Time Out

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.

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

perfectly pleasant

Quality.

Absolut nicht mein Genre! Und doch angehört und für gut befunden. Passt nicht immer, aber zum Runterkommen ok!

Delightful. “Take Five” is undoubtedly recognizable though this would be the first time I ever learned or cared to look into its origin. Which is unfortunate because I do enjoy it but jazz is an esoteric world where musicians play for other musicians. Though this album feels very accessible. I’d love to have a physical vinyl copy of this on hand to play while cooking or reading as the music doesn’t demand your attention and allows you to slip freely on and off the wild trip they’re taking you on.

My mom played this album a lot, so I've heard it a number of times. I know this score probably seems low, but I do think it's a good album, and probably one of my favorite instrumental jazz albums. "Take Five" is the standout here, but it's a solid album all around. 3.5 stars.

3.5

Fire cover. Not bad, just not the vibe I need at the moment. I will totally put this on sometime when I need to do my homework. 5.5/10

Some familiar movie sounds, but not much to bring me back

Smooth, sometimes too smooth that it flows in one ear and out the other

If this album were an ice cream flavour it would be mint choco chip. Fav song: Take Five

Surprisingly good for instrumental.

Très bon album de jazz pour l'apéro, rythmes variés

Alors, j’ai entendu des sons familiers dont une « reprise ». Je n’ai pas cherché qui était à l’origine… mais lui probablement. Comme une sensation d’écouter Jazz à fip…

The rest of the album doesn’t live up to “take five” - but it’s still an enjoyable listen for some background music.

Cool stuff

It was a good jazz album, unfortunately I'm not the biggest jazz fan. The first song was really good and almost an add, but the second half made me not want to add it. If it was two separate songs I'd like it much more.

Easy listening. Not too much shrill brass, which my ears are thankful for. Started out strong, but I was a little bit bored at the end.

Another non vocal jazz album, although still not the biggest jazz fan with my current setup. However, I can surely understand (and picture) the setting in which this music would work for me (sunset...park...reading book)

very very good.

I don't dislike it, but it felt like (good) elevator music, which is not my preference at all. I actually quite enjoyed it, but this is not the kind of music I would remember or listen again. I prefer something more powerful and energetic. I get what kind of vibe they were going for, and I think they achieved it really well, but it's not something I'm looking for. And there's also a lot of jazz album that do kind of the same (can't say I'm well-versed in jazz, though). This is a cool album nonetheless. 7/10

Quite enjoyed this! Will listen to more of them as enjoyed the groove of the music

DISCLAIMER: I am a complete jazz ignoramus When I hear the word "jazz" I think of controlled chaos. This album is described as "jazz" but there's too much control and not enough chaos. The instruments sound jazzy but the overall vibe is easy listening. Can easy listening also be jazz? Isn't jazz supposed to be challenging? I don't feel challenged by this

Closer to 3.5

It's always fun hearing a song you know from one of these and going "ohhh that's why it's here"

Take Five is an amazing song. Everything else was remotely forgettable, nice background music.

I liked that one! It's just that it's not something I would listen to usually, it felt more like background music for a fancy dinner.

Best Song: Take Five It's jazz. It works when doing menial tasks I guess. I wish I could make myself sound smarter and say that I understand (or care, for that matter) about the musical arrangements and all that. I am not a musician and have zero plans to ever become one so I don't need to know how the sausage is made. 3/5.

Very dated

one song was great ... but overall I don't really like jazz

What can I say? It's Jazz. I like it. I don't think I'd ever come back to this album for fun. Maybe if I was doing a boring task and didn't want to get distracted, but wanted to be entertained. This is perfect for that. I've realized that Jazz is about getting into the moment. Becoming the music. Nothing groundbreaking here. Just good tunes for good times

nice jazz album. However, I was in the mood of more energetic songs. The first song was nice though. Take five has always been a legend ofc.

Meh. Cool jazz, but I was not in the mood for jazz honestly. Need to revisit some other time

I mean, fine. Jazz, I enjoyed.

found it very fun

I didn’t listen to the full album

Honestly, really good music overall. Would probably be a good vinyl, but not entirely my style. Wouldn’t listen to it on the daily or anything. 6/10

A nice jazz album that didn’t overstay its welcome.

3.5/5

A little too mellow, i like a little more chaos.

This was pleasant. Kind of like listening to the Peanuts music.

"Blue Rondo" is a bit nerves inducing. Not sure I loved it as probably needed some foreplay first to get into the mood with this one. Anyway, normal service resumed after this, and I was able to gather myself. "Strange Meadow Lark" I was thinking Theresa May, cutting loose in a meadow, probably humming a jaunty tune and feeling incredibly rebellious about… well, about being in a meadow. Bit of waffle but it was a little straight for my liking is the point I am very tenuously making. "Take Five" - I definitely massacred this on the trumpet as a kid. fun times. Ultimatelay fantasic sounds for the era and a fun one to listen to. Not sure it quite captivates me but very very solid. 3 is harsh but its a 5 start system!

The album starts ok but just had me thinking "great... More jazz". Actually this album is easier to get into than some and I thought "Strange Meadow Lark" was a good listen, maybe I prefer piano to the usual horns. Turns out "Take Five" is a track I have heard many times without knowing what it was which shows that this is so influential it can be recognised by a non Jazz fan. For me, the interest in this album comes from the rhythms. There were a couple of moments where the time signatures of drums and piano seemed to weave in and out of phase with each other which was cool. Can't say I was particularly excited by this though and, as usual, my interest was largely academic.

whats weird is how many of these tunes I sorta recognized. Perfect as background music, light jazz, but not much else.

To quote Bee Movie… “Do you like jazz?” Yeah it’s fine!

Very familiar with "Take Five", but the rest of the album is pretty cool but not as good as "Take Five." This is good background music to have on while cooking or reading but nothing I'd seek out to listen to often. It's an album I'd listen to if I wanted to try to get into jazz again for the 1,000th time but then I remembered I'm not a huge fan of the genre but have a lot of respect for the musicians themselves.

I've described way too many albums as 'pleasant' lately, but I'm really struggling to find other words. It's just a real smooth and thoroughly pleasant time. It's not exciting, it's not particularly daring, it's just nicely listenable. That's hardly a ringing endorsement, but I enjoyed it in the background. 3.5 rounded down.

It’s good but I will never recover from the psychic damage I got from “Kathy’s Waltz”.

Blue Rondo à la Turk - 4/5 Strange Meadow Lark - 3/5 Take Five - 5/5 Three to Get Ready - 4/5 Kathy's Waltz - 4/5 Everybody's Jumpin' - 3/5 Pick Up Sticks - 3/5 Average score: 3.7/5 (rounding down)

A great jazz album.

Growing up Dave Brubeck was Jazz is my mind. Not because my parents liked or even played him, but because he appeared to be tv’s go to example. So a character in the Beiderbeck Affair liked Jazz, out would come the vinyl and on would go ‘Take 5’. This is undeniably easy listening, its just soothing like a musical trickling along, not the handbrake turn you get with some Jazz. There’s security in this dort of Jazz, you are never in doubt that someone will go off script and do that Jazz staple of improvising. That said this safety means it generally feels like background music. Take 5 is a classic.

Upon opening the 1001 generator this morning I saw the artist name, rolled my eyes and thought "oh great, fucking jazz". While I enjoy a lot of jazzy music, me and actual jazz have not really got on so far, but I tried to put that out of my mind. Someone in the reviews described this as baby's first jazz album, which probably goes someway towards explaining why I actually enjoyed this. I already knew Take Five obviously, and like it, but I honestly enjoyed every track. I don't think there's anything wrong in wanting to enjoy melody and tap your foot rather than be "challenged" by discordant and "difficult" music. I listened to this more than once, high praise for me and a jazz record. 3/5

Favorite: Take Five

Nice

Not a big jazz guy, but this is pretty good.

Smooth jazz, something to put in your coffee shop while clients are munching on some donuts

When I brought up the idea of listening to this album for the first time to a friend who actually listens to jazz, he remarked that this was a boring album. And he was right overall, but if this is why we have cool jazz, I can't fault it beyond that I guess. Pleasant experience.

A nice instrumental album, not really my first choice of music though

5.5/10 Highlight: Take Five

Soft and nice Jazz, very sweet but repetitive album, i would be glad to re -listen sometime, but it's role might be more backround than fron page.

It’s fine background music

Easy listening. 2nd Dave Brubeck to review.

Enjoyed the vibe of this album but it seemed like every song went on and on

Smooth jazz with a warmth and lightness of tone. Very pleasant.

ok

Liked it! When Take Five played I went "Ooooh this song!". I just let my mind go along with the music and had a great time.

This was a very easy listen, nothing really stood out to me during the listen.

Ok, soft

3.4 stars rounded down

it’s cool and all but for the record this made me zone out and stare at a tree out the window for 20 mins, or maybe it was the fact that i had a huge lunch idk

Not bad music but not my jam. Interesting if you’re into music theory (I’m not)

More of a background music for me

Nice listen. Not sure how this stands out from other albums in this genre but that’s probably my issue. Seeing this is from ‘59 and I think it could still stand up today is impressive. 3.25

Pretty enjoyable for jazz and def recognized some songs. Strong 3* cuz it is still jazz after all... 3.5/5

Great background music but I wouldn't sit and listen to it by itself

This is pretty good, but why is it a must listen?

Very crisp and clean. Nice but didn’t stand out.

Musically is very interesting. It is too long though. The hits are music jewels.

It feels like a pretty piece of art that I would admire in a museum, but would not hang on my own wall.

Great club jazz. Not sure why this one made the list and not the hundreds of others of equal quality. 3/5

I'm just happy to be able to put a name to these songs

A pleasant surprise

The Good: We get a break! The Bad: Trying to count the instruments being played… The Ugly: Not knowing why we are getting a time out… What did we do wrong? Can we make up? Did you hate that movie you saw last night too? What? The music snob in me says that this is a great album, instead 5* The hungover guy in me says that I need an aspirin and no way in hell will the smooth jazz make me feel better The Gen X’er in me doesnt’ understand why people are complaining about the color of Dave’s skin… I know that I will give the cover art 5* Doubt I will be listening to this with much frequency… So 3* straight down the middle… which is odd as this album, it seems, is supposed to open up one’s ears to Jazz… and I like jazz… just not this album… that much

Nie jest to totalnie mój klimat a oceniać trzeba.

Yeah... I'm not a fan of these old experimental jazz albums, it was just kind of boring to me, it's okay, it's clearly well made & competent, just not for me, I can see why it's so highly regarded though, still, I thought it was boring.

I don't usually listen to jazz but this was a fun one to listen to whilst cooking dinner, if I was into the genre more I would probably appreciate it more and rate it higher.

Was quite pleasant. Very chill and nice background music for working.

Quintessential - optimistic

Jazz!

I'll start off by saying I've always enjoyed "Blue Rondo," and I like the sound of chill West coast jazz. But listening to the entire album, there are moments where I feel it is almost slipping into easy listening territory. I know jazz snobs out there probably think I'm blaspheming or something, but the airy saxophone solos and laid-back groove really does make the music fade into the background for me at multiple points on this album. There are definitely moments that grab my attention, but I prefer music that fully engages me the entire time I'm listening.

Джаз не моё. но теперь я знаю, кто создал "Take Five"

Alright but didn’t feel too special to me and didn’t do that much but still decent. 3 stars

The music was interesting, but at the end of the day, it's jazz. I wouldn't mind listening to this at a bar or restaurant, but otherwise, meh.

Classic jazz.

Très sympa. 3ème jour de diete. 2 cours de math et visite du parc de la briantais. Regarder encanto en famille.

Hate jazz. Not the most annoying jazz I've had to listen too.

Feels like we get a new jazz album just about every month. At some point most of these jazz albums sound kind of similar and I end up just giving it a middle-of-the-road grade. This album makes for good instrumental background music, but that's about it. I promise I did enjoy it! 3 stars.

That was some pretty jazzy jazz right there I must say

Easy listening accessible nice background music

"Take Five" is easily the standard out track here, and you can see why it still gets play to this day. The rest is fine, if unmemorable, ranging from "good cocktail lounge music" to "good dentist office lobby music."

Expected to like this more but, besides 'Take Five', it feels technically proficient but emotionally empty.

Jazz is intriguing and somewhat chaotic. I like that it doesn’t follow the rules. Good to have on in the background. Take Five is my fave track.

Safe. Too safe. Also bland, and predictive. The only nice thing is the uncommon time signatures, and if that's the only part of an album that actually raises an eyebrow in surprise, then sheesh. Not my style. EDIT: Well, I admit I was a tad bit wrong about this album. I'll bump it up a star because I find it to be very good study music and Take Five and Three to Get Ready is good, but that doesn't give it more than a 3-star rating. ⭐⭐⭐

Not a fan of jazz, as it turns out.

I’m sure it’s a great album for the genre but It’s not for me

Nice jazz album with one known song 6/10

I'm not much for jazz. It took me a while to work up the motivation to listen to this one. Made me crave a martini. Too bad I'm at work.

A nice jazz piano album. Couldn't really get into it as it's not my style, but I was able to enjoy it as some background listening even if it didn't lock me in fully. Overall: 2.5/5

This is the first of the 1001 albums that I'll be trying to listen to and review review. Unfortunately, I have mostly only ever listened to jazz as a kind of music in the background. I thought that this album started off pretty strong and didn't feel like a forgettable background piece. I really liked blue rondo a la turk

Bello ma il jazz dopo un po' diventa stucchevole. I brani vanno presi singolarmente oppire non ascoltati con le orecchie, ma con il tempo del mentre fai altro

Meh, kinda cool but not my jam Not Dave’s fault but I clearly recognize that Turk song from an annoying series of commercials and it kinda hard he’s my mellow ya dig?

Great jazz album. Love the cover design and the artwork. Lots of great musical talent on this album. The song that really grabbed my attention the most was “Take Five”. That song is everything that’s right with jazz. It’s smooth and sophisticated, it is pleasant and atmospheric. It hits like a nice drag of a joint after sipping from a glass of whiskey, that perfect cradle of warmth. The song is actually super popular, I knew the song instantly even though I had no idea what the name of the song was or where I heard it. The album also display the worst about jazz, which is the fact that it can kinda be just a mess of sound that’s not really memorable. But it does give off a very casual and relaxed vibe. This would be a great album to listen to when you just get home from work and you are going through your routine to unwind. But there in lies the problem, cause that one song really carries the whole album. So it’s almost like I’m reviewing the album based entirely off that song but then I have to take away points to account for all the other songs that don’t get literally stuck in your head. So while I think that the “take five” song coincidentally is a five, I think the album as whole is more of a weak 3. The other tracks do continue the pleasant casual vibe but they don’t do anything to add to it or elevate it. If you like jazz though this is probably a pillar of the genre, I wouldn’t know. Go listen.

This was good for what it was, but hard to listen to the whole album

funky jazz reminds me of live pub music

Jazz

Nice easy listening jazz. Seems dated but good for evening back ground music.

Cool. Little freneric at times

Enjoyed this, quite nice to listen to while working

Nie mój świat, ale ładne. Jakbym miał zdefiniować jazz to właśnie tak. 3/5

For jazz it was pretty entertaining but I’m never in the mood for jazz at this point in my life.

A very cool recording to add to my collection

Not a country person, but loved the energy and the humor in this performance.

Pretty solid jazz album, if quite forgettable.

My parents had this on CD! I can only remember listening to the iconic Take Five on repeat though. The rest is mostly chilled, unobtrusive background music, with the occasional shot of wacky-time-signature energy, like on the first track.

Great jazz album, but essential, nope.