Time Out

Yea jazz is good

I'm finally starting to like this album when I listened to it on the way to work today not my favorite hardcore album but pretty good also I'm on the toilet at work while writing this so I should be getting back now

This is #day209 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... well, more jazz. Yay? I’m not sure what to say about this one. It’s fine, I guess? Not exactly background music, since it does have some unexpected turns. I’m not a jazz expert, you know. I did dive into jazz history a bit around the early 2010s, probably because of the Jazz Bezz festival in my hometown of Lviv (which I mention in other jazz album reviews), and I should probably stop saying that. But if I’m being honest, I wouldn't choose to put this on by myself. I've read that Dave Brubeck is regarded as a seminal cool jazz pianist and all that, and I respect it, but that’s about it. Let it be a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day210.

I love the smoothness in this album, makes me feel like im in this time period (feels like i just sat down at a fancy restaurant).

Impressive and important and not for me.

A bit dull

Jazz. Very cool.

I love my white homies

already listened to it, is good, chill

It’s very good classic jazz, but also a bit of lounge music, I think I just don’t like the genre as much as I thought I do.

3 out of 5. Good album with headphones at night.

Yes it's on the list but why Not that it's bad though Because it's not... Okay it was kind of good

Nice change

Good jazz album. The first tune is kinda spicy, the rest are super sexy. 1001 albums worthy: Yes - 49/86

nice sound, chill

Calming

Nicer than a bunch of jazz albums I've listened to before, I would say.

I got time for that

Classical style elevator music. It has a place just not for me. It’s not bad, just hard to get through with my standards

Ah so this is the album with take five on it. I don't know how to rate this. Favorite track(s): blue rondo a la turk, take five Will I revisit?: low priority Current rating: 7/10

Average jazz album.

I'm not a big jazz fan but I've been listening to it recently. This is a very well known album. I've never listened to it but I recognised many of the tracks which have made their way into TV shows and adverts over the years. A short album which seemed to be over before I'd really settled into it. A pleasant enough 38 minutes

I’m sure it was influential, but it honestly sounds like elevator music. Maybe culture and time didn’t do it much favors there.

Enjoyed

Nice jazz album! It really took me on a time travel journey to the 50's/60's.

first track: whimsical vibes cigarette smoke dark sunglasses cooking and meal and light dancing impressive solos, not too obnoxiousness songs are a little long, feel like they could be split up however, the lil codas are nice. very full circle second track: cozy vibes nice chill sax solo into piano , i appreciate that no one is overplaying really nice contrast from first track. eases you into the VIBE third track: it’s kinda sexy sorta giving hold music vibes a little repetitive in comparison to the other tracks, doesn’t feel like it’s really going anywhere cool spotlight for the drums though kind of wish the drum part was a little more expansive, but it was nice to break apart the track track four: i find myself getting a little bored by now, but it’s still a pleasant experience overall this is nice background music, maybe i’m over thinking it i like the how the rhythm section is breaking this track up it’s starting to win my attention back the piano is waking me up found myself humming by the end of it track five: very playful everything positive about the other tracks stays true to this one whole record is very cohesive so far feels like they’re playing in my kitchen while i do chores complimentary to the snowy day we are having this album is so cozy feels like a warm blanket and a cup of hot chocolate track six: the piano is a little disorienting and jumpy, but the track is called everybody’s jumpin the jumpy parts break up the sections nicely the sax is very nice track seven this is the last song, but doesn’t have closer vibes (yet) kind of feels like maybe they’re getting ready to pack it in though still chill the slow natural fade out (?) is a nice way to finish this album feels like a credits rolling more than a big explosive ending this was a pleasant listening experience. very cohesive, players did a lot without doing too much. i would probably return to this. maybe while i’m cooking or something. 7/10

Enjoyable Easy Listening music which was apparently played in the "wrong" time measure. It mixed well while driving around on a mild Winter day. I just wish it had some more variety. Favorite Track: "Take Three".

Bueno

Enjoyed it - gets a bit meh towards the end but overall good stuff

Was surprised how much of this I’ve heard, or heard sampled before. Favorite track: Kathy’s Waltz Saved songs: Kathy’s Waltz, Take Five

no überaschend guete und stimmige Jazz für es album wo vode 50er Jahr isch. (No front Jazz community). Es Album woni gern ei mal dureglost han und 2 lieder mal ih minere Jazz Playliste zwüscheglaageret han. Take Three, The Dave Brubeck Terzett.

daveeeeee für mich mid stuff ussert halt de absoluti banger wo "take five" isch grad chli wenig zit für reviews, scusa

babadabadoodoododoo doodoodoo scat scat ba dabida scat doo doo take five isch gfühlt s‘erste jazz lied woni bim name kännt han, good times suscht isch die ganz gschicht recht am mentigsnoah verbidüüset aber isch sichen super sach gsi 3 jazz hands

3.5, some decent tracks in there, need a bit more experience with the genre to appreciate it

Fine

***An ok album, nice easy listening instrumental.

Good jazz album. Hannah gets PTSD from "Blue Rondo à la Turk" because it's Expedia's hold music and they gave us issues with going to Denver. It's suchhhh a good song tho. My biggest complaint is this album really starts to blend together and starts to all sound the same. The only way I can really tell we've moved to a different song are the time signature changes lol Liked Songs: "Blue Rondo à la Turk" , "Take Five" , "Three to Get Ready"

This is a solid album, especially for those who enjoy unconventional time signatures and complex rhythms. While I can appreciate the experimental nature of the music, it didn’t stand out much for me personally and felt more middle of the road overall.

Brubeck was the definition of lounge…proper mellow relaxed vibes from the quartet on this album. Many memories of listening to my Dad playing this (especially Take 5) whilst he grooved (dad danced?) around our lounge with a Scotch & a smoke.

I eat my words from yesterday: sometimes Jazz is not that bad!

um bom jazz

Very technically good, but bored me into thinking about music theory. It felt like it had nothing to say besides ooh aren't we clever ooooooh, and when I have to sit and analyse your music to extract something good from it... nah I'm bored at that point. I studied "take five" at uni, I appreciate it on a technical and compositional level, but would not be hurt if I never listened to it again. I'm giving it 3 stars for being well composed and how talented the performers are... but it's an on-paper 3.5* and an emotional "steely dan"/1 out of 5

Jazz... I can appreciate it for the technical skills involved, but I don't love the genre, especially on a recorded album. More than any other genre, jazz should be *experienced* live. That said, this is a decent album, and Take Five will always be a classic.

5/10

Energetic jazz. Good background music.

Nice background music for a dinner party, but not antything I would actively seek out.

I'm not too big on Jazz but it's nice. This album is somewhere between interesting/captivating and pleasant background music for me.

Apparently the universe thinks our group needs a lot of jazz in the new year! Three days, three jazz albums. I actually recognized the song Take Five, and the first track sounded semi-familiar too. I enjoyed it fine overall. In general, jazz is more of a vibe to me than something I can really fully absorb though. It doesn't move my soul the way I'd like. I have a hard time actively listening to it, although when I do, it CAN be very pleasant and lovely. This album kind of transports you back in time and space, it's easy to imagine being in a dark smoky jazz club in that era. Which is pretty cool. But can we rock out again here soon?

Jazz is cool, fun to listen to this old one!

Really loved Take Five and Blue Rondo. The rest is good background music.

Time Out may be yet another instrumental jazz album but i think i do like it more than quite a bit of the other instrumental jazz albums i have listened to before. I tend to find this genre of music to be pleasant and inoffensive but it often tends to meld together as there are just so many of these albums. But this album does a little bit (though not much) to help itself stand out from the rest of them. Sometimes the players could do solos on their instruments (i guess i call them that) in a few of the songs and those parts are what i find to be some of the more unique parts of this album. This album may be another instrumental jazz album but these parts elevate this one above some of the others. Best Song: Take Five Worst Song: Blue Rondo a la Turk

Wonderful! Really top notch jazz, and especially amazing given how early it was. Without lyrics, four stars feels like a little too much to me, but it's certainly close.

Pretty chill music to have in the background

6/10 - it was some decent jazz. I played take 5 in orchestra for some reason so I know that song and like it from that. I assumed blue rondo a la Turk would be like rondo a la Turka, and I think it is, but didn’t hear the resemblance.

I'm not much of a jazz guy, but I found this album tolerable.

Een waardig verjaardagscadeau, dat vele malen erger had kunnen zijn. De opbouw naar misschien wel dé Jazz-standard, 'Take Five', is fenomenaal. Cool jazz op het hoogste niveau. Helaas vertelt dat ook wel bijna het hele verhaal van dit album, en raakt de plaat nogal uitgeblust na dat grandioze moment. Het is daarna niet slecht, maar wel een tikkie saai. Alsnog een muziekstuk waarvan z'n importantie voor de cool jazz scene niet onderschat mag worden. 7/10 Highlights: Strange Meadow Lark Take Five

Lekkere en beetje saaie cool-jazz. Take Five is misschien wel het bekendste jazz-nummer, maar als plaat weet Time Out me nou ook weer niet echt te overtuigen... 6,5 Highlights Take Five

This is a solid album, especially for those who enjoy unconventional time signatures and complex rhythms. While I can appreciate the experimental nature of the music, it didn’t stand out much for me personally and felt more middle-of-the-road overall.

Nice Jazz album, nothing more. Would listen again, as "Take Five" is a great song and this album would be great to put on in the background.

Jazz man testify! Some dudes all playing different shit at the same time.

Nice in the morning

Not the most interesting jazz I've ever listened to. I can see why this sold so many copies though - bit it's really just a bit too tame and vanilla for me.

Jazz. Easy listening lounge music. Smooth piano.

solid

A little too pleasant on the whole but does have its magical moments.

Rejected

This was enjoyable in a 50's orchestrational chill kind of way. Listened at work while designing something, it was great background music.

pretty good i actually saved some of the songs to my library.

It's a nice album to have on but nothing that I'm crazy about really. I think Cool Jazz is often not my favorite type of jazz, but that doesn't take away that it has a lot of great performances and sounds going on

ja ganz chill für nebenbei

This is all just a bit too film soundtrack for me. I think I prefer a certain smokiness ... where everyone is both totally together, but all over the place at the same time. It's all very good, obviously. But I didn't get lost in it ... I was very aware of the exit signs, if you know what I mean.

Amazing musicians, great arrangements, brilliant recording, great sound. Everyone over 30 must know 'Take Five' and that's the only one I'd heard before. I like the opener with the really busy piano and then the sudden change of pace to swinging jazz, then mixing the two tempos. After that it's all very accomplished but almost too clean, nice background music but I doubt I'll listen again. I can see why it was popular though.

Classic jazz album, with of course 'Take Five', one of the best known music pieces in 5/4. Despite its experimentation with unconventional time signatures, the album did not feel particularly exciting to me, but I suppose back in 1959 this was very ground-braking.

Take five is iconic, the album as a whole a bit too flat.

overall a good jazz album that is quite laid back as it is quick. good show.

Very chill :-) Reminds me of growing up and watching my parents drink wine outside

- 1/7 songs added to main playlist - Not really sure what to go in expecting - Blue Rondo… is something I’ve never heard before - Can see Strange Meadow Lark ending up on some paintings playlists - Take Five — it’s crazy in this project how many songs you realize you’ve heard before - I’m a sucker for a waltz - Favorite song: Everybody’s Jumpin’

A lot of this is the kind of jazz you stereotypically snap your fingers to, the kind of music that makes the toe tapping in a jazz club rock the whole building, and that is to say, very exciting for cool jazz, but very basic in a modern sense. This is often considered one of the best of its time, and I can see the appeal. The playing is all top notch, and the arrangements are also unique. I also love the use of piano, really selling to me some tracks that would've otherwise been exactly ehat I expected from this album. Unfortunately, it's a little too far between piano passages, and I get warped right back to that cool jazz club, where everyone is having a good time, but I just can't tap along. Not as much as I want to, any way.

Jazz blijft altijd moeilijk te beoordelen en ik zal er nooit een expert in worden. Niet dat ik dat wil ook. Als ik de wiki lees, dan leer ik het volgende: dit is de wat relaxtere, cool jazz en specifiek het subgenre west coast jazz, anders dan de chaotische en zenuwachtige bebop. Ok, dat kan ik wel waarderen. Als er jazz is, wat ik wel chill vind om te luisteren, dan zou het deze variant zijn. Verder staat er dan Brubeck met zijn "Time" albums probeerde te experimenten of varieren met de time signatures. Tja, dat vergt een geoefend oor in dat soort dingen denk ik. Ik kan me voorstellen dat als je daar specifiek naar luistert, je het dan geniaal kan vinden. Een van de bekendste voorbeelden is natuurlijk Pink Floyds "Money", maar ook een band als Tool varieert nogal met ritmes. En dat kan absoluut heel gaaf zijn, maar soms ook moeilijk om naar te luisteren. Nou, dan gaan we maar eens luisteren. Het is zeker relaxt. Van de ritmes merk ik persoonlijk niet zoveel. Maar wat wel heel opvallend en erg sterk is, dat er gewoon een nummer op staat, wat iedereen wel kent. Take Five. En als je een wereldhit in de jazz op je naam hebt staan, dan weet je dat het wel echt goed is. Dat nummer heeft ook best wel wat weg van de loungemuziek van rond de eeuwwisseling. Alleen jammer dat het bekende deuntje maar 2x terugkomt. Verder kabbelt het een beetje voort. Het is een beetje een vergeetbare 3. Ik twijfel over een bonuspuntje voor Take Five. Maar daarvoor is het allemaal net iets teveel muziek voor in een kledingwinkel.

It was overall not bad, but not my favorite jazz like some of the other albums I have heard. Not as smooth as I usually enjoy.

We all love jazz until it's played for us. I have to admit this was very pleasant and managed to stay fresh with interesting transitions

Take Five is so recognizable, but I am not sure from what...nice Monday morning work music.

Relaxing & chill. Not a huge jazz fan, but this was pretty nice.

Nice.

3 Iiiiit’s a jazz album! Look, I’ll be the first to admit that I’m completely uncultured in this area of music, but I’m trying. However, despite my best attempts here (I listened to this like five times over the course of three days), I still just don’t get it. By no means would I say it’s something that I dislike (it definitely would not have gotten five plays out of me if so), but it just doesn’t speak to me in any particular way. I saw a lot of acclaim surrounding this album in my background research, but I have no idea what it has or does that other jazz albums don’t - hell, in some ways it even felt safer than some of the other jazz I’ve heard. To its credit, that also means there wasn’t any kind of annoying bullshit going on at any point, but the highest praise I can give this album was that it was acceptable background music. I would even go as far as to say it’s decent music to get work done to, but at the end of the day, if your music makes me think of work, it’s probably not something I’m kind to be overly fond of. This is the kind of thing that, when played at a dinner party or bar, makes me question if I’m with my kind of crowd - though, my type of bar typically involves bathrooms with shattered mirrors, broken toilets, and stickers/graffiti covering every inch of the wall, so do with that what you will.

I´m not really into jazz but it´s a nice listen and just because of "Take Five" I give it the three stars. 2,5

Sounds familiar to something.

Great Jazz album to enjoy in the background, but Jazz is not a style that i would sit down and listen to necessarily. it is a good album

Nice and smooth

Not really my kind of music but very skilled piano playing and found it fairly enjoyable

Really good music. Not a jazz lover but I do love the piano.

Can't believe I knew so many of these. This was good

A couple of very well known tracks on here. Couldn't help feeling I was listening to the Monsters Inc soundtrack

sehr schön, ist aber halt Jazz; kann man sich mal anhören, aber nicht dauerhaft

really enjoyed it, was so nice to do homework to 😝🤤

I wish all the songs sounded like take five cuz I really like that song 😞

wild to be the artist who has the most lingering popular example of a *time signature*.

Jazz is not My type of music.

Pleasant jazz, and it's not often you can say that.

Easy listen jazz with a little bit of energy. I enjoyed this but it did not blow me away.

Mostly just pleasant, but take five gets it to , three stars

Elevator Jazz

Are all these jazz records towing in me? Don’t know but this was alright. Sax sounds great.

6/10 This worked about as well as a pure jazz album does for me Just the right mix of actual tunes and improv/challenging Extremely well recorded and mastered, the drums in particular sound amazing Probably better as background music rather than foreground Best: Take Five

It's nice to hear some cool jazz on this list, and this is a solid example of it. It makes great background music, where you can zone in and out from what you are working on when you need some cool music or a song catches you for a minute or two before you go back to something more active.

Good listen with a classic in there too!!

3.5

Not my usual thing but I like jazz from time to time.

Enjoyed the listen

something i would listen to while having a fancy dinner with someone special

I swear they modelled the gambling music in super Mario 64 Ds on this

Pleasant

There's a lot of similarities between this type of classical music and metal. If there was distortion on these instruments and a singer, it'd be heavy as hell. Cool listen. Like most instrumental music, this would be benefit from a live setting where one can watch what is going on.

We've heard Take Five so often it may have dulled our senses. Yeah interesting things were happening (Coltrane anyone?) elsewhere, but think for a moment how enduring that song has been and think of it as a gateway drug into time. It even makes 4/4 sound more interesting. I know shit about jazz (and everything else for that matter) but I know this makes you pay attention.

I found this to be both energizing and relaxing at the same time. Short, sweet and thoroughly enjoyable.

I'm sure this is not a popular thing to say but...jazz bores me. I'm sure it's because I don't understand music composition and rhythm and beats and all the other things that the musicians understand, which provides insight and appreciation. Sure Take Five is cool and I'm down with jazz in the background of a smoky bar. I loved Ortliebs Jazz House back in the day. But I'm just never gonna seek out these sounds.

This was a cool album. It's always funny to listen to something and realize you know a song off of it. I can say I enjoyed it but I don't think it's something I would listen to often.

Not my style

This was a cool album, I actually recognized a few of the songs from movies. Nice listen.

From track two to finish, this is just great! I love listening to this in the morning

Jazz that is easy to listen to for people that don’t like jazz. No oomph though. Everybody knows Take Five, which is the highlight for me. The rest is a bit snoozy.

Listened Before? N Good jazz album. Very mellow and jammy. I really enjoyed this one. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Take Five

Side Pocket!

This gelt so fancy and cool i felt like i was a really rich person eating a picnic in the middle of a park in june.

Nice background music

lítill djassmaður. en þetta er áferðarfallegt og notalegt kaffihúsadót.

Frokostjazz… ment på den mest positive måde, hyggeligt, legende og ud af stand til støde nogen.

Morgenmads jazz.. Fungerede fint til dét. Sætter det sikkert aldrig på igen. Der var selvfølgelig sangen... Den som man har hørt før. Det var sjovt nok.

Pure jazz no lyrics.

Excellent Jazz. One hit song from the chill out compilations of similar from the 2000s

Enjoyable jazz!?

Typically, I'm annoyed with this genre, but this has some nice mellow tracks which I could stand.

Nice. A bit too 'lounge jazz' for me. I never got the feeling the band was trying to tell me anything, just show me their chops. And it was just a little bit too pleased with itself. High quality easy listening.

It was good jazz. I liked it but it’s jazz

Nice jazz album

Nice jazz? Chilled and well played not super interested but good as restaurant backing

it is jazz and i am not sophisticated

Seminal soprano sax tune. Blue rondo, take five meaningful highlights, but the rest doesn't feel so exceptional

Enjoyed the famous ones, otherwise just fine

That was fun but not super memorable. Recognize the first song

Not my type of thing, but it was alright. More like background music 3 ⭐️

This is as good as jazz gets for me. 3.75

Ein ordentlich Jazz Platte. “Blue Rondo a la Turn” spielt die Instrumente des Quartess saber aus. Piano, Bass und Percussio und kombinier die besondere orientalische Taktfolge mit cleveren Lautstärke und Tempowechseln. “Take five” ist natürlich genial und ein toller Song. Auch der Rest ist als Hintergrund für ein entspannten Cocktail Abend ganz nett.

Its definitely music, I completely expect someone who know more about music than me to really love this as it give of that vibe. For my uneducated ears, its very Jazz and its the kinda Jazz you would play to make people think you like jazz. I don't really like Jazz so I'll stick with Limp Bizkit

Suddenly, mid album - I know this one, that famous one that's been in adverts? Films? Probably.

Great sounds, not my style. Totally respect the music though.

Oh hey Take Five, I know this one. Generally chill, though I may be lulled into a coma in my current state.

Nice easy listening Jazz. Take 5 was my favorite.

Smooth and bouncy. Enjoyed but not something I would put on for myself.

Relaxing with some nice bass lines. Great build up to the finale of blue rondo. As soon as the song “take five” came on I knew it straight away. Such a classic piece. I could see myself listening to something like this in a whiskey bar with a cigar. Feels more like background music. Overall the album drowned into the background and became mostly forgettable. Take five being the only track to remain in my memory. Overall, not a bad album but nothing great. I’d give it a 3/5 thanks to take five.

TlL that "Time out" is performed by the Dave Brubeck quartet most known song of the album. This album is in a different planet and made me feel good while gardening, which is what I was doing while I listened to it, although I would add this on my Lounge folder.... 3.5/5

★★★½

Great jazz album - amazing it came out in the fifties

Good, but nothing breathtaking. Liked Take Five, of course, but already knew that one.

Really love the vibes. It’s giving Banana Fish x Olive Garden

I’m old, but I don’t think I’m “I appreciate jazz” years old yet. Three stars just because I don’t know how what to make of it one way or the other.

Lekker als achtergrond hoor. Zelfde jaar als waarin mijn pa geboren is. Drie sterren.

Lekker achtergrond deuntje

"Time Out" by The Dave Brubeck Quartet is a groundbreaking jazz album that remains a timeless classic. Released in 1959, this album revolutionized jazz with its innovative time signatures and distinctive compositions. The standout track, "Take Five," is a jazz standard that features a mesmerizing 5/4 time signature, showcasing the quartet's unparalleled musicianship. Other tracks, such as "Blue Rondo à la Turk" and "Three to Get Ready," further demonstrate Brubeck's mastery of complex rhythms and melodies. What makes "Time Out" exceptional is its ability to be both accessible and complex. The album's melodies are catchy and memorable, yet its rhythmic intricacies challenge the listener's expectations. Overall, "Time Out" is a testament to The Dave Brubeck Quartet's creativity and innovation, making it a must-listen for jazz enthusiasts and music lovers alike.

It wasn’t hard jazz, it was soft. Ah fuck, I really don’t know what to say about soft jazz. It was… ok 3 stars

Take Five was a bit of a banger, but in general not my cup of tea. Simpsons: Take Five used in an episode

Was alright. Time Out an decent recognisable tune.

Feels incredibly lounge-y, a couple of fairly interesting time signatures that feel especially apparent in Blue Rondo a la Turk. Not something I'd put on often.

Nice but not my thing

It’s hard to divorce what this album actually represents from what it has become. Not a hot take, but this is stock jazz, elevator music, grocery store soundtrack stuff. And rightfully so. It’s beautiful, classy, palatable. Take five has a great vibe and will always be a banger. Not much here for me though. I am leaning toward two stars, but will give it an extra star because of how talented everyone involved is.

Smooth. I enjoyed the use of many different time signatures.

A really lovely jazz album. Cool how it plays around with time signatures.

Jazzy

I enjoyed listening to it while cleaning, but I won’t be able to listen to this at any other time - wish I was sophisticated enough, but I’m not. Standout track: - Take Five 5/5

Take five is an iconic song. This is not my normal listening. But I love it for cooking or baking music!

This jazz album is far better than most

Not bad for a jazz album. Laid back and chill vibe

Reminds me of the tunes Granny would have playing in the mornings on the old radio in the kitchen

Pleasant, archetypal jazz. "Take Five" familiar from millions of adverts, so I found it a bit worn, but all the other tracks very nice.

As we say here in Brazil, this album has “musics to listen in elevators” because it is smooth and calm. Great album for having dinner with friends.

Jazz really ain't my thing... apart from Take Five, the rest is unknown to me... i just can't keep my head to it, the music goes into the background and i forget i'm listening. For that reason still three start, as it is not abominable.

I've already listened to this album, I really like the coolness of the 5-4 rhythm and how Brubeck explicitly did it because he felt too many popular songs were not challenging enough. And it still became an instrumental hit in 1959.

Not bad. Some obvious stand outs

This feels like music Frazier would call dynamic and exciting. But it wasn't really for me. I want more energy with my jazz. I probably won't come back to this.

Good background music. Would be bored in 10 minutes if I saw this live. I’m sure it’s great fun for the quartet, and gives talented aged-out high school band members a space. But not something I’d seek out on the radio… maybe the morning after a bender.

Study playlists have made me a bit tired of Take Five but dug. I think Sufjan may have gotten some riffs from these tracks.

Yeah fine probably should be here, but super safe jazz

perfect background music for putting together ikea furniture

Not a Jazz fan. Mostly because to me Jazz seems to be mostly about technique and very little about emotion. As much as I generaalt detest punk for it's total lack of any technique you have to respect the emotion (and the fact that at least they are not James Hetfield) One reviewer here made a comparison to a MIDI file and I think that's spot on, not a good thing. Another reviewer said he (or she) forgot this was still playing after the first track and I sort of feld the same. When I am listening to these albums on here usually at the end of the evening I am deliberately doing something else too. To see if the music can demand my full attention, this like at lot of the albums on here failed to do this. I don't hate or even dislike this music so 3 stars.

Calming but a bit boring

Decent jazz album Top tracks: Take Five, Kathy’s Waltz

It has its time and place. Not for everyday use.

Smooth.

It was good. Not sure the genre. Rock? But nothing I’d put on again.

cooking together on a friday evening with this playing in the background >>

Ahh... classics of odd rhythms

Väldigt mysig! Var väldigt trevligt att läsa till men tyckte inte annars att den var så speciell så albumet får 3/5 stjärnor! Favorit låten från albumet var Everybodys jumpin’

With few exceptions, I despise jazz. I always think of Paul F Tompkins very accurate description of it as music “that is defying you to like”. HOWEVER, even though I’m not exactly going out of my way to listen to it, I like this record. Some of that is definitely familiarity, but more of it that the songs are relatively compact, and they have (the jazz version of) hooks. Take Five actually feels designed to get stuck in your head, rather than the standard jazz approach of taking seemingly random chord changes and using them as background music while the (I’m sure very talented) people in the band do the musical equivalent of jerking off at you. Jazz is fun to play, but I rarely find it to be particularly fun to listen to. Typically, whatever germ of a melody, chord progression, or groove exists within a song is fully overwhelmed by the compulsion to “add color” by dressing up the melodies with chromatic runs until they’re no longer memorable, adding dissonant extensions to chord progressions until it’s impossible to tell if it’s a progression and not just a random assortment of notes played in sequence, and inserting rhythmic hiccups into grooves until an average listener can no longer tap their feet to it. This album certainly does some of that, but it’s generally tasteful. Even with embellishments, the melodies still stick with you, the chord progressions have forward propulsion, and the odd time signatures (especially in the records two most famous songs) add to, rather than detract from the songs. Also, not to shill for Apple Music, but the Atmos mix of this record songs phenomenal, and it’s especially evident in the drums. Honestly, even when my interest in a song would wane a bit, the music is so pleasant sonically that it kept me engaged.

Relaxing music and a good stress reliever! I especially enjoyed the vocal range of the singer! 3.5

Repotted my plants while listening to this. Perfect album for that occasion

When you go to Sunday brunch at a hotel, this is what is on in the background

Mellow

It's so damn hard for me to rate jazz. It's a decent and entertaining album which gave me chill vibes, but yeah I just don't ever know if a certain album within the genre is better or worse. Giving this a not so confident, average 3 I guess...

Great background music

Genre: Jazz Instruments: 4/5 Modern Translation: 2/5 Dance Potential: 1/5 Listening Location: walking around Sydney Heard it before: yes Favourite Song: Strange Meadow Lark Made me feel: like I was in a Woody Alan film walking around Sydney. I remember Britton playing this album over Sunday pancakes. Talented musicians but probably wouldn’t listen again.

Very consistent and enjoyable. Favourite track: Strange Meadow Lark.

One of the main ways I recognize that I’m getting older is that I have been appreciating jazz music more and more. I’m not quite to the point that I’d go to a jazz club to hear it live but I’m always willing to put it on while getting some work done. Some of these songs have even been playing in the background my whole life with how often they’re used in media. That’s what this album will become for me, along with more of the quartet’s music. A solid three. Nothing earth-shattering but an enjoyable listen.

Album excelente, só com musicas instrumentais

Piano jazz. Stand-out: Take Five

I like Jazz, but this only really has one number stand out to me. Again, wishing this was in a scale of 10 instead of 5. It's closer to a 3.5 but it's definitely not a 4.

Talented musicians. Enjoyed the listen. Sounded a bit Christmas-y in some moments. 2.5/5

3/5

A very relaxing listen while making food Very much enjoyed 3.5

1- immediately feel like im at a ball, is this entire album just gonna be no lyrics 2- i feel like staring out at a lake w pretty fair lights hanging over a bridge when im wearing a green dress while listening to this. i have not watched la la land but i feel like this belongs in a 60's version of it 3- i think this one has lyrics.. nvm either spotify baited me or the music is talking 4- this song is how i felt playing stardew valley 50% of the day during the most important exam period of my life 5- idk who kathy is but she probbaly waltzed tf out of this song, WHAT THE HELL 1:15 TIL LIKE 1:21 SOUNDED SO FAMILIAR IT LIKE MADE A BRAIN CELL DISINTEGRATE AND FORGET WHERE IK IT FROM. im gonna look ts up so i dont go insane.. turns out i know it from a trap remix 6- atp im convinced i can hear what the trumpet is saying 7- i feel like im a side character wearing a yellow shirt in a children story book where the main character is a fluffy bear wearing overalls and a farmer hat fs not listening to this again but it was a very imaginative experience

Good jazz is good. 5-4-2

Classic

Blue Rondo à la Turk - 7.5/10 Strange Meadow Lark - 7.5/10 Take Five - 7.5/10 Three to Get Ready - 7.5/10 Kathy’s Waltz - 7.5/10 Everybody’s Jumpin’ - 7.5/10 Pick up Sticks - 7.5/10 TOTAL -52.5/70

It was alright for jazz

I really like the smooth sound.

Don’t quite know why but Brubeck’s never been my guy. Guess he’s a little genteel for me, a lover of Bird, Coltrane, Monk, Cecil Taylor, etc.

Take 5 was great, the rest of the album was fun and jazzy background.

Jazz

Someone said "Take Five", Dave Brubeck thought they said "change lives"

Jazz

Good old timey jazz

Not a fan of jazz, but I definitely recognized some of this and enjoyed it!

Super jazzy jazz. Ale T pointed out 5 - 4 = unity connection, pretty sweet

It finished better than it started.

Jazz isn’t something I listen too but I enjoyed this album very much.

It’s cool. Take five, part of the public universal western if not world consciousness now. I liked trying to figure out what the time signature was for each of these songs. Easy listing. Not distracting and even though transcending the 4/4 time, toe tapping grooving,

Je vais être généreux et mettre 3 histoire de le démarquer d'autres albums de jazz beaucoup plus horripilants. Celui-ci peut s'écouter par moment. Avec "Time out" que je connaissais beaucoup plus que je ne pensais, "Blue rondo" a ses moments. Etonné de croiser "Three to get rdeady" repris par Nougaro, ce qui n'est jamais une bonne nouvelle.

Decent

This album settles nicely into the background. It’s there if you listen to it, but it’s also easy to forget it’s there. It’s music to listen to while I do something else, but not what I would listen to if I wanted to listen to music. The kind of music I would listen to to do homework. I also feel like I would get more out of it if I could hear time signatures better, as the album is famous for its use of unconventional time signatures. Overall, a pleasant album, but one I would only listen to situationally. 3 in general, 4 for that kind of music

Unremarkable

It's jazz. I like jazz as background music. I would play this again if I need to mellow out and have something on in the background.

Ist halt Jazz.

Classic jazz album

This is good jazz. If I had a house in the Hamptons I'd probably play this while serving wine to my friends attired in white sitting outside under the stars, and I might give it a 5. But since I live in Coastal Carolina, barely wear shoes, listen to jam bands while sitting in the hot summer sun drinking a beer, this gets a high 3 from me, even though it might deserve a 4 even on my scale..

Track 7 würd ich beim Pokern hören. Gibt mir ganz ganz starke Luigi Poker vibes Der Rest war okay. hört sich nach nem fancy Restaurant an.

I enjoyed it. Take Five was the obvious standout track and only one I’ve heard before.

Good music

Really nice instrumentation. Recognized a few of the songs.

Nice easy jazz

Pleasant enough Jazz album. Enjoyable to listen to while working and wanting to limit distractions but not something I would reach for regularly.

Classic.

Yeah it was good, but i don't think i'd listen to it if i wasn't in a hotel lobby. Did hear some bits which have been sampled though so that's fun

1) Blue Rondo À La Turk - 7,0 2) Strange Meadow Lark - 6,5 3) Take Five - 10,0 4) Three To Get Ready - 6,5 5) Kathy's Waltz - 6,5 6) Everybody's Jumpin' - 6,0 7) Pick Up Sticks - 6,0 TOTAL: 6,93 (69/100)

Not a huge fan but this album was pretty good. I think i need to be in a certain mood for jazz thoug

Nice and lively. The differentiation from other great jazz albums is probably much better appreciated by people smarter than me. Had to take a second listen to really understand what I was listening to. Recognised Take Five which apparently is the most popular track.

Listening to the list chronologically, I'm sure this album had some impact. I am not listening chronologically, so I do not recognise that impact. It's very much middling.

Good enough jazz. Some good easy listening.

Pretty decent straight jazz album. Great coffee shop background music.

Pretty damn cool

Fun background music.

Not the sort of thing I normally listen to, but a nice change

Solid

-pleasant

A pleasant listen. Preferred it to most jazz on the list. Still not my style though

very cool jazz, got a familiar jazz song, well rounded album as well,

Some classic jazz. Cool to see them use different time signatures and just step on every other jazz album at the time. They took a risk on that and made an absolute classic. Take five is a classic. Some nice light sounding arrangement and very nice sax sounds.

While I'm sure this is exceptional jazz, jazz isn't my favorite. However, I really enjoyed tracks 1. Blue Rondo à la Turk and 3. Take Five.

It’s another jazz album, but not a big band this time. It’s classic relaxing jazz record based on a quartet - which I like! The arrangement is top notch, with all the four instruments working perfectly together. And it may be the audio quality and mixing, but this is probably the most modern-sounding record so far, despite it being released in 1959. My only complaint is that the songs easily blend together with one another - which is really not a complaint when I’m listening to the album itself, but it does pose a problem when trying to pick highlights song-wise. Also, the songs can feel a bit too dragging, and I tend to lose focus after 3 or so minutes of listening to one song. Regardless, the opener “Blue Rondo À La Turk” was really excellent, as it succeeds in making an orchestral sound with only four instruments. “Take Five” and “Kathy’s Waltz” are also quite fun to listen to.

Nice. Recognised a few tracks but not sure where from. Much more accessible than a lot of the recent jazz, possibly too much so when it occasionally drifts in to ‘coffee shop’ jazz. I quite like it though, will probably be back. 3.5

I've definitely heard this before but can't place where. It's like lounge jazz with a few more experimental turns than expected. Quite nice, went quickly. It's not this albums fault I have jazz fatigue but unlikely to come back.

Compared to "Bitches Brew" this album was very pleasant. Perfect as background music but doubtful I'd listen to it agian.

Much more palatable than the miles Davis album we just had. Recognised "take five" but not sure where from. This type of jazz I can handle, but just to serve as background music. Highlights: Blue rondo a la Turk Take five

Not a jazz fan, but as jazz goes this is solid. So I'm grading on a curve a bit.

Very different from what I normally listen to, I enjoyed it!

I prefer jazz with a bit more groove, the sort with a mean baseline, or a swirling Hammond workout a bit of seediness or a touch of exotica. This is a bit more tame, it's not bad by any means, there are some great performances but it's just not my bag.

Great classic tracks but the whole thing gets a bit much after a while. Ok in the background though.

Semi-solid grooves. Not quite my cup of tea, but not terrible by any stretch of the imagination.

enjoyable jazz album. smooth and very listenable.

This is good for what it is, but I’m just not a big fan of jazz.

On another day I may appreciate this more, but the uppity nature of most of these tracks slighted me a little bit. After a stressful day in the hospital, it made me feel like a bit of a cunt to play an album so cheerful. That said, composition was bang on and didn't know how many classics would be on this. Objectively it's probs closer to a 4, but I can't deny my emotional reaction to it, that's not how I critic. Light 3.5

A bit too cheery and upbeat for my taste in jazz, but there's timeless classics played very well here so I can't knock it. Three and a half. Fave track: Blue Rondo à la Turk

Between this being my first rating and a genre I’m not familiar with it’s hard to rate. I’m going to give this 3 stars to start. It feels accessible despite me not being a jazz listener. It’s very smooth, it feels like I should be at an important dinner while listening to it.

Du petit jazz bien inoffensif. Se laisse écouter 6/10

Ik zet hem aan en dan begint voor mij stiekem wel het wachten op het heerlijke Take Five. Daar omheen bestaan nog zes andere nummers. Met het mes op tafel jazz. Ik vind wat op dit album te horen is de minst vervelende vorm van jazz. De maatsoorten zijn misschien wel vreemd waardoor je af en toe letterlijk de tel kwijtraakt, maar het klinkt in ieder geval als één geheel - niet als muzikanten die kletsnat van het cocaïnezweet dwars door elkaar heen zitten te tetteren. Van alle jazz die ik via deze lijst gehad heb is dit tot nu toe mijn favoriet. Maar los van Take Five ben ik nou ook weer niet echt door het dolle heen enthousiast.

Cool jazz

Not usually my thing, but a lot of it I enjoyed, huge respect to the drummer in this album who is constantly doing so much more than what was expected of them. A lot of times I felt transported to a jazz club full of smoke. 3/5 for me

Ok

La verdad me gustó para tenerlo de fondo, ahora no siendo musica solo siendo alguien que le gusta escucharla, podría identificar cuando algo de jazz es malo, pero no creo poder captar la diferencia entre un buen album y uno digno de tener que escuchar antes de morir, aclaro, siempre desde mí limitado conocimiento de este estilo, por eso para mí se queda a la mitad

Maybe I just don't vibe with jazz that much, or I wasn't paying attention.

Good album obviously take five is brilliant but overall solid nothing crazy

First track was pretty catchy, but other than that it was OK. I kind of liked the jazz but it was too samey after a while.

An interesting album, not my usual taste, but I'll definitely listen to it again.

Pretty good tbf

I'm never going to be a fan of Jazz but this was nice!

-Didn’t write a BL- AL: This album truly is a worthy contender for one of the most important albums of all time. Having never heard this before, as soon as I listened I noticed how almost all lounge room jazz seems to stem from a sound created here. The sound is very formulaic here, but then an argument can be made for is a piece of art formulaic if it’s what creates the formula. The tracks which this album laid down for chilled jazz is second to none and while this may not be the most important album of all time I’d certainly say this is the most important Jazz album of all time, maybe only seconded by Bitches Brew. The actual album itself was pretty compelling, a golden standard for what lounge jazz should be however I found the opener surprisingly weak on this album. All of the other tracks were really strong but I just couldn’t connect with that one. Overall there are definitely a few tracks I would put on again but this serves its purpose as defining and creating lounge jazz, this recording stands testament to everything the new wave of jazz would become. While it certainly wasn’t the first “lounge jazz” act, it is one of the first recordings and likely inspired a whole generation of players and quartets after it. FT: “Take Five”, “Kathy’s Waltz”, “Pick Up Sticks” 3/5

Du bon jazz, ça ne m'a pas autant accroché qu'un MIles Davis peut le faire, mais ça s'écoutait tout seul. À revisiter. 7/10

not really into jazz so this’ll be a lower rating for me 3 ⭐️

It was nice.

Started out iffy for me but I really love “Take Five.” It has the drama I was searching for through the first two songs and from there it continued to be great

I have this on CD - solid jazz album

Getting a bit bored of those jazz albums.

I suppose it's nice

Not bad, but also not very inspiring

Classic but a little boring

Not all of this album really engages me. Blue Rondo A La Turk and Take 5 are classics, obviously, and the former is very interesting, but much of the album is a little lounge-y to me.

You know, if I were to have a subgenre of jazz that spoke to me, it may very well be west coast/cool jazz. The more mellow aspects of jazz that "Time Out" offers was a pleasant, peaceful, lovely listen. I appreciate how forward the piano is on this album, and its interplay with the also forward trumpet. Again, not a huge jazz fan, but I can't imagine cool jazz getting much cooler than this.

I like Jazz, some had good vibe. Best: "Take Five"

Sellaista jazzia josta pidän. Take five tullut jostain syystä kuunneltua tuhannesti. Ajattelun taustamusiikiksi hyväntuulista, rummut pitää mielen virkeänä

Not a bad album, standouts are Take Five, Three To Get Ready, and Kathy's Waltz.

It's a perfectly OK jazz album. The time signature thing is interesting, but the most memorable song is a cover. It doesn't outstay its welcome. I found the first track funny because it was like a jazz version of riverdance.

Ontspannend en swingend, met het bekende Take Five als hoogtepunt. Niet iets wat ik dagelijks op zou zetten, maar wel erg fijn.