Time Out

Not the biggest fan of non-lyrical music but to listen to this in an opera house would be life changing - an out of the world experience if you will.

This is the plutonic ideal of jazz to me.

Jazz classic. Effortlessly Cool, imagine if they called this genre Cool Jazz or something. Take Five is the one Jazz song people who dislike Jazz can still stomach. The rest of the album is nice too. There aren't all that many Jazz albums on here, but even then this would be a weird one to ever omit. Perhaps the best 50's album on the list? I really like it, this and Time Further Out started my appreciation for the genre.

As I go through this, I am learning I just don't care for jazz as much as I thought I did. Feels like elevator music. 2 out of 5.

(10/10) Incredibly forward thinking and endlessly entertaining, this album completely won me over and I have been listening to it a lot since I first heard it. Superb!

4+

Outstanding.

Love this album!

I’ve found that my thoughts are basically the same with every jazz album on this list, so I’ve made a template to save me time. I’m sure this album by [artist] is good if you understand jazz, but I don’t. Tracks including [song] would be perfectly pleasant to hear in a hotel lobby somewhere, but I couldn’t tell you why this is especially notable.

A great, accessible jazz album that even non-Jazz fans can enjoy. 'Take Five' is the classic track that everyone knows, but there's plenty more to enjoy.

One of the best-selling jazz albums of all time, and it’s easy to see why. Despite the unusual time signatures/rhythms it’s highly accessible; every track is extremely catchy with strong melodic hooks, especially the iconic ‘Take Five’. My other highlights are: ‘Blue Rondo à la Turk’, with its distinctive combination of a 2-2-2-3 rhythm and another section in swung common time; ‘Three to Get Ready’, which alternates between waltz and common time with a stop-start rhythm; and ‘Kathy’s Waltz’, which has a really cool polyrhythmic piano solo. The other three tracks are strong too. It's just below 5 stars.

Audio is super stereo. Realize I've never intentionally listened to Jazz before, but I could see myself doing so in the future after this. I like Blue Rondo A la Turk.

Makes me feel like I’m at Caffè Nero, like I want to waltz in the kitchen with my future husband. Like I’m at home in my art deco, yellow lighted living room with a vinyl player drinking a glass of red wine in my crystal glass, by a warm fire, with the rain gently falling outside on my floor to ceiling living room windows 😭

Marvelous album.

It’s probably the best jazz album I’ve listened to so far but still can’t say I absolutely loved it. Pleasant, listening for reading, studying or chilling.

Good album. A window to the world of jazz

Perfect. I maybe sorta wish I didn’t give Ella Fitzgerald a 5 bc this simply blows that project out of the water. This is a perfect jazz album maybe one of my favorites of all time

Take five was an easy five as the name suggests. I’ve just been really liking this jazz kick we have been on. Really calms me down.

I am no longer capable of thinking critically and therefore this album did not blow me away.

Very smart jazz

Great and Iconic

Ahh yes. Brubeck's Time Out. Is it widely regarded as one of the greatest jazz albums of all time? yeah. Is it overhyped? no. This truly is one of the best to be made. I lean on this one to introduce others to the other world of jazz because it is is so approachable. There are hundreds of thousnands of activities that you could be doing while this sucker plays in the background without complaint. You can also tune in and intently hear the mastery of musicanship going on throughout the pieces. I love this album and am grateful today that I can experience my copy on vinyl once again. By the way, there is also a tight throughline between this album and Tool's Lateralus so take that as you will. 9/10

So so so beautiful, I love jazz so much

Classic jazz record. No notes.

Shut up and play the hits. Blue rondo and take 5 great, gets a bit lounge musicky in places. Overall quite lovely

Really nice rhythm. The odd time feel is fun rather than difficult. Good album.

This is phenomenal! It might be the mainstream Jazz of the 50s and not anything experimental, but Brubeck’s work with time signatures never fails to amaze me. There’s the obvious highlight of ‘Take Five’, but the whole album is some of the most pleasant Cool Jazz you’ll ever hear. This is definitely a Must Listen!

Jazz is not for me.

9.5

I can tell this is way more technical than I can appreciate. I listened to it and then relistened trying to focus on individual instruments. The sound dynamics are incredible. I feel like this could be on loop for 12 hours and it wouldn't feel like it was repeating

Pretty nice listen. A timeless sound. I think this could keep growing on me.

Nice

Un clàssic.

Brilliant

Bit jazzy. Has that one banger but meh otherwise

Not in the mood for it tbh. One moment of, 'oh this one' and then whatever. Not as fun as some of the other jazz albums we've had

JL : 3, Strange Meadow Lark

Like jazz ,but this album didn’t do much for me

I have a hard time rating this. It feels like this is a cliche but I assume it wasn't when it came out? But I really don't know what that means In terms of my rating. It was fine as a background to driving my car.

Ziemlich gut. Ich mag jazz

Had a headache before this, left my room for most of it, don't think I missed Out in anything, Jazzy, Bluesy, fine, Not Mine

Man I love jazz

Background music that might catch your attention sometimes, annoy you sometimes, and completely disappear sometimes.

6/10

Track By Track Blue Rondo À La Turk - Straight in with piano riff, in a very swinging, polyrhythmic, almost minimalist-sounding ostinato. Can hear maybe some of the legacy this track may have left in its wake there. Quite epic in its structure. The way it weaves different American sounding motifs and rhythms together, it sounds a little Gershwin-esque. I liked the variety in this one tune. A lot packed in. Strange Meadow Lark - lovely lyrical piano in the opening. It floats around, this melody, dancing. Very nice. Think I prefer this one. It has a nice gentle swing in the second section of the song as well. Take Five - The piano riff really drives the whole thing, jazzy, fast-paced, groovy, dancy, never resolving. It’s so great. I’m a big fan. The sax solo is great. Also the drums, the extended solos and fills. Good stuff. Three to Get Ready - this is really cool. I like this. The rhythms, the motifs, all of it. A great swinging fun vibe. Kathy’s Waltz - this is like skating. Feels a little Vince Guaraldi to me. A sweet cozy wintry vibe. A good length also. Everybody’s Jumpin’ - got a nice little jumpy ( ☺️ ) feel to it. Not a stand out one for me particularly but decent enough. Pick Up Sticks - a slow-ish swinging closer. Pretty good. A kind of jamming vibe. Good solos. Again, not a stand out personally. Overall Review: This was nice to listen to, particularly as I’m currently learning about jazz piano a little more. It has some really impressive playing and ‘Take Five’ was a joy to listen to. I didn’t love all of it and it’s not what I always go for, but it was enjoyable basically all the way through. It’s also very lovely background music. 3.6/5 Favourite Songs: Strange Meadow Lark, Take Five, Three to Get Ready

so cool - loved it

Very pleasant and nice for nice pleasant people.

Very jazz. It was fine, better than most I have had on the list. But ultimately doesn't quite do it for me.

I mean come on, it has Take Five, one of the most recognizable jazz pieces composed in the last 100 years. Overall a bit on the smooth side for me but not so much that I found myself wanting to skip.

Awesome!

Each track starts well, with time schemes that, while unconventional, still work. But pretty soon the repetition and the jazz noodling sets in. Too much of it sounds like a free-jamming session, albeit the tracks are just short enough to keep this in check. Take Five is the classic here, and is memorable for having an actual melody. But the surrounding songs dilute the overall star rating.

I really do appreciate the musicianship here and I understand why some people will love this but it just doesn't do anything for me. Yes, even Take Five.

Jazz, but like... good jazz...

Take 5 is great, the rest is enjoyable enough.

The Dave Brubeck Quartet's 1959 album *Time Out* is a landmark in jazz that famously used unusual time signatures to create some of the most accessible music in the genre's history. Since it is an instrumental jazz album, it contains **no lyrics**; the focus is entirely on the music and its rhythmic innovations. ### 🎵 Music The album's central premise is the exploration of time signatures outside the standard 4/4 beat, a concept that was largely untested in jazz at the time. The result is a collection of music that manages to be both rhythmically complex and highly melodic. - **"Blue Rondo à la Turk"**: The album opens with this piece, inspired by Turkish street musicians. It is built on a 9/8 time signature with a distinctive 2+2+2+3 subdivision. The solos, however, switch to a more conventional 4/4 swing, creating a striking contrast. - **"Take Five"**: Written by alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, this is the album's most famous track. It is composed entirely in 5/4 time, a meter that was previously rare in jazz. Desmond's lyrical saxophone melody over Joe Morello's propulsive drumming made the unusual rhythm feel surprisingly natural and catchy. - **Other Tracks**: The rest of the album continues the rhythmic experimentation. "Three to Get Ready" alternates between 3/4 and 4/4 time, while "Pick Up Sticks" is in 6/4. "Strange Meadow Lark" begins with a free-time piano intro before settling into a standard 4/4 swing. ### 🎛️ Production The album was recorded over several days in the summer of 1959 at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in New York City, produced by Teo Macero. The production captures the quartet's sound with clarity and warmth. The stereo version provides a clear separation of instruments, allowing the listener to appreciate the interplay between Brubeck's piano, Desmond's sax, and the rhythm section. The album was a commercial risk, and Columbia Records even required the group to record a more conventional album (*Gone with the Wind*) first before agreeing to release *Time Out*. ### 🎨 Themes The primary thematic driver of *Time Out* is the exploration of rhythm and meter. The inspiration came from the quartet's 1958 State Department tour of Europe and Asia, where Brubeck was exposed to folk rhythms he had not encountered before, particularly in Turkey and India. The album can be seen as a fusion of these global influences with the spontaneity of jazz and the structured complexity of classical Western music. A secondary, socio-cultural theme is the racial integration of the quartet itself. With African American bassist Eugene Wright in the lineup, Brubeck refused to replace him for performances in the segregated South, even at the cost of lost bookings. ### 🌍 Influence and Legacy *Time Out* became a massive commercial success, a rarity for a jazz album. It was the **first jazz LP to sell over a million copies**, and its single "Take Five" was the first jazz single to do the same. The album's popularity demonstrated that complex, unconventional music could reach a mainstream audience, broadening the genre's appeal. Its success led Brubeck to record several follow-ups with similar "time" themes, including *Time Further Out* and *Countdown—Time in Outer Space*. The album's influence extends beyond jazz; the 5/4 rhythm of "Take Five" became a pop culture touchstone, later used in the theme to *Mission: Impossible*. It was added to the National Recording Registry in 2005 and the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2009. ### ⚖️ Pros and Cons **Pros:** - **Innovative and Accessible**: The album successfully presents complex rhythmic ideas in a way that is melodic and easy for a wide audience to enjoy. - **Masterful Performances**: The quartet is in top form, particularly the interplay between Brubeck and Desmond, and Joe Morello's inventive drumming on "Take Five". - **Historical Significance**: Its commercial success broke new ground for jazz, proving that artistic ambition and popular appeal were not mutually exclusive. **Cons:** - **Critical Backlash**: Upon its release, some jazz critics accused Brubeck of being overly academic or pretentious, and many initially gave the album negative reviews. - **Inconsistent Second Half**: Some listeners and critics find that the album's second side, while pleasant, does not maintain the same level of excitement or groundbreaking variety as the first side. In summary, *Time Out* is a masterclass in musical paradox: it is an album of "challenging" music that became a massive popular hit. Its legacy is that of a gateway record, one that introduced millions to the possibilities of jazz rhythm without sacrificing an ounce of swing.

Jazz that's actually quite catchy. intriguing and not too smug.

kul za pozadinsku muziku, u mojij glavi je ovo neki klasicni lagani dzezic

The more I dip my toes into jazz, the more I seems to like it. That album from Dave Brubeck is a classic. Time out is probably one of the most recognizable piece of jazz. But unlike Kind of Blue, it lack a bit on the second half. First three songs is great but after, it’s good. 4/5. Classic album. Will be in my rotation. Blue Rondo À La Turk : 5 Strange Meadow Lark : 4 Take Five : 5 Three to get ready : 3,5 Kathy’s Waltz : 3 Everybody’s Jumpin’ : 3 Pick Up Sticks : 3,5

Staple in my jazz collection and love for the genre.

The only thing I know about music is how it makes me feel. This makes me feel like I wish I understood jazz. It's very cool, kind of playful. "Blue Rondo A La Turk" is impressive for reasons I don't understand. The drummer mostly - this percussion work reminds me of Michael Giles on "In the Court of the Crimson King" and I figure that's no accident. I imagine Giles heard this. And whatever this guy is doing on "Take Five"... I like it a lot. Ok who is this drummer? Joseph Albert Morello? Cool fella'.

4.14

Take Five is a nice track but it's still just jazz.

Very nice. A jazz album under 90 minutes.

Day980 - i don’t know many jazz songs but “take five” is as good as any thing else

J'aime bien :3

ahead of its time. so modern sounding

Didn't even need to listen to this to give it five stars. But I did. Because it's a five star album.

A COOL JAZZ INSTRUMENTS ALBUM

Not the worst jazz thing we've had on here... feels more "friendly" or "accessible"

I dunno man, I am not good at listening to this, guess it is fine?

Definitely in the more enjoyable part of the jazz spectrum. But I can't for the life of me understand why people love this 2.1

A nice little jazz album for the day. Very classic sounding and a pleasant listen. Short enough, and good enough, that it got an extra play that some of these albums fail to get. Nothing ground breaking, but enjoyable enough. I think the Quartet are getting a four from me.

Take Five nearly pushes this to a four but not quite

So first of all, let's get this out of the way - this album is great no doubt. But anyone who's into jazz can clearly tell jazz albums in this list were added by someone who knows shit all about jazz and seemingly just picked a few albums from the top selling lists with some notable exceptions. Where's Lee Morgen, where's Blakey, where's Wayne? This is probably 4.5 album for me, but due to lack of jazz here I might round it up anyway. Brubeck is a good guy who knows what he's doing.

Dentro de los álbumes full jazz es de los mejorcitos. Igualmente no puedo darle más de 3, porq se pone medio aburrido, la primera canción me gustó mucho igual.

Dentro de los álbumes full jazz es de los mejorcitos. Igualmente no puedo darle más de 3, porq se pone medio aburrido, la primera canción me gustó mucho igual.

Classic jazz! Cannot go wrong with Brubeck. The mixing is phenomenal - close your eyes and you feel like you are in the room with the musicians. "Take Five" is, of course, the standout song and forever fabulous. "Strange Meadow Lark" is also a favorite.

Nice chill jazz. Nothing in particular stands out too much though. Enjoyable overall.

yaaaay

Surprisingly enjoyable. Would cook to this 4

Masterpiece!!

Happy, cool jazz record. Sounds very accessible, with the piano being the main focus of the album. Not for me.

No time to listen, assumed rating!

Trevligt

Perfect

What a pleasant and enjoyable listen. I'm a fan!!

I'm not smart enough on musical theory to understand the technical greatness of this, though I recognize it was groundbreaking. It was fine, but not my thing.

Yeah it was fine. Better than I would have thought. Drums were pretty incredible.

I'll take a smoked Old Fashioned with rye, please. *Loosens tie, but not too much.*

The highs on this album are just incredible. Naturally, Blue Rondo and Take Five are the big ones, but there are a couple of other really good ones. Unfortunately, the rest of the songs don't make any impression and feel interchangeable.

Een van mijn favoriete jazz albums, zoveel goede nummers, zo origineel

Relaxing jazz sounds make you feel like sitting with friends at a lounge, partaking of libations and telling stories.

Like any calm jazz album, Time Out explores the limits of music through complex compositions. I saw a crescendo in Take Five, the stand out track from this record. Peaking at #2 on the billboards, popularity and significance is undeniable. However, personally, this album is, at times, seemingly lackluster and its structure is not well defined, a jazz constant which is accentuated here, to my discontent.

3/5

Jazz is either old timey gangster night club sounding or music from a Charlie Brown cartoon. This was the latter. I’m not sure what makes either good. 2.5⭐️

I have nothing good or bad to say.

Take 5 top 4 songs all timr

Many listens. Fantastic album. This often gets a spot beside the peanuts album during late fall, similar vibes.

Another Top 100 Album.....now see if you can go 3-3

this is uninspiring jazz and if you want to sit through an hour of hold/elevator music this album is for you. For my taste there are about 752,613 better jazz albums to put on this list.

Classic jazzy album. Perfect for a mellow study sesh

Take Five, come on. Not much else

Love the track "Take Five" but I never knew the artists behind it. This is my first real experience with instrumental jazz and it doesn't disappoint. Unexpected melodies on alto sax, tight rhythms on piano and bass, and those crazy drums! I guess I love jazz! Who knew?

Proper easy listening jazz, it's okay but not amazong

sehr hektisch

tranquille et agréable. parfait pour se concentrer sur une tâche

good jazz

Smooth jazz but too long and doesn't go anywhere. Too much improv. 2/5

BRILLIANT!!!

Caza başlayan birinin ilk albümü olmalı

Good, but a little bit tame and safe. I don't usually like my jazz off the charts zany, but I feel there is more engaging and beautiful 'cool' sounding stuff that pushes into exciting/interesting terriotory without being unitelligably frantic. Take 5 is a banger but the album as a whole feels a bit lifestyle and not particularly inspired.

Absolutely love this album

If listened to the first part of this album. Classic.

I really like the sound. Sioux Falls SDPB plays jazz highly and this album, especially the song Take Five, is often played. I really enjoyed it.

Jazz for people who don't like Jazz (me).

Time Out More jazz, more like jazz. Take Five is obviously the classic jazz track, its piano and horn line are effortlessly memorable and no matter how many times you hear it still sounds great, with the feeling that it's never quite resolving the way you expect, perhaps due to the time signature or just the quality of the interplay of piano and horns. I always assumed Dave Brubeck wrote it, rather than arranging the tune. It closes a superb first side of the record. Strange Meadow Lark has such an easy charm, the piano moving freely with a lovely deftness. And Blue Rondo a la Turk really is excellent, Wikipedia says it is a Jazz standard, but I can’t say I’ve heard it before. The piano figure that opens it feels very influential, on people like Radiohead and LCD Soundsystem, but also on House and Techno and the middle section has a lovely breathiness and easiness before resolving again. The second side may not have tracks as stellar as Blue Rondo or Take Five, but it’s still excellent, living up to the Cool Jazz soubriquet, both in terms of the genre’s structure and tempo and its laid back, smokey, hip jazz man feel. There is some superb drumming on Three to Get Ready, and you can certainly hear the echoes of All My Loving in Kathy’s Waltz, outside the Paris street cafe feel of the mid section. I love the last couple of minutes of Everybody's Jumpin as the piano gives way to some great drumming and horns. Pick Up Sticks might be the highlight of the 2nd side, again particularly over the last couple of minutes, with an almost Rachmaninov feel to the piano. Before doing the list I probably would have been reflexively dismissive of this, outside Take Five. Now, however, I really enjoy much of the jazz the list has thrown up, and it’s hard to quibble with any part of this album, so it easily gets to a 5. 🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹 Playlist submission: Probably should be Take Five, but I’ll go Rondo a la Turk

The shifting time signatures is the key feature (so much so that this was a key influence on Keith Emerson and therefore can lay claim to spawning prog rock). It's those moving time signatures that make 'Blue Rondo A La Turk' so appealing, and affords it some ham n eggs interludes, before reverting to the Turkish-inspired main theme, which is fantastic. But therein lies the main rub - there is not always a counterbalance to the wallpaper music, and it can feel, at times, of the elevator. 'Kathy's Song' in particular has a background ambience. Generally though, for the lighter moments it's melodic and delivered with class. Even the less immediate and more improvisational feel of 'Strange Meadow Lark' and 'Three to Get Ready' have a relaxed beat, tasteful piano and some delightful hooks. And 'Take Five' is near-perfection. It doesn't have the excitement or danger of Kind of Blue, and therefore didn't enthral me as much; eventually some of the muzak started to lose me. Yet it's mostly a refined, structured slice of tasteful cool jazz that, it would appear, is timeless.

A good jazz album with some great songs. Very pleasant listen overall.

Enjoyed

Super nice, i already knew it

Iconic!

4.5/5

Kanske generös femma, men tillräckligt bra att jag lyssnade på den en gång till direkt efter

5/10 I understand that this is an incredibly important jazz album, but man, is it boring.

3,6 Highlights: Blue Rondo À La Turk, Take Five

Take Five is a classic jazz piece

What can you say but a very innovative classic

It's impossible to have a bad time listening to this album. Dave Brubeck and his band's take on cool jazz is laid back and sunny, perfect music for taking a walk on a warm summer day. What really makes it stick, though, is that it works both as background music and an active listening experience. The band experiments with different time signatures and rhythms to create a loose, freewheeling feel that perfectly compliments the bright tone of the instruments. There's plenty of space for great piano and saxophone solos, which draw your attention without being too much of a distraction. If you're looking to get into jazz, this is a great starting point: complex but accessible.

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

I'm sure there's a lot of depth behind this, but even without understanding music theory, it was an enjoyable listen.

grosse decouverte j'ai passé un bon moment

Loved it, jazz dat ik aankan

I love that doing this allows me to listen to works from genres I enjoy but never find the time to listen to on my own, because actually getting to listen to albums like this has been so cool. I love the jazz polyrhythms that's going on in this. It's so fresh and cool, a collection of killer tunes all throughout Fav Songs Blue Rondo a la Turk Take Five Three to Get Ready Is it Top 1001 Worthy (is it essential)? Definitely yes, a really unique and influential jazz record that has aged incredibly well. I was shocked to learn it was from 1959. Very good record

finally some good fucking food

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

🥞

jazz is so so good. has anyone else realized this yet?

Take Five is obviously a classic, and while not quite everything else lands, the off-kilter rhythms were ahead of their time in more ways than one.

Great

As familiar as this was, it was a delight.

Is this the least challenging jazz record ever or what? I enjoyed it and I'm pretty lowbrow.

Good vibe, some great compositions and tracks. We hummed a lot of these at you for a couple days.

It's 50s/60s jazz! Jazzy like yuhh. Not for too casual of listening but I enjoyed it on this morning ride. Light 7.

C sympa mais je dors

Rate: 7/10.

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

Soothing familiar sounds. Would imagine it was quite out there when it was released. Probably feels familiar because of its influence on music that followed. Feels more structured than most jazz I've listened to. 4/5

Just delightful. I listened to this as I put Goldie down to bed last night and then continued it as I made breakfast. The piano melodies keep this grounded and perfect, but then journey's and jams are what surprised. They take the songs weird places and bring them back full circle. Its fantastic.

Obra-prima.

man i love dave brubeck

Its jazz

8/10

So good

Good! I definitely knew some of these especially take 5

classic american jazz

I actually quite enjoyed this. I've seen the album cover bandied about a lot, and am aware of the artist through this coming up in conversation regularly as being amongst the most well-regarded jazz albums. Really appreciated the odd-metered nature of it, which constantly leaves you second guessing from passage to passage within tracks, however the melodies remain distinctively catchy and hummable despite the underlying complexities to the arrangements. Bright, breezy stuff which engaged my brain, although perhaps not quite my soul or emotional core in the way that some jazz albums are capable of for me, as it did feel somewhat clinical and inch-perfect rehearsed.

pff, geneuzel

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

Realy good

This is a perfectly inoffensive jazz album, some of the warmest jazz songs all compiled into a nice listening experience. It's hard to say much else about it, since there's nothing especially noteworthy, but I think that's just a testament to the consistency this album brings. 9.5/10

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".

Oj oj! Pangskiva! Blue rondo och take five är klart topplåtarna, men det finns inget lågmärke. Vilket lir! Pauls saxofon är så len i perioder att man nästan tror att det är en klarinett. Det här är bra.

Mycket behagligt

Pianojazz är min typ av jazz och det här är pianojazzens rolls royce. Saxen är len som sammet

Crucially amazing

Pluspoäng för original tunez

dzezic

Honestly I don’t know much about jazz but MAN this has gotta be one of the best jazz albums of all time. What an absolute delight to listen to. Beyond smooth. Never boring. When Take Five came on, I was taken aback for a second because I recognized the song. I quickly remembered that it was because my friend that passed away had shown it to me as one of his favorites. Nearly made me cry, the man had excellent taste. Rest in peace Doza love you man.

MORE JAZZ WHAT kathys waltz and blue rondo a la turk were my favorites 😛😛 pretty peak album i listened to it whilst marking up pamphlets for the library

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.

Smooth and cool groove with dynamic performances. What I've come to enjoy most about jazz ensembles is how the players settle in to their spots, make the listener comfortable, then occasionally go off on tangents with cool riffs while never leaving that space where both players and listener somehow all agreed is the right vibe for the moment. Maybe it's just me getting old, but jazz has become more than just the background music played in a hotel lounge . Genuinely interesting and enjoyable.

The piano in this album is very laid back and light hearted, it does a great job of capturing a calm mood and feeling.

I didn’t think I knew the Dave Brubeck Quartet and I am not a jazz fan but Take Five was instantly recognisable. It hasn’t made me want to listen to more jazz but was a reasonable background play while working.

Slightly more tolerable than Coltrane.

At least it's not John Coltrane.

Decent, like a bit of 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.

Great record.

It's a good jazz album. 3 stars.

take five is the jazz 🪊 classic titel

I really enjoyed this. I loved the confidence and swagger that exuded from every note. Although I’m not musically literate enough to truly appreciate the songs, I did enjoy how familiar the songs felt and how it transported me within the listen

Not a jazz expert, but this sounds like good jazz. Favourite track: Take Five

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.

One of my favorite albums.

complex jazz made accessible

Good

jazz - its ok, nothing to write home to mom about

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

In “New Frontier,” Donald Fagan sang “I hear you’re mad about Brubeck” and it’s easy to understand.

Hated it

I love this album. The more I listen to it, the deeper that love becomes. I have learned from it AND I derive pleasure from it. So it is certainly a 5. 5 Boolean: True

So, when I was about 30 years old I moved to a new city and I needed a job badly. I ended up working at this sandwich shop that was attached to sort-of-a cultural center. It was really slow most of the time and there were just three people working: me (the cashier), this guy Sasha (the manager), and a cook whose name I don't recall. The cook pretty much minded his own business. But I had to stand around awkwardly with Sasha for hours on end. He was a nice dude; nevertheless, we ran out of stuff to talk about pretty early on in our relationship. There were long periods of silence and this was before the smart phone era, so we'd often just be staring out the window. No one walking by. Not many cars. Anyway, one day we are standing there. I was on the right by the register and he was on the left by the display case. The cook worked behind the same counter, but with his back to us, facing his station. So one day we're standing there and Take Five comes on over the sound system. There is no other noise in the place except maybe the air conditioner. Just dead. The song goes on for like 4 and a half minutes and, you know, there's this kind of lowkey drum workout with the endless piano vamp, etc. Then the hook finally comes back in, right? Well, Sasha and I both start whistling the the tune at the exact same time (you know the part, ba DA da da bada bada ba DA da da, bada bada ba DA da da...) and then we both stopped, again, at the same time. The moment hung in the air for a long while, slowly fading away, and then we went back to staring out the window. None of us ever spoke of this moment again.

Mostly harmless. The drummer in Kathy's waltz is interestingly timed. Call it music theory or whatever you want, I thought it was annoying. Sounded like a piano on a train that wasn't aware of the right tempo.

clasica jazz

Fabuloso

muy bonito, muy mítico para preparar desayuno

Whenever I listen to jazz especially the standouts of the mid to late 20th century it always feels so fresh and ahead of its time and this is especially felt on Time out. From beginning to end this album absorbs you into its world until eventually spitting you back out on the final track. So many great moments on this record and definitely one I’ll keep playing for years to come. Fav tracks: blue rondo à la Turk, take five, Kathy’s waltz, and everybody’s jumping

I am not super well-versed in jazz, so I did not enjoy the technical beauty of this album as much as other people would.

Some of us adults need it too, shit.

One great tune and a load of shite.

Really solid start to finish.

Not a jazz fan But I guess this is a well executed record

A very classic jazz album. “Take Five” is the stand out track. The rest of the tunes are… *turns to camera* …“Nice!”

Classic

One of the most accessible jazz albums of all time (even with odd time signatures). Good, but not great. A bit pedestrian and uninspiring.

I think just maybe I might be starting to like jazz - so thank you 1001albumsgenerator.com

Some of the best jazz ever

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

Very good jazz record.

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

the album that made jazz music accessible to white people, and that also happens to be a absolute barnburner. 5/5.

Resisting the urge for an instant 5, I started to analyze what's really being performed. I mean, these are classic examples in COOL jazz, of course this feels like a cigarette in the 50s with a cocktail to pair, right from track one. 60+ years later and this is what your typical nightclub jazz ensemble strive for, this is still the bar to meet. It's talented, it's graceful, it's an easy listen without insulting the people who really know what's going on. And you know, the whole ensemble is great, Brubeck is amazing, the bass is dramatic, the drums are crisp, but the magic is Paul Desmond on the sax a good 80% of the time. This all being said, it's dated enough for other jazz albums to build on it and create more dynamic storylines. I'd buy this record, though. This has got to be amazing on a quality set of speakers, but I'm not going to pretend I'm suddenly going to listen to this on a yearly basis. This is better for an occasional party-listen paired with adequate substances. 4.4/5

I’ve had this record for decades. I love listening to it. It’s fun, chill, and catchy. No skips.

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!

It’s jazz. That’s all I have to say about that. While I like the music and enjoy some jazz songs, I’m not all that into it.

Переслушал с большим удовольствием. Разобрался, как в 59ом году добивались такого прекрасного звука на записи. Кайф

Classic! Never get tired of any of these songs.

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

Perfekt vinjazz

A jazz album of all time

Not the biggest fan of classical music unless it's on in the background and isn't my main focus. Won't bash it because it isn't bad just not my thing.

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

Super

Mahtavaa jazzia, varmaan parasta mitä oon kuullut. Tosi miellyttävää ja rentouttavaa. Take Five kanssa tosi tunnettu biisi. Parhaat: Take Five, Blue Rondo a la Turk

4/8

Jazz doesn't get cooler than this.

Lo amaba y disfruté la reescucha.

Grande album cin una serie di pezzi famosi tipo blue rondo a la turk, take five e kathy’s waltz

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

Good album definitely would listen to again when I feel like just vibing.

A good time

Liked it

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

Eminently listenable cool jazz

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

I don't like jazz.

Nice

Blue Rondo a la Turk - 4.5/5 Strange Meadow Lark - 3.5/5 Take Five - 5/5 Three to Get Ready - 4/5 Kathy's Waltz - 4/5 Everybody's Jumpin' - 4/5 Pick Up Sticks - 4/5 A gateway into what jazz can be and how songs outside of the standard 4/4 can still be great. Take Five is arguably one of the most famous modern jazz standards, but Blue Rondo a la Turk is almost equally as great. Unfortunately some of the other tracks really tread into that "background noise" aesthetic for me so that bumps it down a bit for me. Good, cool jazz though. Overall: 4/5 Favorites: Blue Rondo a la Turk, Take Five

I was in just the right headspace when I played this one. Really engaging jazz!

Just jaw dropping on how this sold so much for the time. It's really experimental and yet totally new and modern sounding (even today). Can't think of tighter quartet for the time. The mix is also out of this world, maybe only Kind of Blue competes in this genre of jazz. What a brilliant jazz album in every way. Even non-jazz fans will enjoy it. 5 stars.

Ganska bra jazz. 3.5/5

possibly THE entry point when it comes to jazz, my first was “a love supreme” by coltrane, but i think the genre would’ve clicked a lot easier if i started here (not to say “a love supreme” isn’t a perfect album, it’s more than perfect)

No sabia que eran estos los que hicieron ese tema ahre Nota: 3.7

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.

I love Dave Brubeck - reminds me of the newborn days, in and out of napping with a fresh baby, walking loops in the house, rocking, bouncing sushing

Love this album. Absolute classic

4.5

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

I liked time out but found the rest very samey.

Actually a bit underwhelming but take five is such a banger that I have to give this a good rating

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

You hate jazz? This is peak jazz but actually listenable despite all the different time signatures. Plus it has 'Take Five' one of the most popular jazz songs on it.

Yes! Already know it’s a 5! Love the album, love the cover. Love that it was a big step in my getting a handle on alternative time signatures. A great “intro” to jazz imo. Accessible but not simple, with some awesome melodic elements. True hooks. It’s catchy and guides the listener into its deeper complexities without forcing too much on them at once. But if you WANT to find out how percussive the piano actually is, or how rhythmically complex jazz drumming can get, or how rhythmic transitions can work through a sax solo, that’s all here too. 5 Boolean: TRUE

Piano

Para de me indicar instrumental pelo amor de Deus

1001 jazz albums?? Every other is jazz. Not my bag. Very boring

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.

A fun an otherwise pleasant collection of songs I never knew I heard a bunch of bits and pieces of before. I need to make a jazz jams playlist.

A favorite jazz staple. Blue Rondo a la Turk sets the scene for more of the odd-meters to come, but the jump back into 4 after the intro always hits so good. Take Five needs no introduction. Everybody's Jumpin' holds a special place for me having played it in high school as well. While I bought the album for Take Five, I was left impressed with the rest of the lineup as well and should check out more from Brubeck.

85

This album is fantastic. Every song is a winner. If you are looking for a jazz-entry point, this is it.

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.

Simply. Excellent.

straight up gorgeous

Great album

Favourite Songs: Take Five Kathy's Waltz

Me gustó, es un disco relajado, algo loco en ciertas secciones y además tiene una canción icónica.

Cool Jazz, always get a Charlie Brown/Peanuts vibe from this record. I have heard it but never researched this album before. Interesting history on the unique, for the time, use of time signatures makes it a cool piece of music history. It is complicated yet very accessible and I give it high marks for its innovation and influence on jazz.

Clásico

this one was great! would highly recommend

14.jul 2026. 16.28h love heeeer

Clásico de Jazz. No hay desperdicio en ninguna canción, masterpiece.

I feel really uncultured to admit I didn't know this album (though obviously I've heard "Take Five", I didn't know it by name), despite the fact that I play brass and piano and tried to get into playing jazz piano. "Blue Rondo A La Turk" immediately caught me totally off guard. Great rhythms, great energy, great instrumentals overall, just a really fantastic vibe. The alto-sax on this album is beautiful for the same reason I prefer french horn, cornet, euphonium etc. to trumpets - they have a much rounder, mellow sound that feels like a warm hug rather rather than a raspy, aggressive tone. It's just a more pleasant timbre to me, and it fits this jazz so well because it's quite upbeat and positive. I'm not as much of a music theory nerd as I used to be but I can still appreciate the technicality of the time signatures and it's so refreshing after so much bog standard 4/4 pop/rock on this list. Undeniably cool album, and highly accessible jazz. Just scrapes a 5.

Think I've heard this one at a cafe before I know take five from monogatari I wish I had more to say about this I just don't think it's interesting.... I don't like jazz but when I do I like abrasive jazz, not this.

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

Awesome

Nothing blew me away here, I’ve heard a few of these before (pat on the back me!), but also no complaints! 4/5.

This was good background music but nothing stood out to me. I’m no jazz expert by any means but there have been some others where it is clear that something exciting and magical is happening and it makes you stop and listen and you can feel the tension building. That was missing here. It’s nice music to put in but nothing captured me in a real way.

Excellent jazz album which I’ve heard many times before. Excellent on a peaceful morning walk, or a coffee in the garden or elsewhere.

-Música de fondo -Jazz -Raro -Instrumental

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

i get the vague impression dave brubeck is the most milquetoast accessible uncool jazz in the business, but truly this shit be hittin. upbeat, stimulating, and suddenly i feel i am finally among the cool smart jazz enjoyers. even at its least energetic the music still has this jangly styling to it, teetering on charlie brown christmas, that is deeply comforting and just makes me happy. when the opening drums of Take Five came up halfway through the album i pogged like i was watching tobey maguire spiderman walk through the portal. besides that my fav is probably Pick up Sticks

Rating: 5/10 I want to say there’s a side of me that would enjoy this record but as it stands it’s extremely not my kinda thing. Really the most average listening experience possible, this old school Cool Jazz thing is really just some sleepy stuff, I certainly don’t find it to have the engaging and electric musical qualities that many others seem to think of this. Maybe I’m just a pleb who doesn’t understand the intricacies of this sub-genre. I like my jazz to be more lively, energetic and wild, keep me on my toes, thank you very much

Pretty solid and enjoyable while also being mostly unremarkable in my pleb jazzcasual opinion. Take Five was as fire as ever, but the rest I patiently and politely sat through without ever really getting hooked. If the complete point is to be vibey and approaching background music then it was great at that, but the banger rating is a 6.3/10

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.

classic, lovely

Solid album, definitely worth a re listen

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.