a piece of music that everybody knows even if they don't know the artist. Will definitely add this to my favorites on Spotify for when I'm in the mood for some jazz

One of my favorite jazz albums. Actually, one of my favorite albums of any genre. Totally groundbreaking in its use of multiple time signatures, sometimes even several within one composition. If I recall, most songs don’t use 4/4 at all. It really opened the doors for a lot of jazz musicians to experiment in new ways. I can’t imagine how difficult this was to play, especially for the drummer, Joe Morello. Not only is it innovative, but it just sounds really cool. Blue Rondo A La Turk gets it rolling fantastically and it just takes off from there. It’s simply beautiful and a joy to listen to.

Delighted when this one appeared for me today. It has long been a favourite and no question that I would give it 5⭐ So much so, that I listened to it twice.

A good album, I loved the song Take Five and liked Kathy's Waltz as well.

I'll admit, I cheated a little on this album. Before I even heard it, I went and watched an old video about it by Polyphonic. So, no, I didn't hear this thing with clean, unaware ears. But honestly, I'm glad I did, because knowing ahead of time what this album's deal was allowed me to appreciate it a lot more. Like, it is just damn impressive that these guys play in so many unusual time signatures (9/8, 3/4, 5/4) and yet it's still an album you can throw on at a dinner party. Most people would use that fact as an insult, but I really like that its rhythmic complexities don't get in the way of it being a great listen. You can enjoy it either as a super-intense jazz listener, or just casually. It's not at all what I expected from a famously "complex" jazz album. Although, it's not like this is THE SHAPE OF JAZZ TO COME or anything; don't let me get too ahead of myself here. Plus, most of the songs end up being in 3/4 "waltz time" anyway, so... Still, I'm perfectly happy giving this thing a 5. It's just stellar playing and great jazz melodies all around, with an added layer to keep it interesting beyond that. And once more, shout outs to Polyphonic for explaining that layer to a dummy like me.

One of those albums that you can feel yourself calming down and chilling to, even with its point of unique time signatures. Solid and easy 5 for me.

I’m at a 4.5 that I’ll bump up to a 5, simply because I enjoyed it a lot. This is great jazz, and it’s as simple as that. I’m not a jazz expert, so I can’t speak to the complexities of the compositions or the music theory that went into these tracks. I simply have ears and can tell when my brain is getting a dopamine kick, and I got a pretty good kick out of this one. A few tracks gave me more of a kick than others – specifically, the stuff with the booming shotgun percussion that just added a bit of depth and a more bombastic feel. The piano is great too, and the saxophone is usually on fire. I wish modern bass had the same plunk as there is on this album. I enjoyed a lot of this. The only minor thing I can throw at it is that I wish more tracks had the bite of the first track, “Blue Rondo à la Turk” – it sets such a unique tone for a jazz album of the era, but it never really gets a follow up like that. Other than that, I guess a few tracks just didn’t click as well for me, but I’m nitpicking – what’s here is a great listen, and is absolutely no less than a 4. I’m up to a 5, and it’s a highly recommended one, if only for studying music at the very least. Pretty damn good stuff.

I would consider myself a very casual Jazz fan. I can’t expound my opinion on it and rely solely on what catches my ear. A friend showed this to me in high school, and it instantly caught my ear. The time signatures keep the music interesting, but never make it sound too uninviting. As a casual Jazz fan, I have room for only a few Jazz records in my life, and this will always be one of them.

Stuk voor stuk echt bangers van nummers. Take five natuurlijk als icoon, maar het hele album is genieten.

Já conhecia a música Take Five e eu achava ela foda. Agora acho todas as outras também

Classic jazz record. Very cool. I enjoy this more than a lot of the improvisational jazz. It almost sounds mathematical if that makes sense.

One of my favorite albums; it's a classic.

A jazz standard filled with notable classics. Dave Brubeck is so precise and complex, and the rest of the team backs him up superbly, particularly Desmond and Morello on the highlight Take Five. 5⭐️

Already know it.

holy shit

определенно, лучший альбом, подслушанный в этом году

This album is cool and catchy, with rhythms that surprise you in a good way. It’s got a clean, easy vibe, like something Miles Davis might do. It’s fun to listen to, and there’s also a lot of skill behind it. I'll definitely be coming back to this.

An all time favorite! I love the be bop / cool jazz period of the late fifties and early sixties.

This makes me want to throw a dinner party in the best way.

A truly wonderful album start to finish. Good energy with tiring you out

I give it a 5/4

Take five is an absolute classic... I feel better of for listening to this album... 4.5*

My first jazz album and honestly it was quite an enjoyable experience. It wasn't as slow paced as I used to think jazz as a whole used to be

Just to listen to "Take five" is worth the whole album.

This is fantastic. Wish I heard this earlier in my life(born 85’ rating in 24’). Just a real nice piece to listen to and really just keep on repeat.

Fantastic.

There are some pieces of music that become so embedded in the culture and emblematic of a vibe that everyone knows them whether they know it or not. I once had this conversation with a group of guys about the opera "Carmen" - through the power of Looney Tunes and other pop usage these dudes knew almost every single song from that score and never knew they were all songs from an opera, let alone the same opera. "The Nutcracker" has a similar chokehold on the musical themes around the holiday season. Jazzwise - whether folks know the artist or not, there are a handful of tunes that everyone can recognize. Take Five might be number one although it's probably in stiff competition with selections from Kind Of Blue and Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown music. What I'm getting at is, I knew this album without knowing that I knew this album. Iconic.

A classic

10/10 a classic for a reason

Real music. Most excellent

If you are a white person from a reasonably affluent family in the US born after 1940, this is the first jazz record you fell in love with. But don't knock it just because of its privileged fans. It's not Dave's fault. This is a fantastic creation, made at a time when jazz still had new frontiers to explore. Paul Desmond's airy alto sax is delightful. It's best to listen to on vinyl if you can, because it will help you better appreciate the tour de force that is side one. I bet during the vinyl era side one got 10x the plays of side two.

Listened to this album so many times and from the first waves of piano I feel myself coming alive. Love it--wish I could have heard the whole thing live.