Time Out

3.5 / 5

Very good jazz album, it was a nice listen... Nothing out of the ordinary but still really solid! Would need more listen to truly grade I guess but I loved the listen session so 4/5

album de qualité

Some would say this an entry level jazz album. A lot of cool moments

1959. Take Five, Blue Rondo à la Turk

I thought this was already in my record collection and was mad at myself when I realized I didn’t.

everybody taking everything for a walk and i'm just sitting here enjoying it Jazzmatazz

Yuh

I didn't realize how many iconic Jazz songs were all on this same album. It's not Miles Davis or John Coltrane but this is a great jazz album. Very enjoyable stuff

Overall I'm not really a big Jazz fan, but this was a very enjoyable album. I had heard a couple of the songs before (Take Five, Blue Rondo) but I certainly couldn't have named them or who the artist was. I would listen to this in the background, or perhaps play it at a cocktail party.

Nice music to wake up to. Don’t have many reference points here but these are obviously skilled musicians.

Great jazz - enjoyed it.

Just classic and vintage. The playing is so good and the odd time signatures (which have been overemphasized) simply don't get in the way of anyone's pleasure.

Loved it! Great instrumental Jazz.

I was groovin’

Super skilled by most musicians in this album. Makes me wanna watch Whiplash. No lyrics which could piss people off but if you like fluidly and musicians playing off each other this album is for you.

Just a joy to listen to The quartet creates such full and vibrant music The instruments interact in such a fun way The reediness of the sax is perfect Blue Rondo a la Turk builds to a beautiful climax for an awesome start to the album It's nearly impossible to count time for any of these songs without a guide I had to play Take 5 in high school band and never thought about it again until today I couldn't play it like Paul Desmond tho

A strong jazz album. Unusual time signatures. Sparse bright production. Happy summery tunes.. Take Five and Blue Rondo are ace.. Hard to go wrong really.

I enjoyed this. I listened to it this morning on my drive to work, thinking about how pleasing it is to the senses. This album is comfy, if that makes sense. I really don’t listen to a lot of jazz so I’m not sure if I’d listen to this again, but it was extremely pleasant today.

4.25

Jazz is hit and miss with me. Some of it is enjoyably thematic and evocative (Duke Ellington's "Caravan" and Teddy Wilson's "Jungle Love" spring to mind), some of it is meandering, and some is just plan abstract. I prefer the former to the latter two. Unfortunately for me, Brubek's "Time Out" leans toward the meandering. "Take Five" is rightfully a classic, and "Kathy's Waltz" had a jaunty energy that I enjoyed, but the rest of the album just doesn't push my buttons. That said, the talent displayed on the album is undeniable, and I can't bring myself to give it any less than four stars, despite my personal jazz proclivities.

Some nice smooth jazz. This is always a pleasure to listen to.

I'm not a jazz guy by any means (unless you count my obsession with watching old episodes of the Colgate Comedy Hour with legends such as Paul Bufano, Tiny "Boop Squigg" Shorterly, and Roy Donk) but I really liked this. I was expecting something much less listenable, but this was sort of a cosmic gumbo that moved to the beat of jazz. 4 stars.

You know, I normally reject saxophones, but the saxophone was so gently played. I was not only able to listen with ease, surely helped by the lush and light supporting band, but also felt a story from it. What art in volume! I was also relieved to experience something other than rock

The music apple for itself.

Listened to on 8/1/22 4/5 Favorite song: Kathy’s Waltz I love instrumental music and this quartet did not disappoint. The music was easy to listen to but not boring and was a wonderful work accompaniment

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Really good

A funny album. Lots of unusual odd time signatures that show that a song doesn't necessarily have to be in 4/4. (8/10) FT: Blue Rondo à la Turk, Take Five

Great 1st track

Smooooooooth. Niiice! Grrrreat Schmoking! Mmmm, nice. Wonderful! Suuuuuperb.

This is jazz music I really like, great music to work to. Blue Rondo and Take Five are bangers as well.

Without Take Five no one would have ever heard of David Brubeck, and it's the only song on the album not written by him - Paul Desmond created the famous melody only to set up a drum solo. It's easy to see why critics panned the LP - it doesn't swing with it's weird tempo and sounds very European for a West Coast group. Brubeck's piano playing can be a bit clunky at times but Paul Desmond's alto brings it all together nicely. The overall sound is pretty cool and the fact that the LP contains the most recognizable jazz song of all times is worth a bonus point.

I think the single Take Five was the song that first got me into Jazz, many years ago. This is one of my favourite jazz albums and is arguably one of the most influential ever, its right up there with Kind of Blue and Giant Steps. Incorporating some unusual time signatures and crack playing by Brubeck, Desmond and Morello it has really stood the test of time and it still sounds fresh today.

A thoroughly enjoyable and accessible classic jazz album from the incredible late 1950s era. Particularly notable for its technical experimentation whilst maintaining a melodious and “popular” feel. Brilliant!

A pretty flawless record. Very enjoyable and easy to listen to, though has enough variation to keep it interesting and the listener engaged. Definitely a good jazz trip.

4,5

backgroubd music

A lesson in humility for me. I was ready to pan this album on the first track (be be be dodedo, tooot , bebadap bob - well that's what is sounded like to me) Second track caught my attention and then the famous third - Take That Landed up enjoying all of it. Not my go to, but will go back

Not as bad as I thought it was going to be (not usually a fan of 50s jazz of this sort, but maybe I've made too quick a judgement!) and I may well explore more. And I really like the album cover.

Exactly what I expected it to be. Great album to start a morning off.

Very cool, I sent a link to my kiddo when I saw the mention about time signatures and they really enjoyed the album too. Time Out is such a classic and Blue Rondo à la Turk really kicks it off nicely.

No idea how to review jazz. But this very a very nice listen throughout. Very easy listening.

Jazz that has weird time signatures and goes all over the place yet it is accessible - and some of the tunes are smooth. Best Tracks: Blue Rondo A La Turk; Strange Meadow Lark; Take Five

Some nice easy-listening jazz. Title track is really nice. Also like Three to Get Ready

I actually enjoyed this quite a lot. The type of soothing music I needed at the end of a long day.

Added to jazz playlist

Vooral jazz behoorlijk goed te pruimen. Wel gekke namen hebben de liedjes, zoals ‘blue rondo a la Turk’

Very peppy- good jazz

Excellent

Freaky time signature fun with more familiar melodies than you'd initially realise. Huge, ground-breaking, accessible, creative, almost classical.

I thought I hated jazz

Super melodic and perfectly executed white man nerd jazz. Not the real deal, but still enjoyable when you want some safe jazz.

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet (1959) When I was about seven years old, on Sunday afternoons, my dad would sit in the living room smoking a cigar (when my mom would let him), listening to this album on his beloved console stereo, which I, of course, was not allowed to touch. That prohibition, of course, increased the allure. His non-rock but otherwise eclectic tastes included Ravel’s Bolero (which my mom hated), Herb Alpert and his Tijuana Brass’ Whipped Cream and Other Delights (with its titillatingly innovative cover art), Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison, and Glenn Miller’s Army Air Force Band (on five vinyl LPs, which made me decide to take up trombone in fourth grade). Young people today will likely have only heard the two ‘hits’ from Time Out (“Blue Rondo à la Turk” and “Take Five”) in hotel lobbies. Shame. There is so much good music on this record. Jazz purists were not pleased with the popularity of this album. They noted that while this was Dave Brubeck’s most accessible work, it was not his best. And of course they were right, but this album is a wonderful place to start if you’re unfamiliar with jazz, mostly for its creative variations in rhythm. The opening “Blue Rondo à la Turk” is a tour de force in rhythmic experimentation, starting with a ‘Balkan’ 9/8 (2+2+2+3), alternating with standard 4/4 passages for piano and saxophone solos. And the wistful “Strange Meadow Lark” seems somehow destined to be included in a soundtrack for a Woody Allen movie. The third track “Take Five” is iconic for its hypnotic, syncopated piano foundation, languid saxophone melody and 5/4 time signature. You can almost dance to it, although I’d stay away from steps like foxtrot or waltz or chacha or polka or, well, basically anything standard. Just stand there snapping your finger and bobbing hither and yon. Your partner (optional) will join in improvisationally. The point is, it swings (although I’d pay good money to watch a beer hall full of polka dancers working out “Take Five” by adding an extra foot stomp after every other 2/4 measure. Maybe a Monty Python sketch?). But seriously, Joe Morello’s superb drum solo passage on this song (the whole point of it, really) goes a long way toward explaining the appeal of John Bonham’s solo work (“Moby Dick” on Led Zeppelin II, and elsewhere). You see, the reason we liked John Bonham is because he (and we) had already heard and learned from Joe Morello, whether consciously or not. The next track “Three to Get Ready”, plays with an alteration between 3/4 and 4/4 (don’t even try dancing to this one) and is followed by “Kathy’s Waltz”, which starts in 4/4, shifts to 3/4, and at about the three minute mark, we hear 3/4 and 4/4 simultaneously. If you hear strains of The Beatles’ “All My Lovin’”in this song (and you will), please remember that Dave Brubeck did it first. The last two tracks (“Everybody’s Jumpin’” and “Pick Up Sticks”) lack the intricacy of contemporaneous progressive jazz, but will nudge the beginner in the right direction. This album is a great jazz introduction for youngsters and great nostalgia for oldsters. 4/5

Lovely bit of piano jazz

Smooth

Easy listening. Fun. Happy. i prefer songs with lyrics, but this is great mood music.

Non ho mai ascoltato Jazz senza un cantante, credo, e mi piace! Ma 'Take five' è famosissima! E bellissima! 4 stelle, ma quasi 5

Some really good, recognizable cool jazz. Would pop this on to relax.

So smooth, really enjoyed this.

This is that kind of jazz album that is nice to listen to one time per year and remember why we have all this buzz around jazz music style. It's easy to understand with albums like that. Reading the Wikipedia page, it turns even more special, with the different times' explanation. The extended version of the album with live recordings is for sure a 5 star. The original one is too short for it, but it's still a gem.

great

Good album, love Take 5

Oh, this is that song! Take Five! How did I not know the name of this song? Anyway, I enjoyed this enough that I didn't even stop it when it dove into the bonus tracks, which there were more of than original album tracks. It was in the background and it wasn't. This one got into my ears pretty good.

Jakos nic mi nie mowil tytul, ale juz na pierwszym traku cos mi switalo w glowie, ze slyszalem to gdzies, a po trzecim juz bylem tego pewny i last fmowa baza danych nie klamala, ostatni raz sluchano w 2k16, wiec w moim najbardziej odkrywczym jazzowo okresie, Time Out z 59 jest nietypowym klasykiem coolowego jazzu, bopu, czy west costowego jazzowania, w zaleznosci jakich kategorii segregujacych styl ktos przyjmie, a nietypowosc pochodzi przede wszystkim z niespotykanymi w jazzie czy muzyce rozrywkowej sygnaturami, inspirowanymi wycieczkami pana Brubecka po turko krajach, jak sam tytul openingowego trakaa wskazuje, w sklad kwartetu poza Davem Bruceckiem na pianinie, wchodzili jeszcze Paul Desmond na saksie, basista Eugene Wright i Joe Morello z drumsami, glownym kompozytorem byl oczywiscie pan Dave, ale najbardziej popularny trak z krazka, ktory pozwolil mi przypomniec sobie gdzie to juz slyszlem, czyli take five jest autorstwa Desmonda, ciekawy lore, ze na lozu smierci przekazal on prawa autorskie na rzecz czerwonego krzyza, a jako ze utwor nadal cieszy sie popuarnoscia przynosza one zyski, klawiatura odmawia wspolpracy, ale musze przyznac, ze jest to jeden z najlepiej rozpisanych wikiowo jazzowych albumow jakie guglowalem, kazdy song rozbity na czesci, w ktorym wyszczegolnione co i jak gra, wiec nawet laik muzyczny moze sie dowiedziec skad bierze sie tak orginalne brzmienie, ktore najprosciej mozna okreslic jako bass scalajacy licytacje pianinowo saksowe, ktore czesto po sobie nastepuja, nie zabraklo takze miejsca na drumowe solo, ktore jest kluczowym elementem take five, ktory laduje na plejce razem z blue rondo a la turk

Aaah kuinka smoothia jazzia! Olen vaikuttunut. Pitää kuunnella lisää!

Great album. Rinkle Tinkle piano keys.

Good fun - a super solid jazz album - not as good as some other contemporaries - but the inclusion of ‘Take Five’ among the track listing makes it an inevitable classic

Fantastic

Classic that hides its time signature innovations in plain sight. "Take 5" still sounds as fresh as ever. Could be a Paul Desmond album.

While this is certainly not a preferred genre of music for me, I feel like I can appreciate talent, and these musicians are clearly talented! If you like this style, it probably doesn't get much better.

This was my introduction to jazz when I was younger. I loved it then, and I still love it now. Take Five is about as quintessential a jazz song (and album) as it comes. All around brilliance.

Surprised to learned one song was a sample for a song from today

dope

Cool jazz, skøre tidsindstillinger, lækkert

This was the first jazz album to sell a million copies you know, and Take Five even made the singles pop charts.. It's great. In the background. But just lacks a little, you know, something. Important, but not significant.

take 5 halt klassiker - ist dave brubeck eig nur so unverhältnismäßig erfolgreich, weil er weiß ist und bürgis dann guten gewissens jazz hören können? - klassiker halt, gut als hintergrundmusik

Take Five and Everybody's Jumping are my favorites, the rest felt like background music, not in a bad way though

Not for me.

Liked it!!!

Mahtava! Menis monta kertaa putkeen, mut piti kahen jälkeen lakata ku jonoa kertyny. Suosikkeihin

I rarely listen to jazz but even I can tell this is something special.

"Blue Rondo a la Turk" right off the bat is known from a bunch of movies but "Take Five" is excellent and a Jazz staple. 8/10.

A jazz album that I actually enjoyed. Take Five the best track

Time Out is widely revered in the jazz world. It is essential cool jazz, but known for pushing jazz in new directions, such as it's use of odd time signatures. This was inspired by Brubeck's time overseas, where he would hear the locals play in time signatures different from the 4/4 that became the norm in western jazz. Moving on, the highlight of this album is easily Take Five, which features a bombastic drum solo from Morello while Brubeck plays the same hypnotizing bar over and over again. It's a display of jazz musicianship unlike any other.

A really solid jazz album. This is one that I feel like I would listen to while investing the death a young up and coming movie starlet in 1950's L.A. I for sure have a drinking and smoking problem, but God damnit I'm good at my job.

Really fun. This is jazz you've heard before on soundtracks, but it is lovely to listen to again

great jazz

4/5 nice jazz record!

My first thought was "slick" but I just don't understand jazz enough to truly appreciate this album. I was surprised at how many listens Take Five had and so I read up on the album. It's basically a national treasure. I guess I don't know music like I thought. It sounds like what any live jazz performance aspires to be (from what I've seen)...really, I wonder if this sound is what jazz musicians are aiming for when they play.

Sounds fantastic, complex rhythms and cool grooves.

Take Five is a classic that I love. The other songs were very interesting listens as well.

Such simple instrumentation with complex melodies. I love this jazz album and that’s coming from a trumpet player who loves brass. This is a staple in an jazz household but also to anyone who doesn’t like jazz, give this one a try.

good stuff

jazz!

Creo que sería el primer disco de jazz que le haría escuchar a alguien que quiere conocer el genero.

Great album throughout.

Some really great pieces in there!

A member of the internal core of the very classic of jazz recordings, even if not every track is as good as Take 5

First album of Jazz I listened to. Was also on the infographic. Was fun and made me feel like dancing. very full sounding with for a quartet

Jazz, really good jazz.

Dentro del Jazz no es mi género favorito, pero en este grado es un disco muy muy a gusto que cumple a la perfección esa nota de "Cool" Jazz. Con complejidad musical pero sin llegar a la exageración o falta de estructura que a veces hace un poco fuera de alcance a otros géneros y es un disco hasta casi didáctico para entender ritmos.

Me gustó mucho tener que escuchar este disco. Obviamente conocía Take Five, pero es muy interesante que exista toda una exploración a esquemas rítmicos tan poco tradicionales y que además sea algo muy agradable de escuchar. Como siempre con el jazz, cuestión de gustos y algo que quizá no escucharía en cualquier situación, pero que en las lluvias del fin de semana me cayó perfecto.

La única razón por la que no le pongo cinco estrellas es porque yo no soy tan fino y elegante como ellos. Recuérdenme donde sale Take Five? En todos lados, no?

Jazz de viejitos. Todo recto y sin alocarse jaja.

I was a bit worried when I saw this was from the 50s, as the previous one I had from that decade sounded increadibly dated. It was actually pretty good. Nice and relaxing, chilled instrumentals. No songs stick out in particular but as a whole is a decent listen.

Really nice clean melodic jazz. Includes three of the most iconic riffs in jazz music. This is what they teach in music school, it’s canon. Killer drum solo on Take 5. Nice listen, perfect for a party. A few of the songs weren’t legend status, so 4.

Absolutely legendary jazz album.

Great! I liked it a lot! I love the weird time signatures. It's a lot of fun. I'll definitely keep it on my mind next time I'm in a jazz mood.

It was pretty good, the first track was the only one I didn't enjoy. Good background music. 4/5 stars.

Really enjoyable. Smooth yazz

Loved this, proper foot tapping jazz, and I’m not a jazz lover in the whole. This ones been added to my favourites for those chilled moments

Nice, jazz

Highly enjoyable listening. Not a jazz fan generally, but this is an album I can see myself putting on again.

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It's the classic cool jazz album that actually sounds cool and not over complex. And it contains the famous Take Five song. What's not to like?

'Take Five' was played by a friend's group during college, it's nice to hear it again ^^

This was a classic! Very soothing. I enjoyed it.

Solid jazz, really enjoyable.

I'm not musical enough to recognise experimental time signatures. To me, this sounds like a cool, fun, chilled jazz album, which is the kind of jazz I enjoy. Recorded in 1959, but sounds timeless. It seems like the group achieved exactly what they set out to do. I can't fault it. 4/5.

8.5/10

Love this type of music to work to

Estoy sorprendida que este álbum se hiciera a partir de la improvisación, ya que los artistas tienen mucha química. Además es un genero de música que lo odias o te encanta. Mis canciones favs: - take five -Kathy ´s waltz - Pick up Sticks

Very much enjoyed the drum solos and polyrhythms on this.

Classic, great album

Take Five is just so good. Never gets old. The rest also quite nice, like Kathy's Waltz how it combines a straight ahead beat with 3/4 piano.

Good jazz

Discovered odd time signatures through this. Timeless

‘Blue Rondo à la Turk’ was fantastic, lively, energetic; it was everything you could have wanted from a jazz song. I actually recognised ‘Take Five’ which I was not expecting!

Knew about half of the songs before. Classic album.

super clean sound. despite the odd time signatures it's very listenable.

Okay, generally liked this whole jazz album. It was more clearly defined and melodic, very chill. I really like Take Five (although I didn't know the song's name or artist until now)

Good, easy listening stuff. Would think quite radical at the time

already heard m8 but still a bop

Fantastic album. Very fun to listen to.

Chilled ones. Good for WFH but also with a vape

Some classics! I recognized and especially enjoyed both Take Five and Blue Rondo a la Turk

jazzy

Enjoyed the melodic jazz vibes, not overly distracting or frantic - just pleasant.

Je häufiger sie mal eben durchläuft, desto mehr Aufmerksamkeit bekommt diese Scheibe jedes Mal. War sie Sonntags früh eine Art stiller Kompagnon zum Fensterputz so ist sie heut der Regen auf den Glasscheiben. Die neue Story auf einem frischen Blatt Papier. 3.9

Muss bei solchen Sachen, insbesondere wenn sie am Sonntag aufgegeben werden, immer aufpassen, sie nicht einfach als schöne Sonntagsunterhaltungsmusik wegzuhören. Weil: dazu eignen sie sich - so wie auch das hier - ja ganz hervorragend. Im direkten Vergleich mit dem neulich gehörten "Birth of the Cool" von Miles Davis aus demselben Jahr (glaube ich) finde ich das hier entschiedener, mehr bei sich. Bunter auch, vielfarbig gewissermaßen. Nicht so cool, sondern eher ... warm? Und dann noch mit DEM Tophit der Jazzmusik. Also mir gefällts richtig gut, da ist locker ne 3,7 drin.

Love Dave Brubeck. I throw him on every now and then for cooking or doing work, and this album has some great tracks. This was great background music, actually finished a book while listening.

Great! A bit repetitive for me but I guess it's because i'm not used to listen to jazz. But it's really really good!

Jazz session.

All (but the 1st song) are great

Muy jazz. Bueno, pero puede hacerse monótono a ratos. Incluye la conocida Take Five.

Classic Brubeck, couple of bangers but probably matched my tastes a decade ago more than now. Still a pleasure to listen to.

I actually had this album in high school. It might be white people jazz, but I love it. It's just so pleasant to listen to. Unimposing yet engaging. Great work day album.

Top quality cool jazz! Fave track - while "Time Out" is a classic, I'm gonna pick "Blue Rondo à la Turk" for the playfulness!

I love Dave Brubeck. He was one of the first that showed me how important time signatures were and how atypical time could be so intriguing.

Great album, with some monster songs in terms of cultural presence, not the least of which "Take Five." I haven't said this about an album yet, but I actually wished it was longer. The band sounds great and it felt like they were just warming up.

sick sleeve

A bop

Fav: Take Five

Smooth and very relaxing

Pleasant

Actually know a few songs on this album. Might be the first Jazz album I've ever listened to in its entirety. So the rating might reflect that: B-

I won't even pretend to have enough knowledge of Jazz to give it a proper rating. It's a 3.5 up to 4 for listening purposes, but I know a few of these songs are so iconic I'd imagine this is objectively a 5, but for my personal tastes I can't quite go there. No surprise, but Take Five is my favorite.

A very pop music record. I can see why folks like my jazz teacher looked down on stuff like Blue Rondo. But if you’re college age cooking dinner for a date, can you do better than putting this on? Probably not.

Solid jazz album. A classic.

Great album! Very playful, and very cool. I love the weird time signatures, but it never makes it hard to listen.

Very good

just a classic jazz album

Pretty chill jazz record, got the iconic "Take Five" on it, however that should not discredit other tracks like "Blue Rondo a la Turk" and "Pick Up Sticks"

Muito muito interessante. Estudar os ritmos (time signatures) não usuais que usaram. Produção e timbres perfeitos

Listened to before. Blue Rondo A la Turk and Take Five are great. A good introduction to Jazz.

Smooth listen! Very enjoyable at night

I feel like this should have been my introduction to jazz. It was cool, it was funky, and it was easy to listen to.

honestly the more jazz i listen to the cooler it gets. for a while i was just kinda averse to horns because i didnt like how they sounded but obviously thats not a problem anymore. then for a while after listening to kind of blue i was just like yeah thats pretty good maybe ill get into jazz someday. and i still dont think ive rly taken the plunge but thats fine, not everything has to be this huge-ass binge. maybe one day ill look back and realize oh shit! im a big jazz fan now! and make like fifty lists thatre just like The Best Jazz Albums Of 2034. Greatest Saxophonists Of The 2020s? Who Said Jazz Is Dead!?!?!?!? this album isnt my fav thing ever but its pretty consistent. i paid a little more attention this time around and im more impressed but not more of a fan necessarily, its cool but probably half of this album isn't mindblowing or anything. the other half also isnt mindblowing but its better. kathys waltz and everybodys jumpin are lots of fun, that one build-up in the second half of pick up sticks is euphoric, take five is mysterious and catchy. the pure drum+piano part is a liiittle long for me since im not big on drum solos but the horn part (idk what type of horn it is :() is perfect!!

Quite liked this. Relaxing

Enjoyed

Super nice, i already knew it

Take Five is a classic jazz piece

Nice time signatures. Good Jazz. Didn't grab me. 3/5

Technically impressive, although I wish I were more captivated by the music. Jazz is a tough sell for me already so a tight performance alone isn't usually enough.

Rate: 7/10.

Återigen ett sånt jazzalbum som är bra, men också bara jazz. Allt låter som jazz och jag är inte tillräckligt intellektuell för att förstå dess nyanser. Men bra typ, som jazz är. 6/10

Its jazz

Good! I definitely knew some of these especially take 5

classic american jazz

Pretty cool. Knew 2 songs and Im not deep into this music. It was all along amazing and unexpected

Realy good

It was good but it’s not really my thing.

What the helly? I´d be so surprised if the very first song was NOT the main inspo for King Gizzard´s Altered Beast suite! ok, this is jazzy and way happier than King Gizz´s album titled Murder of the Universe, but really, this is how we start a 67 y. old jazz album? You´ve got me hooked and I feel enlightened! oh and Take Five is from this very album? nice! I instantly knew the melody! Overall an enjoyable album, where I could really appreciate the artistry, though, at times leaning towards "background music".

dzezic

When I was listening to this album i could tell something was not the same as the typical jazz music we hear. The rhythm was unique, giving the music a different personality. Reading the Wikipedia about him playing with unusual time signatures was interesting, explaining what i could feel but not necessarily name. This was a good jazz album. It’s not really my style but I appreciate it.

Smooth and clean jazz throughout the entire album. Silky drums behind powerful saxophone and dancing piano keys make this entire collection enjoyable. Take Five was a favorite for sure.

I got to introduce Dave Brubeck to the crowd at a concert once. Despite this, I still hate jazz. At least this sounds less like large birds being murdered than most jazz.

it was nice elevator music, not much to complain about.

It’s pouring rain and I’ve ducked into the lobby bar of a NYC hotel. I relax and warm up with an old fashioned and the soft, intricate notes of the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Great for studying or relaxing, too chill for chores.

Solid, if a little standard. It’s the next step on from the Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack album by the Vince Guaraldi Trio, you know? I wish the tracks outside of the main two were a little more adventurous.

It's a good jazz album. 3 stars.

take five is the jazz 🪊 classic titel

I took a music appreciation class and the professor was a big jazz guy. So he introduced us to Dave Brubeck and something about a tour to Turkey like a goodwill thing to spread jazz through the world. Or something like that. Brubeck created Blue Rondo ala Turk from that. I find that to be the most interesting song on this album. A couple of things I learned about jazz from that class is that piano is routinely a rhythm instrument meaning that it helps keep the the rhythm of the song going. It’s not always going to be an interesting lead instrument unless you are Herbie Hancock. This album was a continuation of cool jazz which was created by Miles Davis who got tired of trying to keep up with Dizzy Gillaspie while playing Bebop and Hard Bop. So he slowed things down and we get this Tome Out album. It’s mildly interesting.its good well played jazz. There are some good moments. But the time signatures were a bit overblown because others did it. They just don’t get the credit they deserve. But one thing I’ll say is that Brubeck helped keep Jazz moving forward. This album is definitely worth hearing.

Jamais écouté avant. Je comprends pourquoi cet album est considéré comme une parfaite porte d'entrée dans le jazz, tant il est "facile" à écouter, malgré son utilisation constante de rythme non-conventionnels (les subtilités rythmiques m'échappent le plus souvent, et c'est ici aussi le cas). Tout en mélodie et en fluidité, il impose une ambiance swing et "cool" franchement agréable. Mais il a aussi les défauts de ses qualités : à l'oreille du profane, tout finit par se ressembler et, malgré l'inncontestable talent des musiciens, se prête finalement mieux à être entendu qu'à être écouté. Top : Blue Rondo à la Turk Flop : Pick Up Sticks

379/1089 okay this first track is pretty familiar to me, kinda like a bit of this type of urgent classic music this was a pretty fun listen tbf 59/100

Delightful introduction to jazz, definitely should be a common ice-breaker: "hey which member of The Dave Brubeck Quartet you reckon did the greatest in Time Out?" Fav. Track: Blue Rondo A La Turk

Take Five is an absolute banger, but the rest of it I found rather dull. It's okay though, but possibly too sophisticated for someone like me!

Not that this is a bad album - but I just couldn’t sit through it anymore. GIMME SOME LYRICS!!!

A jazz album of all time

“Kathy’s Walz” was used as a sample for some song that i cannot think of rn but whatever

This is my first (I assume) instrumental album. Typically I'm not a huge fan of these. More because I feel like I'm not smart enough or versed enough to understand the intricacies of what they are doing. I'm not good at "hearing" time signatures and appreciating the difficulty. To give you an idea of my knowledge of jazz, the first thing I searched for when seeing this come up was "Peanuts Jazz Band" because I thought this might be them. Just finished. I have no notes really. Like I said I enjoyed it well enough but I just don't know that I have the knowledge necessary.

Never been into jazz, but this was definitely an easy listen and the album seemed the right length. Good transitions between songs, it flowed right along.

Feels like I'm in a hotel lobby. I mean it's not bad at least?

This jazz album kind of alternates between Vince Guaraldi piano jazz from the Peanuts comics movies and Benny Goodman style clarinet jazz. It’s a solid listen, nothing to really complain about, but nothing too exciting. Doesn’t quite have the soul of either, but it’s upbeat and engaging enough. ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Liked it

Це знаю, класика. Слухав мало, тому з радістю послухаю ще раз. Blue Rondo à la turk - бенґер. Дуже цікавий по динаміці трек.

Maybe I don’t mind jazz. Good background music.

Ganska bra jazz. 3.5/5

Columbia CL 1397 (US) mono vinyl rip: Side 1 is way more catchy. Love the odd time signature in "Blue Rondo A La Turk." "Take Five" is obviously a banger. In 5/4, no less. Side 2 is just plain, no-name jazz. Sax carries this album. Not piano. Imagine sitting on your "mid-century modern" sofa chain-smoking Chesterfields, drinking dirty martinis, and listening to this. Peak yuppie. Columbia CQ 437 (US) stereo reel-to-reel rip: I like the piano/sax separation on "Take Five." Besides that, not as good as mono.

One of my father's favorites. Not my style but appreciate the artists.

Good, clean fun. Hard to get too excited about but easy to appreciate.

A very nice & pleasant listen. Will I ever listen to it again, though? Maybe not. Take Five slaps, though!

I understand why it's a classic, but personally i am not a big fan of cool jazz. It's a pleasant background music. I like the polymeter/polyrhythm parts. Great production for it's time. One time listen.

Totally fine but without standing out. No real oomph to any of the sounds. Probably good if you're old enough to be nostalgic for it, though.

a refreshing album. As far as jazz albums go this one is fairly good, and its crazy to hear 9/8 songs from the 50s. I probably wont be listening to this everyday but its good background music. 3.0

I mean, it has probably the most iconic 5/4 song of all time on it. Just some great, solid Jazz all the way through. There are many licks you'll have heard sampled elsewhere, like in Kathy's Waltz.

Gostei, “Take Five” é muito boa, mas vou dar 3 porque provavelmente não será um álbum que vá repetir a menos que me bata uma onda de jazz

Jazz, verry chill and groovy

Jazz for the common man who doesn't have time for that Miles Davis nonsense.

Already from "Blue Rondo à la Turk", I am instantly reminded of everything I both love and hate about Jazz. The music is beautiful, in that I can appreciate the tight performances of each artist and how they synchronize beautifully and cleanly to make for something that resembles a musical conversation between true professionals. At the same time, it's difficult to feel out the real differences in any one track; the lack of singing really doesn't help either. "Strange Meadow Lark" while noticeably different due to it's piano focus compared to the last song (I enjoyed this more because of this actually), it still conjures this feeling I've noticed I have around Jazz; will try to explain best I can, using an analogy of something I've also recently got into which is Formula 1. Imagine, as a normal road user, having a conversation with two of these guys and it turns to driving. I watch them race and I drive a car but, because I am not on their level, there is a malaise caused by my presence; I cannot and will probably never drive a car like they can, so I couldn't understand or truly appreciate (physically or emotionally) what is involved. In the same respect, Jazz feels like music FOR musicians. Unless you are a musician yourself, there is a barrier that stops you from truly appreciating what you're listening to; it reminds me that, really, I don't know a lot about music. Aside from "Strange Meadow Lark", the only other song I can say I enjoyed, purely because I was able to pick it out, was "Kathy's Waltz". Maybe one day, I'll be able to appreciate this music more with an improved level of music vocabulary/literacy/understanding. I finally heard "Pick up Sticks" by the time I finished writing this; I think Jazz Piano is definitely something that I am starting to enjoy. I know at this moment in time, I prefer it over the brass in Jazz.

Yeah good. It's strange how the modal jazz style here appeals to me so much less than kind of blue. I like clarinet as a jazz instrument. I like the smooth delivery in a lot of the heads. A lot of those heads are really beautifully composed or arranged. Many of the solos feel like they don't hit me with much though.

Chill, cool

I always love when I am introduced to an album I have seen plenty of, heard nothing about, and was pleasantly surprised with. The Dave Brubeck Quartet serve up just that with their iconic Cool Jazz project, Time Out. Most will know this album from the clear standout track Take Five as it has grown a bit of its' own path thanks to its' usage in online memes and music scenes, but the rest of this project remained quite elusive to my ears. I went through this project twice and still walked away thinking it seemed pretty solid, but somewhat tame, but it is important to note this album was seen as "complex" for its' time as it was Dave Brubeck's goal to create such an innovative project back in 1959. I wish I had more to say here but truly nothing really popped for me other than Take Five. It was a nice change of pace compared to my recent listens these past few days, but not enough to be the highlight of my recent listens.

My general impression is that it’s a really accessible jazz album with some catchy melodies but I’m not sure if it makes me feel much besides being pleasant to listen to at a coffee shop. It might be one of those things where it was an innovative style at the time but now it’s so omni-present that it just feels like background music. But “Take Five” and “Blue Rondo” are fun and I wouldn’t mind putting the album on as just a chill vibe.

This was enjoyable Playlist add: "Strange Meadow Lark"

This isn't my normal taste in jazz, but I can recognize its brilliance.

How coincidental that I partially listened to this album only 3 weeks ago. I can't remember why I didn't complete it, but I did add the album and artist to my library. I liked this, however the drums and bass are not interesting, so I'll give this a 3.

Not much improvisation for jazz

Take Five is a classic. The rest was a little less interesting.

Always a good one.

Definitiely jazz.. but cannot give 2

Pleasant to listen to, but just not my vibe in general. 3/5

Avausbiisi anto olettaa, että tällä kertaa löytys vähän erilaisempaa ja kivempaa jazzia, mutta eipä sieltä Take Fiven lisäksi löytynyt muuta kuin perusmeininkiä. Mutta annetaan noiden kahden biisin takia nyt kolkki sentään.

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I think this album is pretty okay. These are just all instruments, I like how they are used but I don't really like jazz so I'd give this 3 stars.

Sounds good but I don't understand shit about jazz music, so it must be like really amazing but it's not saying too much to me. I enjoyed but overall felt like a chore to go through.

i am not a jazz person but this was so classic, i loved it! something new, but great :)

Not the usual genre I listen to, but it was a nice experience. My favorite one was "Strange Meadow Lark".

Grower

Ok - a bit uninspiring - know and enjoyed Take 5?

1001 Albums You Have To Listen To Before You Die - #1 Is it great? Of course it’s on the list. Did i enjoy it? Yes. Would i listen to it again? Probably not. I’m just not a jazz guy. I can appreciate the music but it doesn’t excite me at all. Therefore such a low rating from me.

Really liked rhis, Just pleasant and strolling. None of these fuck off on a 4 minute tangent jazz a thons And then tell you its your fault for not liking it. Take Five is a classic. V. Nice. Gu on Dave

My rating 3.2 classic Jazz album

Yeah. The listening experience was excellent and I really enjoyed the record. The only thing that holds this back for me is that theres no "oomf" and so it kind of just settles to background music, like bossa nova. Not to say that it isnt good, its amazing, I think i just need to be at a jazz club to really enjoy this

This is a nice jazz album. Nice to listen to while driving

kinda fell into the background for me. still pretty neat.

Nice and gentle and soft. I’ll return to it.

It's jazz. I'm confused by it mostly. I appreciated the playing.

Where most music is the soundtrack to feelings, jazz is the rhythm to life. Like tapping into that unseen energy that surrounds us and putting it to music. I’ve a rudimentary understanding of jazz so we’ll call this my introduction and I was quite pleased!

Yeah alright

muy disfrutable

falta molho.

The best jazz album I've heard on this list. Which isn't saying too much as I'm not a fan of jazz music

jazz, aber guter jazz

Jazz for nerds is still just jazz. This one dindt interested me a lot. Maybe one day I will like jazz more but its not today. "Take 5" was so mid.

Interesting so far Idk it was fine; kinda became a little repetitive

Very nice jazz

lovely :-)

It's a jazz quartet. You know what you're getting. But it's not noodly improv jazz. It's very well done and stays on track. Jazz for the audience that musicians can also appreciate. My Rating: 3/5

Easy listening, has a good enjoyable sound.

I’m not a big jazz fan, but “Take Five” is iconic. The rest of the compositions are fine and pleasant, but not something I would revisit.

Jazz isn’t my bag but as background music this album is pretty good. Can understand why it is on this list. I won’t go out of my way to listen to it again but can appreciate why it’s a classic for Jazz fans, it actually has some hooks. 3

Ohhh I've heard Take Five. It's fun to get to actually listen to things I've heard plenty of times in the wild but never looked into.

This is nice. All the positive reviews and the wiki article banging on about creative use of time signatures make me feel terribly ignorant, but I'm afraid I can't get beyond "this is nice". Maybe time to go learn some music theory.

Fine

Muy bueno

Smooth and saxy

Probably the closest a jazz album has come to 4* on this list. It's a really great vibe and served as a wonderful soundtrack for the coffeeshop in the morning. Really liked this one.

i mean its a nice pleasant time but it definitely feels a bit simplistic for me. still a good listen but it's not really the most rewarding type of jazz out there. deserves to be one of the 1001? eya

interesante

I really dug this one, much more accessible jazz but I’m into it. It’s a great background listen. Take Five!

Decent, it would make good background music.

It’s fine. Sort of the full truth of a certain sub-genre of jazz I might call “light” jazz. Melodic and palatable without asking too much of the listener. It gets a little nudge in the rating because I do think it accomplishes a pretty complete album experience that supersedes its individual performances. It sets and sustains a moody throughout and I could see revisiting for that reason alone.

Hey, you got Big Band in my Jazz! No, you got Jazz in my Big Band! The result is some times interesting, other times meh.

Good key song, rest of album is elevator music

Decent album, Jazz is fun, but just isn't a genre I default too usually.

Very "accessible" jazz. Good for a dinner party if you want to seem fancy

solid

Jazz

Prime elevator music.

Almost 300 albums in, and yep, still don’t understand Jazz in the slightest. This is fine at best and annoying at worst. Don’t really have much at all to say about this one other then I’m glad it was only 38 minutes long. There wasn’t much I’d say was cool about this Cool Jazz, it just sounded like more of the same to me. That is, underwhelming. Favorite song, if you can call it that, goes to “Take Five”, as it didn’t give me a headache. I really just don’t know man. If I was a Jazz major, I might think this is really good. Alas, I am not. Technically it’s all fine, but if you don’t really enjoy Jazz, this just sounds like every other Jazz album on the site. I’m never excited to roll these, I’m never going to say “Hell yes, I rolled some Jazz today!!”, and this is yet another prime example in many of that. There are times, specifically during the first time, where the lack of uniformity truly does give me a headache. For that reason and so many more, it’s going to be a 3 star for me. I just don’t get Jazz, and it’s always consistently the hardest to write reviews for. How would you even?? Oh yeah, this one sure is good with it’s lack of organization and musical structure. The way the notes come out sure happens alright. I don’t know man. It was fine, but much like every other Jazz album, I’ll forget it by tomorrow. Is that the point of Jazz, to forget it, or is it supposed to actually stick with you?? Not sure. Don’t really care enough either to find out. This is borderline classical music, and it has its place in history, but should stay there in the past, forever, where it belongs. Until the next Jazz review, which will be even harder to write a unique review for. Goodie.

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Blue Rondo a la Turk: Buena banda, suena todo muy bien acoplado. Me encantó la entrada del saxofón que le dió más un estilo de jazz. El piano también tiene buenas apariciones. 6/10, al principio fue un poco caótico, después los sonidos se alinearon y se volvio una canción más tranquila. Strange Meadow Lark: Muy buena canción, gran aporte del piano y saxofón nuevamente, me pareció que los sonidos estaban muy integrados de principio a fin. 7/10. Take Five: Muy buena canción, empieza muy bien, me encanta el saxofón, la canción tiene la mejor melodía del album. La parte de percusión en el medio no me gustó, arruinó la canción, me saturó. 6/10 Three to Get Ready: Buen jazz, una canción tranquila, además del saxofón creo que la percusión hace un muy buen trabajo también. 8/10 Kathy´s Waltz: Empieza bien con el piano. Muy buena la melodía del saxo, de las mejores del album, igual que el trabajo del piano. Muy bien la percusión pero más como ambiente. 8,5/10. Everybody´s Jumpin´: Buena canción, 6,5/10. Pick up Sticks: Buena canción, suena a canción de despedida pero alegre, gran manera de terminar el album. 8/10

Was fun to drive and clean to this album. Felt like my own little soundtrack! I do prefer vocals vs totally instrumental, but it was a nice listen!

Dave Brubeck makes some chill jazz tunes, and that's really as simple as it gets at face-value. I still like it though. It works as background music, too.

Bastante nice, disco cala duro y relajante. Buen jazz, creo.

Jazz for my soul.

some was above average

Cool jazz with a fair bit of swing time...chill album

Album #126 The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Time Out Even though I am not an avid jazz listener, I still thought that I was at least aware of all of the classic recordings; The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady, Kind of Blue, Bitches Brew, etc., were all names that I was aware of before listening. However, when presented with what would appear to be one of, if not the most, famous jazz recordings of all time, I am left utterly unfamiliar. Even the standout song ‘Take Five’, which has over 300 million streams (quite rare for a jazz song), I can not confidently say that I have heard it before. Jazz has sort of been hit or miss for me, and notoriety has not really factored in to my enjoyment, but in the case of Time Out, I can certainly see the appeal. The album is incredibly smooth and easy-listening, yet at the same time, you can approach it with a more analytical ear and be left floored by its ingenuity. At least that’s what I read anyway. I am not yet at the stage of my jazz listening where I can identify all of the intricacies that go into making this album a classic. However, I am at the point in my listening where I can acknowledge that this most definitely does not suck, and is actually quite enjoyable. Best Songs: Take Five, Blue Rondo a la Turk, Strange Meadow Lark Worst Song: Everybody’s Jumpin’ Score out of 10: 7.5

Interesting album with unique styles

Listened to a few tracks, not my normal choice of music, but musically it is a great listen.

Jazz is weird but I like it, sometimes

Honestly, Im just not a big fan of this kind of music, but it's pretty nice. Rating of each song: 1. Blue Rondo A La Turk - 3/5 2. Strange Meadow Lark - 3/5 3. Take Five - 3/5 4. Three To Get Ready - 3/5 5. Kathy's Waltz - 4/5 6. Everybody's Jumpin' - 3/5 7. Pick Up Sticks - 3/5 8. Audrey - 3/5

I like jazz but this is just a bit too mellow for me. Might be good for a cocktail party to add some ambience but not sure anything I would choose to throw on otherwise. It's good just boring to me.

Never been a huge fan of jazz. This album didn't make me one either, but it was decent backing sound for my morning commute.

While I admire the technical proficiency of the musicians and the unorthodox time signatures, I found this album difficult to get into. The production and chordal color of this album was also a little darker than I'm used to with jazz. Not my cup of tea, but a very respectable album.

Just some chilled classic jazz. Nothing bad about this at all, but nothing overly exciting either. Nice background music.

Oh, no. This was simply awful