Time Out

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

Álbum clásico, EuroJazz, escucha ligera, variación de sonidos con tonalidad suave y media baja, es un buen álbum sin embargo no se adecua a mis gustos personales.

First song was great, great vibes, rest of the album fell off into the obscurity of background music, first song carries it to a high 3.

Blue Rondo à la Turk made me feel like Carrie Bradshaw...

A good jazz album. I don't know if I have more to say about it than that.

Song 1 - Lowkey playful, a hint of joy maybe a speck of childhood nostalgia. Song 2 - A gentleman-like waltz, an almost vintage disney-ish tune. A few bursts of reflection, a few moments of silence. Song 3 - Whiplash start? Song 4-

tout gentil, quelque sons que l'0n a tous déjà entendu pas vrai ?

Take 5 is fine, but again another album of background jazz. I don't have the knowledge or understanding to assess the impact of random time signatures.

Nunca había escuchado, me gusta 7/10

A couple of cool songs but not really my thing generally speaking g

very calming jazz album(good study/chess music)

𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘖𝘶𝘵 is often praised as a landmark jazz album, mainly for its use of unusual time signatures and its accessible, melodic style. The playing is tight and professional, and the compositions are clearly well thought out. Still, it doesn’t stand out to me as much as its reputation suggests. Despite its innovations, the album feels a bit too clean and restrained to leave a stronger impression. It’s good, but not particularly exciting from my perspective.

not my typical listen but is enjoyable. groovy

This is nice - relaxing and warming. Great background music for a cocktail party or similar

Felt like very laid back background music. Didn't hate it.

Before saying anything about the album itself, I have to mention how much I love the cover. It’s oddly satisfying to look at. When it comes to the music, I feel a bit out of my depth trying to fully comment on everything that's going on. If anything, this album feels like a potential gateway into West Coast jazz. I liked the tunes, but I couldn't really connect with them. After finishing the album, I listened to more from the Quartet and actually found some of those tracks more engaging, so I'll definitely be giving this more time. I enjoyed "Strange Meadow Lark".

Album very Jazz. Contains much sound. Sound less off-putting than other Jazz. It is Rated.

Pleasant enough to listen to, just not exactly my thing

Candle lit dinner vibes

Quite pleasant jazz. Have obviously heard ‘Take Five’ many times but never knew who it was by or that it was from the 1950s. Would happily play again, more as background music so can’t score more generously than a 3

p'tit smooth jazz sympa en fond de travail

Really repetitive (7 songs, 38 mins)

3.5

chill

Different speed, no words. Very idle-time music, no complaints! 3.5 if half stars count (not a bad 3.5)

“Take Five” is the obvious standout and I enjoyed the opening track. Otherwise this is a competent, enjoyable enough jazz album that I probably will not revisit in full. I like my jazz heavier on the horns, generally.

"Please hold while we connect you with your representative" - then I hear the entire 1959 double platinum jazz album Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet playing on the line. I wait patiently, ever so slightly bopping my head to the unconventional time signatures for jazz that this album seemed to pioneer. With the final notes of the album, they hung up on me. I was never connected with anyone on the other end. I never seem to be. I let out a deep sigh. But at least the album was fine.

I know it is a classic record and I liked it. But honestly it was a bit underwhelming.

The music was calming and nice background "noise"

I am not really a jazz lover or even a listener but i love it. it made me feel jolly and happy.

B+

It's cool jazz music. If you've heard jazz music before, then you've heard everything on offer on 'Time Out' No vocals, just awesome piano, sax, bass and drums. It does the job as good mood music when you don't want to think about much. Best songs: Strange Meadow Lark, Take Five

Good simple jazz

Not a massive jazz fan but can tolerate this.

Not extraordinary but thoroughly enjoyable! I'd say a solid 3 as it was another late night library listen and I locked in immensely!

It's cool, good background music playing softly at a gathering where you don't know what the people would like, I doubt you would get any complaints. Alas, many wouldn't even realize it was on. 3.333 rounded down, it doesn't fit my criteria for a 4.

This is a jazz band, and that not really my thing. I could still enjoy the album, because it’s a ”happy” genre. I liked ”Strage Meadow Lark”, it gave me the vibe that everything will be okey. ”Take five” sounded like somthing ive heard before, in a movie or somthing.

it was fine

just smooth jazz, easy listening

guggenheim music

Hyggelig dette, chill å ha i bakgrunn. ⌛️⌛️⌛️

Bangers. Kul jazz. Liker det.

I’m glad I read about this before listening. It’s an album you ‘know of’ and of course just about everyone knows the wonderful Take Five. The benefit of pre-reading was understanding the backstory to the album, ie a journey to Europe/Asia to discover new music. That, in turn, prompted the varied and unusual time-signatures used on these songs. Unfortunately I don’t have the musical knowledge to appreciate the subtleties of all that. But it did illuminate the experience and, presumably, helped this record stand out from the crowd when released in the late ‘50s. One fun thing for me was that I’d never appreciated how simple, prominent, sustained and insistent the bassline is in Take Five. The mid/end section felt an early example of sparse drum and bass music.

Light jazz to while away a few minutes. Take 5 is obviously well known, but the other tracks are interesting to listen to. I'm sure I've listened to this album a few times over the years and I probably will do again sometime.

Take Five and Blue Rondo are cool and all, but Strange Meadow Lark is just haunting. It's so beautiful and keeps working when they swing it too. Best cut on this album for me. After track 3, it starts to peter out a bit (aside from Dave Brubeck doing that crazy mid solo metric modulation on Kathy's Swing, THAT was sick). Good album, interesting premise of playing with time sigs. I'd give it like a 3.7 or 3.8, but I'm not rounding up so 3.

Smooth jazz

Meh

Pleasant enough and in the right environment I can imagine this would really help set a nice tone…not my usual listening.

It's ok

Ah, my old friend the jazz album. A few have come before my ears, but none have been able to top the heights reached by John Coltrane. This one in particular feels rather like lounge jazz. It's the kind of music you play in an upscale hotel lobby. That's not necessarily a bad thing, and the musicianship is undeniably great, but it's not very involving. While songs like "Blue Rondo A La Turk" are known for their unconventional time signatures, this album does so in a way that doesn't really feel memorable. It's good, but it just can't match the verve of Birth Of The Cool, let alone A Love Supreme. And so my quest for a jazz album better than Coltrane continues...

pretty standard sounding jazz off the first listen. 3/5

It's pretty cool, chill and atmospheric. Nothing wrong with it but not necessarily amazing

Enjoyable

It's ok

Not many jazz albums really appeal to me and this one didn’t either. Apart from Take Five which is a great track.

Tempi dispari e light jazz carino. 7,5

Fairly standard jazz record with one stand out track

jet another jazz

Jazzy

Heard it before. One thing about me is that I LOVE Take Five. The rest of the album doesn't have tunes as catchy as this one but it's still some nice jazz anyway 3/5

Smooth jazz background music. As far as jazz goes pretty good tunes.

Accessible jazz.

Chill Jazy

I didn't recognize this album at first, but then I got to Take Five... 8th grade jazz band memories straight to the dome. Favorites: - Everything after track 3 (Take Five). - I actually really liked the live songs at the end for some reason; I usually don't like live renditions. Thoughts: This album makes me want to hop back on the sax. I don't have much to say apart from that, just makes me miss an earlier time. "Ya Like Jazz?"

they're all great players and I'm sure there's a lot to appreciate about this record. it's not something I'll circle back to but would be easy to put on to provide some sound in most polite environments.

I am hit and miss with jazz. This isn’t my favorite.

I’ve heard this album so many times in the background while my dad is cooking - it’s not my taste the rambling piano and saxophone but it’s nostalgic

Easy

Favorite track(s): Blue Rondo a la Turk, Strange Meadow Lark, Take Five Heard before Previous rating: 7/10

Made me realise how classic take five is, and did enjoy trying to count the time signature between the more obvious "Kathy's Waltz" and the more odd ones

yeah i mean its fine, its good music but its just jazz... as far as jazz goes it is pretty accessible, its not like 90 mins of random crap take five sounds great, but thats probably mostly because ive heard it a bunch before wouldnt be against putting this on just in the background or something if i had some particularly sophisticated people over but idk if im going to listen to it again myself 2.5

Classic jazz album

Great instrumentation. I felt like Rob Reiner was going for this jazz vibe in When Harry Met Sally.

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hm

Still not my thing but not a single song was bad, just none stood out. Will say that I enjoyed the interplay between the piano and the drums 3/5

I like this jazz

Didn't really speak to me beyond on a technical level.

Jazz not my genre, recognised a few movie scores. Easi listening but won’t be on my rotation

Loved it, but turns into background music after a little while.

Easy listening jazz. Take Five is great but I suspect I won't listen to the rest again :D

All jazz albums are beginning to sound monotonous to me. I've heard 5 albums like "Time Out". That's not to say "Time Out" is bad. I quite liked the first half of the album. It would be cool if I had a 5-star album next. 3 stars for "Time Out".

Ya like jazz

Sounds good but also sounds the same to a unknowing white boy such as myself.

Had a bit of fear when I saw it was a jazz album but I actually found it very easy to listen to. Good background music while doing other things but wasn't super into it when I wasn't busy. Favourite song: Blue Ronda a la Lark Least: Take Five

Already one I’m very fond of. Got a wee bit bored tho, maybe bcos I was in the mood for something more upbeat whilst travelling. Still a stellar album tho

i am so sorry to say that but i was bored not my genre at all, and there were no vocals as well take five is cool i would rate it lower, but i have respect for this album

Fun listening to this after hearing most of these songs individually in various media over the years. Not sure I’ll come back to it though.

j’avoue que c’est très dur de faire une review sur du jazz, je connais vraiment juste rien. néanmoins quand même très sympa, take five reste un énorme classique. très content d’avoir écouté un peu de jazz et en vrai à réécouter. Chat : Time Out (1959) est un album majeur car il introduit des rythmes inhabituels en jazz (5/4, 9/8) tout en restant accessible. Il casse les codes d’un genre jugé élitiste. Malgré son audace, il connaît un succès commercial immense. C’est l’un des premiers albums-concepts du jazz. Il influencera durablement le rock progressif et la musique moderne.

I vibed even tho not what I usually listen to

I didn't like this much, but the fact that this band used time signatures like 5/4 and 9/8 in 1959 is INSANE. At the end of the day I can understand if someone else thought this was a 10, but someone else isn't reviewing.

muy bueno, pero no lo escucharía.

Not a jazz fan, but here is an album with 2 songs I somewhat enjoy. Though I must say, I get antsy about 3 minutes into Take 5. The rest of the album is just OK.

no es mi onda pero me gustó es interesante

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Not a particular listener of Jazz, but do enjoy the sounds of this one.

Najs känsla, duktiga musiker. Inte riktigt min stil dock…

Just lovely. Had an unexpected drive on a nice winter afternoon. Perfect.

originally conceived as an experiment in unusual time signatures- Nice Jazz

Accessible and catchy, it’s good but doesn’t command my undivided attention.

I recognize this cover everywhere, bout time I actually sit down and listen to it. Glad I did to say I did but wouldn't go out of my way to listen to more.

Favorite Songs - N/A

Time Out is toegankelijke, speelse jazz die vooral prettig werkt als achtergrondmuziek. Het ritme en de ongewone maatsoorten geven het album karakter, zonder dat het zwaar of ingewikkeld wordt. Voor mij meer een fijne variatie dan een genre waar ik instinctief naar grijp, maar wel een zachte en interessante start van de dag.

ג׳אז ממש טוב ויפה, פשוט תלוי במצב הרוח שלי האם ארצה לשמוע, כי זה מנגינות ג׳אז ארוכות

Not bad. Nice for background music. Does t make me feel much and somewhat forgettable.

Always enjoyable.

I enjoyed this jazz album, usually I don’t like jazz.

Just a solid 40 minutes of jazz

Very good background noise

Nice

It was pretty ok

Not my genre, but you have to admire the musicianship. I recognise at least two tracks, Pennies from heaven and Take Five, quite enjoyed the later.

Blue rondo à la Turk: super fun song. I couldn’t predict how the song would continue, which kept my attention. Very relaxing. I listened to this album as I was cleaning. The song everybody is jumping also caught my attention while listening to this album.

Do ya like jazz?

Good

This album has alot of swing, love the unusual jazz piano playing, the drummer its exceptional like with the somg Kathy waltz where it switches up the drum pattern, lovely jazz overall

Nice smooth Jazz. I dont listen to much Jazz but to my ears its very pleasing. Great background music.

Recognized "Take Five" right away, jazz standard and I can totally see why.

3,5

Very good jazz. Best elevator I've been in all year

lowk not very interesting esp for what jazz can be, but it's great background music. imagine cooking a homemade pasta with your wife with this in the back

I was extremely hesitant to listen to a jazz album, after listening to the few I've gotten on this generator I came to the conclusion I don't like jazz, however I actually kinda like this. Really what sold me was the song Take Five, which I swear I've heard before, but I liked that a lot. The other were songs were fine and chill and different from the jazz I've heard before. Makes me wonder I just like some jazz a lot more than other types of jazz.

I wish I could get more out of albums like this, but I'm not going to rate this higher just to be more sophisticated.

This is a pleasant listen, but don't think it's an album I would return to. That said, it was cool to hear song I've heard a lot in movies and television like Take Five and actually take note of the artists behind it and the body of work it appeared on.

Härligt sound och ett par fantastiska utstickare. Hade önskat mer av det goda, men i helhet stabilt!

Oväntat behagligt, kanske mest nice jazz hittills!

It's jazz 2.5/5

Not a jazz fan, good background.

Tää instrumentaali-jazz sopi hyvin työnteon taustamusaksi. Jazz ei kyllä oo yhtään mun mielimusaa, mutta tämä oli ok.

Again, the title track is the best track.

Wasnt bad for morning music watching the snow fall. cant say i would listen to it again, but i can see the why the album was big with jazz people in 1959

Reading up on this album, it was the first jazz album to ever sell 1.0M copies, and the song "Take Five" became the most played jazz single at the time. I mean, the album is good, and the first three songs I think are REALLY good, but after that, it begins to all sound the same. I don't know what makes jazz great vs terrible, it all sounds "good" to me. Now one thing that was cool about this album was that it sounds timeless. You could tell me it was from 1959, 1997, or 2018, and I would believe you.

A nice sit back easy listen.

If I weren’t a simple man, this would be the exact album I’d put on during a really fancy dinner party at my house. Nevertheless, I actually enjoyed it because it wasn’t too long of an album.

I swear the day will come when I actually throw a dinner party and break out my Jazzy Dinner Party playlist. Until that day, I content myself when I imagine guests hearing the Jazz standard "Take Five" and saying "I have heard that before. What is it?" Then I can say that's "Take Five" by The Dave Brubeck Quartet off their album Time Out. Oh, the day will come.

Meh

Really good vibes, the first song especially was a banger

Bin positiv überrascht, dass ich tatsächlich sogar was von dem Album kannte. Kurzweiliger, entspannter Jazz.

Kurzweilig aber im großen und ganzen einfach nicht das was ich mir oft anhören werde. Aber schon gut irgendwie, für mich ne schwache 3

Pretty good jazz some standouts

Actually found myself grooving to this one. Had some songs that sounded similar to the severance soundtrack.

Fancy old jazz sound. Felt smart

Loads of relaxing, slow paced tunes. So much room in the mix for things to breath it's beautiful. It always feels weird listening to music like this without vocals, it's more background music or a soundtrack to life rather than something I can see me cranking on the good stereo for a focussed listen

Better than plenty of the jazz on here

Not a fan of jazz but this was one of the better ones I've heard on here.

It's good but not my thing

Swinging jazz album which in '59 was quite pioneering for its use non standard time signatures. A very relaxing listen and Take Five and Blue Rondo sound like they've been in many a movie too.

An album defined by one tune, a great tune at that

It's chill, it's jazz, it bebops and toodles and whatnot. Jazz always kind of sounds like either Christmas or a soundtrack but this is definitely very accessible and sounds good. It's excellently composed and performed and recorded for sure - this is extremely hi-fi for the 50's, it sounds incredible still. The odd time signatures are just jazz to me, but I guess this was the beginning of that. Overall a neat record and definitely a classic record you have to listen to.

Easy listening.

Not a really big jazz fan, although I've heard Take Five in the past. I think it's good, but just not my taste. As someone pointed out, it feels like one long elevator ride. 2 stars.

Jazz that i actually liked !!

What’s smoother than that.

Sunny accessible jazz. Enjoyable for someone like me unaccustomed to listening to this genre.

There is nothing bad about this album! It could almost be described as pleasing. And yet I still feel nothing... Though I do like 'Three To Get Ready'.

Instrumental jazz. One good song other than that nothing too special

Fun jazz. Still didn't know what distinguishes it from bad or good jazz.

Super!

good jazz, but nothing too interesting

Música de fondo...

Something to listen to while cooking dinner.

Timeless but dated. Important in historical context. Hard to rate it poorly.

Fun, smooth, jazz, with interesting time signatures. Was already familiar, but a decent listen.

I liked Take 5 a lot. Then there’s the rest of the songs.

idle music. not clapping and hollering while listening to it, but i’m not complaining

I found myself aimlessly driving around, just as an excuse to keep listening. Obviously “Take Five” is the staple that everyone knows, but as someone that generally doesn’t like jazz, the easy and pop pacing makes it enjoyable.

won’t listen again. sounds i’ve heard before

Perfectly solid background music. Take Five my favorite

I fully expected to hate this but whilst not a banger is entertaining for background and short duration's.

Great background music. Definitely jazzy. Not sure how I feel about all the weird time signatures, but I'm not deep enough into music theory.

This will be my most elaborate review ever. It was cool.

Cover Art Review - If 50s/60s hip jazz was a genre of painting, this would be a great example. Mid-Century Modern Jazz. 8.5/10. Let's be honest, we're here to talk about Take Five. Few jazz songs reach the level of cool and recognition as Take Five. An earworm above other earworms. The meter, the melody, the rhythm, the performers. Lightning in a bottle.

Dont really think ive got a feve on this one, i find all of them alright

As a not well versed jazz guy this immediately reminded me of monsters inc. Im not sure what that says about me but it is what it is. But there are some great tracks here. I really loved take five and blue rondo. Both very very good. And otherwise I liked it but I just dont know great jazz from not great jazz. I always have fun but I still haven't come across that aha moment I feel like I need. Maybe it will come maybe not. Ik just going with the flow here.

Why not?

I hate to be that guy, but when I listen to music like this you could put on literally any other kind of jazz album and I wouldn't be able to tell the difference. That being said, this is smooth, and so easy to listen to. It’s hard to put a measure on a genre like this, but I did like it so it gets a 3/5. ✨

Actually first Jazz stuff I liked...To remember, Piano driven Jazz is my kinda Jazz