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Going in pretty familiar with this one already, thanks to my jazz-loving mom & grandparents. Just an absolute masterclass of the genre and one that I see myself coming back to throughout my life. A quintessential album & a beyond deserving inclusion on the 1001 Albums list. Favorite tracks: Blue Rondo a la Turk, Take Five (duh)
One of the best jazz albums of all time. Really tight groove, baby. Love it.
Pure delight
Iconic!!! Clever work with asymmetrical meters and excellent playing by all of the quartet members. I'd give this five stars on the basis of the first three tracks alone, which are all highlights - the rest of the album is nice as well.
(7/7) finally some decent jazz
Fantastic
The sheer definition of cool, to the point where it is only one of two albums within the subgenre of Cool Jazz around these parts. Those cats were really swinging with this one, as my foot was tapping from start to finish and I felt as if I should have been sat in a lounge with a couple of old-fashioneds. I'm becoming more of a jazz guy every time this challenge throws me a classic. Favourite track: Everybody's Jumping Least favourite track: N/A
Time Out - The Dave Brubeck Quartet (1959) Time Out stands as an undeniable classic and an absolute masterpiece of swing. There is no need for over-analysis when a record speaks this clearly for itself; what The Dave Brubeck Quartet pioneered on this album was entirely unique, instantly stapling its legacy as a masterwork of the genre. The math behind the record is incredibly complex, but the quartet played it with such natural elegance and infectious swing that you don't need a music degree to feel the groove. It is complex art disguised as pure, accessible fun. While the critics and musicians can spend all day analyzing the complexities of the 5/4 and 9/8 time signatures, the only count that truly matters at the end of the day is a flawless execution. How about a 5/5?
There is a reason this is a classic and one of the most famous jazz albums of all time. The album manages to be smooth and yet interesting at the right moments. The band plays well together and Brubeck's skills are on full display. A must listen. 5/5 Will definitely listen again
So good, so classic, i love it, im glad i revisited it
Another classic jazz album and a delightful Monday pull! The fact that Brubeck can present odd time siganutres in an easy to listen and understand format, where you don't have to be the biggest music nerd in order to appreciate it, is truly an achievement in itself. This album is fantastic and another one I would suggest to someone who is just starting to get into jazz. Still haven't had a bad jazz album yet! Easy 5/5
I feel like this is an album where, if I remembered my music theory from my school days, I would have a deep and wonderful appreciation for the craft that went into this. Absent this, I can at least still appreciate the fact that there is a craft on display in it.
The first jazz album I ever heard when I was a kid. I’ve always felt it did everything it set out to do as perfectly as it could and it’s a reason it’s still spun on my record player so often. Just as chill of a time as ever.
Always love this album, suspect I always will.
One of my favorites of all time! Timeless.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet makes it sound easy when it's anything but. What a fantastic record! This has long been one of favorites. This is a jazz record for people who love jazz to share with people who claim not to like jazz. The melodies and the rhythms seep into your soul. The DBQ is so tight. I saw a meme about them all looking like accountants. And fair - a bunch of white dudes in suits playing this super-sophisticated music.
Dave Brubeck ❤️ best cool jazz album ever Best tracks Blue Rondo AT Strange ML - kinda reminded me of Georgia Take 5 - desmond has a rlly clean soft sound Pick up sticks
My go to jazz album
This is an album that explores odd time signatures and manages to be universally liked from generation to generation. Even if you aren’t into Jazz, you know what Take 5 is. This is one of the greatest jazz albums of all time for a reason.
Eines meiner Lieblings Jazz Alben. Diese Stücke, es ist so faszinierend wie Dave solche Takte sooo smooth wirken lässt. Jeder Song ist irgendwie Special, jeder Song fühlt sich irgendwie geplant an aber hat auch immer eine freie Seite. Absoluter Klassiker muss man gehört haben.
Incroyable
Amazing cool jazz album, it's always been such a breezy and feel-good listen, given its short length and very digestible use of unconventional time signatures. 'Take Five' is maybe the most obvious example of this. The song really doesn't even feel like it's in 5/4; that lead piano riff just latches on to your ears almost immediately, becoming instantly recognizable and sensical, that is, until the song starts stuttering with that drum solo. It's one hell-of-a-song with an incredible saxophone melody and a shining example of how jazz can, in fact, be super catchy. 'Blue Rondo a La Turk' is a very gripping opener; it just feels much more fierce and driving than anything else here, at least in the first half and final bit. I love those occasional climbs and climaxes, feels like you're watching the final act of an overly-dramatic opera. I'd go as far as to say 'Three to Get Ready' is equally as catchy as the iconic 'Take Five'. I particularly love the drum fills in this one, and there's something about the way Brubeck puts together these very innocent and feel-good melodies that feels unique to his style. And I do love how minimal the instrumental palette is on this album, given it's a quartet, it never overwhelms with the solos as a result, and gives all the players an equal chance to shine, especially Paul Desmond on alto sax. I love the downpour of piano keys on 'Everybody's Jumpin', another song that has a winner drum solo, and the closer 'Pick Up Sticks' is about as perfect as a cool jazz song can get, with that classic walking bassline and very laid-back solos that feel like a stroll through a park late at night. And pretty representative of the album up to this point, the record just sort of ends with no large final gesture or climax; it just sort of "times out". Just absolutely classic and essential listening. Very easy to get into, and it just flies by. Some of the best that Cool Jazz has to offer, and that's saying a lot
An essential jazz classic, that is fun and hasn’t overstayed its welcome.
A masterpiece. So good. I just listened to this on vinyl the other day.
I listened to this album for the first time pretty recently around when I made my review of In a Silent Way. I said that that one was my favorite jazz album, but I think this one takes the cake. It’s the energy and the weird time signatures that make it feel so dynamic and engaging. It just takes you on a ride. Quite wonderful.
I know just enough about time signatures to be impressed by the concept. But that’s not what anyone listening to this album for the first time will likely notice. The composition of the pieces are articulate and satisfying. The quartet is well balanced, solos and accompaniments. The vibe is positive. Blue Rondo a la Turk Take Five
Take Five is a masterpiece. And also I imagine a nightmare to count and play. Kudos to them
I love Dave Brubeck's piano playing and the playing of time and meters in this album. Truly a great jazz listen. So good
great
BANGER
no words
Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet is honestly the perfect way to get into jazz. It uses these really cool, experimental time signatures, like 5/4 and 9/8, but it’s still super smooth and easy to listen to. Whether I’m just having it on in the background while I’m hanging out or actually focusing on Paul Desmond’s incredible sax and Brubeck’s piano, it never gets old. The best part is how iconic the whole thing feels, even if you’re not a jazz person. You’ve got "Take Five", which everyone knows but never knew the name of, and "Blue Rondo a la Turk", which is just a blast to tap along to. It’s a straight up masterpiece that manages to be legendary without ever feeling stuffy or boring.
Classic
This was my first proper introduction to jazz. I love it just as much now as I did at 13.
Will definitely keep on repeat
You know this is a classic
Perhaps after all this time we have heard the title song a few too many times. Still a great song however. The whole album- its inclusion on this list well deserved - is chock full of good ones.
Discazo
After endless weeks of pimple faced 20 year old nihilists, Norwegian Metal, Brazilian Conga, and obscene hip-hop it is so refreshing to get an album one can just let embrace you like a warm hug. The time changes alone put this album head and shoulders above so many 3 chord “artists” on this list. Plus 1 for not being depressing bullshit.
MA IL RATING PUÒ MAI ESSERE DI 2.48, PIÙ BASSO DELLE CAZZO DI TLC FEDERICO FRUSCIANTE SI VENDICHERÀ
This album is such a delight. Since its first second until the last one; it is so good and delicate, as well as so enjoyable, beautiful, enchanting and such a pleasure that it is a lovely experience to listen to it. I've completely loved this one, so much. And the mastery of the musicians is also something so remarkable that adds to it an extra layer of greatness. It is so well delivered and so well composed that it is a very emotional record.
classic jazz album
Very fucking good
very nostalgic I felt at home with my grandma cooking breakfast I also cried to this album because the music was so sonically pleasing would listen everyday of my life 10/10 album would recommend
This is a very nice album. I am usually not a big jazz fan but this is awesome.
It's a great album with legendary tracks on it. Great songs, played well and a fun time that seemed to pass in a matter of seconds. 4.5/5
Great album, classic jazz!
Obra maestra!
The greatest jazz album of all time
My favorite discovery of the project so far and probably my number one of the 28 albums I’ve gotten to date.
Jazz classic.
Technically excellent and seemingly effortlessly so. Every sax lick rips. Whole band is tight AF. Deserves to be a classic.
good classic jazz. made me feel cozy and calm
first time hearing jazz! neat. mellow.
After a streak of in my opinion very mid record, we finally once again have a banger. Very smooth with interesting time signatures. There's a good reason why Take Five is THE jazz song non-jazz listeners know. The rest of the record isi nice as well, but does tend to fall away into the background. That isn't really a negative, but I do tend to like music that forces you to pay attention to it. Still a nice record to put on when you're chilling with people that don't particularly care for jazz, but you still have a craving for some jazz and want to put on some jazz regardless. How many times have I said Jazz now? 8.5/10
What a joy this album was. From the moment I saw it. I knew it'd be great. Still I didn't realize the amount of classics that this album contained. This is an album that defines jazz. If there ever was an album that had the title: listen to before you die, it'd be this one.
Great jazz album!
Foundational, impossible to dislike, even for those of us with tin ears who can only understand the rhythmic innovations academically, if at all. The sound of martini lunches, abstract expressionism, bored suburbanites having affairs with one another. Marvelous.
This was properly cool. The playing is so tight and fluid and driven. The melody lines are beautiful but i couldn't help follow the percussion through everything. A masterpiece.
Easy 5; Paul Desmond has the best alto tone for sure
Slick grooves daddy-o
I love this. They explored unusual rhythms and landed on some exceptional soft grooves. The sax and piano are played so well. I could listen to this endlessly.
Foarte fain, mi a plăcut să ascult un album de muzică jazz
Phenomenal. Full stop.
Not my type of jazz, but very good to stay focused
made me sleep but not in a boring way more in a peaceful way yk
Top 10 all time for me
Album 164. Time Out (https://open.spotify.com/album/6P3jzdPK5VMbzuJ2HcRt9y?si=XV1rP4_rRReTSZ7cNtoApQ) — The Dave Brubeck Quartet (1959) Hell yeaaahh, jazz album. The site describes it as Cool Jazz style. I couldn't agree more😎 5/5 Liked: — Blue Rondo a la Turk — Strange Meadow Lark — Take Five — Kathy's Waltz — Everybody's Jumpin'
One of the easiest 5s I've given so far. Extremely fun to listen to and pick apart.
Never liked jazz until I heard this album. 5/5
Top-notch jazz
Yes. Rules. Rocks. The drums on this are so cool. That’s the difference between a 4 and 5.
Альбом хороший
esto es para callarle el hocico a la gente que dice que el jazz es música de elevador
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Dave Brubeck had a heavy hand in developing my taste for jazz as a young man. I hate him for that.
This was a staple at my house when I was a kid, and it remains just a fantastic piece of composition and playing.
There's not a lot of fat on this record. There are cool and daring arrangements. Sometimes I wonder how amazing it would have been to wander into a jazz club in SF in the late 50's and hear this music. It would have been dizzying and felt like anything was possible.
My favorite jazz album. I'm not musically savvy enough to get all the innovative and cool time-signature stuff with Take Five, but I do love the sound.
This feels like close the eyes and fly
So chill, easy to listen to and relax.
RIP GP ❤️🫡
A true classic. I think even without the unusual time signatures this would have a unique sound and atmosphere. Desmond’s playing is so good, really creates a sound all of its own. One of those records that everyone should hear.
Not really a huge jazz listener but this is absolutely standout music in every regard.
ok. wtf. hell yea
Can vibe to this album all day at work. Liked all the songs in Spotify and would definitely play often
Kid rock yesterday, this today. From the lowest low, til this amazing album. The whole spectrum.
This album has to be a 5, just based on Blue Rondo a la Turk and Take Five. Absolute classic Jazz songs that everyone needs to hear, at least once. The rest of the album is high quality as well. I will say that Brubeck's soloing leaves a lot to be desired, when compared to some of the great Jazz Pianists who came later.
Kathys waltz fav
Absolute jazz classic - take five is in the pantheon of jazz standards and deserves a 5!
For me, some jazz is tolerable, and it depends on the following: Does it sound like an intentionally composed piece, or does it sound like random improvised chaos? Are the instruments working together towards a common good, or is one of them going off half-clocked like a drunken sailor trying to jam his cock in my ear? This album is solidly the latter camp, and I rather enjoyed it. I mean, "Take Five" is nothing short of legendary.
Fire jazz
pretty good jazz
HA! WELL WELL WELL! I’ve been meaning to listen to this for a second now so I’m glad to get it! Obviously I first had to listen to the new underscores album, which if you were wondering, is a 10/10, and also I was out on the town today, looking at some historical London things, which was actually quite boring, but this is pretty good too, even in comparison to the current aoty. Obviously the first 3 songs are just some of the best ever, some of just the most exceptional jazz playing I’ve ever heard, and even more so, incredibly soothing and atmospheric too! Like, chicagoans especially know what I’m talking about when I say this album sounds like being inside the Adler planetarium, or the art institute. Or like, look up the video for “de-dah” by Tigran Hamasyan, that’s a good example of what the best kinds of these albums sound like. It’s simply one of the best albums I’ve ever heard, and in many ways it is nearly perfect. 9.8/10
Standouts Blue Rondo a la Turk Take Five Three to Get Ready Everybody's Jumpin' Pick up Sticks
Cool cool jazz. Remember picking this up from Liverpool Central music library when at school. Classic.
Take Five is peak jazz.
Jazz that doesn't overstay its welcome
Classic timeless perfect
5 stars, 5 stars, 5 stars. End of discussion. Terrific and approachable jazz, and serves as perfect high-class house party background music or a night with just yourself smoking by the record player.
Great album, another classic. Joe Morello, Paul Desmond . . . Of course this is a 5.
Cool music for cool people. I can’t believe this is 65 years old. I believe this, and music like it, has the best shot at being the ‘classical’ music of our day - that stuff that humans, if there are still humans and a place for them to live, will be listening to 300 years from now.
One of my favorite jazz albums. For a long time, this was the first album I'd think of when I wanted to listen to some jazz, and it's still one of the albums I reach for when I go on a kick or am looking to listen to something during the evening while cooking/eating dinner. Great album 5/5
This was extremely nice. Relaxing and laid back, but the odd time signatures give it an amount of texture that keeps you engaged and listening. I obviously need to expand my Jazz catalogue.
Absolutely beautiful and well executed. Each instrument is played perfectly and has the most incredible tone. The reverb is godlike as well. really good wow
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I don't even like jazz, but can't deny the masterpiece that this is standout: take 5 ofc
Some of the greatest jazz of all time. One of the densest, cleanest albums ever.
Artiste et album connu, il fait partie de mes préférés. Il est très accessible malgré ses signatures rythmiques particulières. Les thèmes sont inoubliables, et j'adore le son, le style et les impros de Paul Desmond. Un vrai bonheur, à écouter sans modération ! =>5/5
Such beautiful music…🎺
Love it
Classic for a reason
The playing of Paul Desmond is phenomenal. The entire band is great. Masterpiece.
A jazz classic
A beauty of jazz
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Instrumental jazz. Så smooth och så coolt. Gillar Blue Rondo á la turk. Take five är fantastisk, pianot trummorna! och saxofonen!! Men hela albumet är fantastiskt. Musik på hög nivå som ändå är tillgängligt. Blir en 5a.
A jazz album so famous even I have already listened to it. The polyrhythms are very fun, could probably listen to this over and over.
Essential jazz listening, even if you only stuck around long enough for Side A. Joe Morello and Paul Desmond are the real highlights here on drums/saxaphone respectively, and Brubeck himself has some great comping and vamps that really put the "cool" in "cool jazz". 9/10.
I'd rather not give this album a rating seeing that the most impressive aspects of it are technical. All I'm gonna say is that I really enjoy it. Blue Rondo and Take Five are really cool.
Excelente album, musicas extremamente simples e complexa ao msm tempo, jazz é maravilhoso
Sophisticated and Smooth. Easy to listen to even with all the unusual time signatures, the songs get stuck in your head and I'd listen to this anytime. I like that the time signatures of some songs are hinted at in the titles of the songs.
Great classic combining technical excellency with a relaxed and positive mood that's just a joy to listen to
i understand why this is so many people into to jazz, super pretty!!
A goat album for a reason. West Coast Jazz at its best. Always interesting rhythms that propel you through a very mellow experience.
Perfect
Great album! Interesting time signatures, chill vibes, easy to listen to. "Take Five" is obviously the standout, but I also enjoyed "Blue Rondo a la Turk" "Strange Meadow Lark" and "Kathy's Waltz"
Great jazz album
Classic! Loved this album!
Amazing.
Ok
Beautiful
This was great! It's really easy to listen to. Every track slaps. Favourite Track(s): Blue Rondo a la Turk, Take Five Least Favourite Track(s): Everybody's Jumpin'
Great chill album
One of the easiest five stars. To answer the great philosophical question posed by the Bee Movie, I do in fact like jazz. This was on my ‘should listen’ list but this was a very good forcing function.
Didn't realize this was in the list, I've enjoyed a few times before, and have enjoyed again.
I love me some compound time signature jams, and this is the OG!
I loved this. First song was absolutely fire, Take Five is a classic, and all around the album flowed really well. Highly recommend for some great jazz.
Here's Five for ya Dave! Would've given 10 but unfortunately can't do that here.
My friend Laurence says that this is the greatest jazz album ever, and I think I would have to agree with him. It's amazing how it goes through many weird chord changes and key signatures while still being quite accessible to nearly all audiences. I could listen to this stuff all day. Also, as a bonus, this album was released on December 14, my birthday. I like it even more because of that.
1959 was a year of change in jazz (ornette Coleman, Mingus, miles) and Brubeck’s approach certainly made people think of metre and time signatures. I would suggest that it influenced prog rock more than most, and the album doesn’t change time for every track. It has a chamber like elegance and subtlety.
Jeg viber med denne plata. Det er ikke all jazz som treffer meg, men denne sitter. Jeg liker godt at den er så melodiøs. Trommelyden på "Take Five" gir meg gåsehud, det er så mektig.
Det blir ikke mye bedre enn Blue Rondo a la Turk ass.
yeah goat jazz album
I had written a very long, in-depth review of my thoughts about this album and each individual track, and upon submitting my score, it disappeared. The cliff notes version is basically; I am not a big fan of jazz. I've listened to three jazz albums thus far, and didn't rate any of them particularly highly. However, this album was completely different. Each song had something interesting going on, typically the time signature, but it was never gimmicky or used as a crutch. I'm going to try remember my thoughts of each song and roughly what I wrote for each. • The time signatures are the first thing to come to mind when you think about this album: the main melody of Blue Rondo à la Turk is in 9/8, while the solos are in 4/4. The 9/8 rhythm then breaks back into the song, almost feeling like it's interrupting the solos with how sudden it is. I really liked the walking bass line throughout the solo section. I don't typically enjoy walking lines, but this one feels like a masterclass example of one. As an aside, I didn't know the name of this song before listening to the album, and thought Take Five would be the only song I would recognise. As soon as this first track began, I was instantly hit by how many times I've heard it before. • Strange Meadow Lark is a nice reprieve from the odd time signatures, and the extended piano intro creates a nice atmosphere. • Take Five is truly iconic, and it deserves its place as one of the most successful jazz songs to exist. However, its success is a bit surprising considering how atypical the song is. The entire track is in 5/4, and it contains a long drum solo in the middle. That the song can be so strange and still be so popular is a testament to how well written and played it is. • Three to Get Ready is possibly my favourite track on the album. Its time signature is the most interesting to me, alternating between two bars of 3/4 and two bars of 4/4, giving the album a unique sense of momentum. The 3/4 bars feel as if they're gracefully floating along, while the 4/4 bars are pushing forward. The bass exemplifies this well, only playing one note for each 3/4 bar and switching to a walking line for the 4/4 bars. • Kathy's Waltz is a much more typical song, though it is interesting that a song named for being a Waltz doesn't switch to 3/4 until 90 seconds have passed • Everybody's Jumpin' and Pick Up Sticks are the two most straightforward tracks on the album, but even then neither of them are in 4/4. This album is easily the best jazz album I've heard so far on this journey. Every song feels like it has a reason to be included, and the musicians are at the top of their game. Unlike the other albums I've heard so far, it doesn't feel like there's any filler on this album. Songs don't outstay their welcome, and the album is less than 40 minutes long. This album is absolutely deserving of the accolades it has received. Favourite song: Three to Get Ready
Timeless.
So iconic. It’s the kind of music that makes you feel both humbled and excited to hear more. Also the album just sounds great given its age.
Beautiful album, my Father bought this on its release, so was playing it whilst I grew up, the classic “Take 5”
This is one of those albums that's just part of my DNA. When I was getting into jazz this was one of my gateways, and it's been one I revisit fairly regularly. This was a great listen today, and reminded me how much I love this set of songs. Take Five is obviously an all time classic, but Blue Rondo is up there for me as well, what a perfect tune for the kind of optimistic daydreaming I used to do. An age gone. It's gonna be a 5/5 from me. It's an album of relatively simple melodies with lots of time feel playing beneath the surface. Shapes emerging and rearranging, collapsing and reforming under a gorgeous mid century album cover.
Love Dave Brubeck.
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If i was a student from berkeley, im pretty sure this would be the soundtrack we'd play at the parties, this music is good for focus and to enjoy a good conversation! really chill and soothing.
Love it
I could listen to these folks all day
Time Out is easily one of the most enjoyable jazz albums I've heard. It's super accessible despite having some odd aspects (mainly time signatures), yet it's became one of the most popular jazz albums ever. Call me simple, but "Take Five" is my favorite off of this album, I just love its sound. Favorite Song: "Take Five"
It's THE dave Brubeck album. It has take 5 on it come on! I enjoyed it greatly from start to finish. Cool jazz is such an apt name for this genre. It's incredible to me how the odd time signatures manage to both keep the listener on their toes whilst at the same time never feeling shoehorned in. It always just "works" for the music. Paul Desmond and Joe Marello deserve special shout-out for this. The former plays an incredible sax that sounded soooo good throughout the album whilst the latter managed not to skip a single beat on drums whilst playing some wild time signatures, especially for the late 50s!!
Very enjoyable. I really liked the odd time signatures. I recognized Take Five- I have heard that many a time. Overall, great album. Will listen again. It reminded me of Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin which is HIGH praise.
Nice. This is a fabulous piece of music.
5/5 - This thing has been a classic for ages
Classic Jazz standard. The time signature changes in the title song seems to have inspired future generations or Progressive rock and jazz fusion groups
Nice
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Auch dieses Album war ein Meilenstein!
I break this out pretty often. It's the sax man that gets me.
One of my favorite jazz albums. So light and fun. A great introduction to more complex time signatures as well, but not at the sake of the music. You can listen without knowing anything about time signatures and it will be a great listen. But trying to figure out the timing for each song is very fun.
I might be turning into my dad but this is good stuff. I feel like part of music appreciation is knowing that there are different "uses" for different music. This isn't pump-up music or political music (unless the politics lie in something subtle like "oh he played a D7 here instead of a straight up D how inflammatory" which I acknowledge could very well be the case). Its "everything's cool" music, with a smattering of weird time signatures to keep things interesting. The problem is I have the feeling that all the "everything's cool" records are going to get five out of five from me no matter what because I don't really know what separates a good "everything's cool" record from a great one. I found it funny that the biggest hit from this has a prolonged drum solo in it. But yeah Mr. Rogers learning how crayons are made vibes and I'm 100% in.
amo jazz achei top parabens aos envolvidos ai
The changes between sax and piano are incredible. Sometimes the drums get very repetitive and drown everything else out.
Personally, I dont get why jazz people hate this so much. The time signature mods are awesome and the album goes way beyond just that. Desmond has a feel for a groove that is so unique and recognizable. Morello’s drumming is underrated Love this album. Super fun lore to dig into. Hilarious how ironic its success is. 5 stars baby
Give this 10 stars!
This is a perfect record. The way they go back and forth, and switch tempos and feels on the first track does a lot for me.
I was able to listen to this one a few times today, mostly while shoveling out the driveway and hitting Walmart. The music’s just so evocative of feelings, moods, places, weather, seasons. It works well as background music and also rewards close listening. It’s a music of movement and movements. On the first listen, the front half of the album sticks out. The first track’s cinematic, 19th-century bombast trading bars with some strutting saxophone leads to a somber, snowy piano solo into another warm saxophone bop in “Strange Meadow Lark.” “Take Five” sounds like the stream of thought in a flow state. The last four songs kind of blended together to me on the first couple listens (it took forever to shovel this driveway), but while I was putzing around Walmart I put on the second half and was surprised at how much is going on. It’s far more subtle, but there’s as many shifts in tone and tempo and the continued movement keeps it interesting. Was initially gonna rate it a four, but this one won me over.
Classic record that pushed the boundaries of the standard 4/4 or 3/4 time signatures
This is a top 10 jazz record for me. Brubeck's compositions are a masterpiece.
I actually love this one. Not usually a huge jazz guy. 5 stars
Loved it. Jazz at it's best
Not the greatest album of all time, but it is inoffensive and pleasing. I wouldn't avidly recommend this, but I would play it if I needed background music that everyone would enjoy.
I’ve had this album in my collection since the beginning, a great entry point into jazz for me. I love all the choices, it’s cool, it’s epic, it’s cinematic, it’s relaxing.
Timeless genius
So calming, so smooth, so good!
Sounds like all my lovin' but older!
I don't care if this album, as someone else said, is baby's first jazz record. It's perfect and it's what I want all jazz to sound like.
i cannot remember where i've heard take five before first jazz album i've ever heard in full v smooth and bouncy
Just stick it in your rotation and enjoy some of the best regularly.
JAZZ. i genuinely think that i've probably hears this album in full in gareth's car before and i've listened to a couple of the tracks separately but never to the album in full so i'm looking forward to this one. also a bit relieved because the past few albums have been quiteeee long, especially yesterday's, so 40 minutes of jazz is great. i get the feeling that this one will be scored quire highly.
Smoother than a buttered dolphin wearing silk pyjamas. Fucking hell did I actually just write that.
Makes me feel like I'm in monsters inc. Take five what a song!!! This has put me in a great mood. Really can't describe how much I enjoyed this album, like it was tickling my dopamine centre the whole time
listened to this while making banana bread with the windows open (life is great!)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
One of the few jazz albums I have on vinyl and spin regularly. I know I like jazz, I know I know fuck all about it but I know enough to know this is phenomenal.
Loved it
horrible do not recommend
An album to listen to while cooking dinner in a soft candle lit kitchen. A relaxing listen
Superb
The most listenable time signature experiments ever created.
Good stuff. My Mom had this record when I was a little kid so I've been listening to it most of my life
A great Jazz album! Loved listening! I don’t listen to jazz often but this one kept my attention from start to finish.
Loved this. Blue Rondo à la Turk was amazing.
Absolute banger, top jazz album 5/5
Joe Morello is on the Mt. Rushmore of drumming, one of the best to ever do it. Easy five stars.
Nagyon élveztem hallgatni ezt az albumot. Nagyon megnyugtató volt.
YES
Cool jazz is a yes
Never properly had the chance to listen to jazz before but I quite enjoyed it.
Late 50s jazz. Unusual rhythms, West Coast jazz. First big jazz hit. Masterful piano jazz. Absolutely delightful.
Super je, classic jazzić. Jako lipa muzika, pogotovo s obzirom da je 1959., nisam mislila da je toliko stara. Znala sam samo Take five pjesmu. Slusala bi ponovo def :)
something that i cant believe i never quite put my finger on before is that this record's great stride in Jazz Accessibility is that the harmonic and melodic language is just very un-spicy...not through dilution, but through discipline. which sounds obvious ig but a lot of other cool jazz classics expect some greater acclimation with the more winding and tense thrills of bebop, a musical language that in a lot of ways represents jazz's break from pop cultural omnipresence. it rly is impressive that no matter what weird time signature is going on, every single musical phrase here is very sweet and accessible...it has to be much harder to play like this than it might seem, keeping things as instantly appreciable as they are interesting. very few records in the genre make this little demand on you yet are this rewarding at the same time. incredibly beautiful music, perfectly matching that all-time-great album cover...its hard Not to be in the mood for time out!
Classic must listen if you have any interest in Jazz
Great album. "Blue Rondo a la Turk", "Strange Meadow Lark", "Take Five", "Pick Up Sticks" are all spectacular.
Blue rondo a la turk.
Go-to album for jazz. Just perfect.
5 Masterclass absolue, must have
I've come to start appreciating Jazz albums, and when they're as accomplished as this one, it's not hard to see why.
I wont say this is my favorite jazz album. I haven't listened to enough of them to say that. I do love it though and I was thrilled when it came up as my selection. I'm listening to this a couple of weeks out from Christmas and it feels like a holiday album. Its not a holiday album but it's whimsical in a way that a holiday album would be. The use of the different time signatures (so from what I understand about them at all) seem like they play a part in this. This album is a good one if you want to introduce people to jazz. It's a good warm up before introducing to the other greats like Miles Davis and John Coltrane, etc. This album is just a little more accessible. Hit - Take Five Miss (if I had to choose) - Three To Get Ready Surprise - Kathy's Waltz
I have said I don't know anything about jazz before, I won't labour the point. This was one of those albums where in the first 10 seconds of track one I knew this was gonna be great from end to end. Unfortunately Dave Brubecks' Wikipedia page is not a wild ride of personal disasters
I first became aware of this album from its cameo appearance in Donald Fagen's "New Frontier" video. I listened to it while walking around town (surrounded by Christmas shoppers) looking for a FedEx dropbox to ship my saliva for DNA analysis. It was a little tough going as I'd heard this album dozens of times before while working at a coffee shop from 1996-1999. My favorite part is still Joe Morello's drumming on Take Five. It's a classic but I never need to hear it again.
This album takes an automatic 5 stars from me! I have put this on many times before and often puzzled over why it felt so unique and intriguing. I didn't know until today that it was a masterclass in unique time signatures which the music nerd in me loves. But it's not just an impressive album, it's also a really enjoyable smooth listen. I think this is a great starting point to get in to jazz music. Another example of the biggest, most successful albums often having that success for very valid reasons, that they appeal to many different types of people, myself included.
An album I've heard about countless times, but never sat down to listen to and, man, was I ever missing out! Smooth jazz that seem to fluidly evolve over the course of a song, but keeps calling back to a central motif or theme. I do tend to appreciate more avant-garde jazz, so his experimentation with time signatures is right up my alley, and I absolutely love jazz drumming and Take Five is just an extraordinary jazz drum solo! Listening to the first song, Blue Rondo a la Turk, I hear some passages and ideas that clearly influenced some of Frank Zappa's work. I had to go look up to see if the Dave Brubeck Quartet was ever cited as one of his influences and it seems that they likely were, which is pretty cool.
Classy. Pour some wine and talk about art deco vs art nouveau with this playing in the background.
4.7/no notes, definitely will be looking for this at my next record shop visit Would I listen again? Yes Deserves to be on this list? Yes
I love this album! It's on heavy rotation in our house.
Solid
Time Out is a foundational part of any education in jazz. It packages many of the art form's best parts in a way that is immediately accessible. It contains virtuosity, the interplay of soloists, improvisation, the incorporation of different musical traditions, and, true to its name, the use of unconventional time signatures. Its accessibility is the only potential complaint I can think of. There is very little challenge in Time Out. It is very easy to listen to and does not demand attention like some other classic recordings. Kind of Blue, for example, contains more surprises and requires closer listening. Time Out, by contrast, doesn't require close listening but certainly rewards it. It can be in the background or foreground. It may be too polite for my taste, but it is incredibly charming, and I can't help but be caught by its spell. A personal memory: To illustrate what a nerd I am, A Time Out CD is one of the very few things I've ever stolen. In 1999, at age 22, I worked at a local independent record store that was shutting down as the digital era was ramping up. We had a bin of bargain-priced CDs by the door. I knew they weren't cataloged like most of our stock. One evening as I closed the store alone, I snuck two CDs out to my car. One was Time Out. The other title might have been Max Roach's Percussion Bitter Sweet. Time Out is an essential and worthy part of any jazz collection. It reliably resists my prejudiced desire to dismiss it and my claims that I have outgrown it. Sometimes recordings are popular because they are simply that good. Time Out deserves its popularity and our attention. Five stars.
Absolutly fantastic!!! Ive heard this one before, but probably never gave it the proper attention it deserves. Absolutly love the piano on this, aswell as the drums and sax stand out. All of the instruments blend perfectly into eachother, and everything is done with a certain amout of delicacy and patience. (Blue Rondo A La Turk is a bop)
C'est de la Bioune légère. Pour Rondo à la Turk adn la meilleur utilisation du 5/4 de l'histoire.
My dad walks by and says that he has all of the Dave Brubeck quartet albums. I, of course, only knew take five, but I enjoyed the whole thing.
Now, this is an absolute classic, hands down. I'm definitely biased, because this was the first jazz record I thrashed. Still, love it. Paul Desmond's soft sax tone shaped my taste for sax tones. Joe Morello's simple yet conceptually sophisticated solos informed my early drumming. The solo piano sections also influenced me in a big way, opening the door for me to explore more than just drum-centric music. Top-tier, gold standard for me.
Jazz albums are the reason the 50s are my favorite era on this list, even though I rarely care about 50s era music.
Ging runter wie Butter.
Absolutely brilliant, what a mood it captures. Brilliantly executed. A download!
Great
While it may seem that I'm giving all Jazz records 5 stars because they are jazz you need to understand so far all they have had on here are great jazz albums. I can quibble with some of the rock and other records on here but man the Jazz, every single one is a banger. This one being no exception. Where I went to graduate school was notable for being a Jazz program they piped jazz into the student union, when you were put on hold you got some great jazz as your hold music. I think they did this because they knew if you were listening to something as complicated as Blue Rondo a la Turk with all the different signatures and swapping around you would not be mad by being on hold. To this day I still try to buy the yearly album they put out by their best jazz band the One O'clock Lab band. All the bands are named after the time that the lab starts so you'll have the Two O' Clock, Three O'clock, etc. with One O'clock being the best. I just thought of something, if this was a rock album it would be called 'Math Rock' because of all the time signature switching. The star track on here is Take Five, prolly the most famous of their works. I did not know Dave Brubeck Quartet but I know this song and did not know how many times I've heard this song until I was able to put the name and the track together. The one thing I do enjoy about this time and jazz is you could pretty much tell a jazz album by the cover they all kind of had the "jazz" look.
Second best jazz album ever
For me one of the most perfect albums.
Great. Take five the song a long time favorite. Something about the soft woodwinds and a gentle drum really makes a good song
Take 5 stars Dave Brubeck. Used to listen to this on long car journeys in France.
A joy to have an album whose experimental focus is rhythm. Despite the innovations the tracks never lack engagement or popular appeal. And let's take a minute to ask why production from 1959 sounds better than most albums today... Amazing.
Не все мелодии нравятся, но в целом альбом стоящий для создания уютной домашней атмосферы. 9 из 10.
A great album with some timeless songs. Take 5, Blue Rondo and Everybody's Jumpin.
I’m not generally a fan of jazz, but this is my kind of jazz. It’s laid back and unobtrusive.
An excellent soundtrack for writing and reading in the sky. I want to listen to jazz and explore more of the city with you :)
I'm pretty uneducated about Jazz and this was one of the reasons I was so excited about this album generator - tell me what to listen to in a genre I don't know how to access! I've heard Take Five, but never in context. This is great. This is a mood I want to live in.
Great tunes and host to one of the most well known jazz classics of all time. Take five. A pleasure to listen to from start to end.
One of my absolute jazz favourites. A few of the album tracks somewhere in my Spotify Wrapped 100. Mostly because they are available on my offline playlist. Perfect flight music, calms me down, and never get tired of the songs. Also, often an album I recommend for those who like to listen more to jazz. Approachable.
Do you have a steady boyfriend Cause honey I've been watching you I hear you're mad about Brubeck I like your eyes I like him too He's an artist, a pioneer We've got to have some music on the new frontier
Classic jazz in its prime period! Very accessible...
Yees
I came to this album pretty late in my life at 40 or so. I always wanted to like jazz, but I couldn't ever acquire the taste for it, and the bulk of the advice I got was "you wanna get into jazz? Start with Miles Davis." I did, and I was like "I hate jazz." At some point, I watched LaLa Land, and listening to Ryan Gosling's nerd out about jazz, something rusty inside me was finally able to turn free a little. Soon after, I was separately pursuing audiophile headphones, and this album was recommended as a test. Oh shit, I like jazz now? Turns out, the screechy horns of Miles Davis (and the like) are what I don't like. So, thank you LaLa Land and Dave Brubeck for finally getting me started. Without those influences, I might still claim to hate jazz. Every track on this album is a standout great, but if I had to pick a favorite, it would be Blue Rondo ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
One of the all-time great albums across all genres.
This is an album I already own and have listened to more times than I care to remember. I don't think any words I can come up will do it justice, it was groundbreaking upon release and still sounds fresh now.
Masterpiece. 10/10. Listened to it 4 times.
I have been listening to this album for decades. Not sure what the jazz world thinks about it, as other than a few Mile Davis albums that’s the extent of my Jazz knowledge. I really like it.
As jazz goes, it's a little square, but as musicality goes, it is an celestial geodesic dome that can fold down into something you can carry in a shirt pocket.
It’s the sound of dodging puddles on the sidewalk, a little pep in your step, in your impeccable seersucker suit after a warm spring rain on the way to a much-anticipated date at a new supper club uptown. Those are old-fashioned references, I know, but this is timeless, elegant and delightful.
Have no review but really liked it.
Listened to this while walking the Quais de la Seine in Paris on a fine October evening. Couldn't think of a better album for the setting. The beautiful warm tone of the lights of Paris, mixed with this. Pure perfection. Top jazz album.
A definite must listen album.
Love this album.
This was the first jazz album I ever purchased, of course I love it
Album 934 of 1089 The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out (1959) Rating : 5 / 5 I absolutely love this one. I love the horns, I love the piano, I love the interplay between the musicians. Everything about it just works. It’s one of those albums that instantly puts me in a good mood and reminds me why I enjoy music so much in the first place. It’s hard to compare something like this to Moving Pictures or The White Album - totally different worlds - but when I give this a 5/5, it’s simply because of how much joy it brings. The smooth rhythms, the cool time signatures, the sheer class of it all… it makes you want to snap your fingers and just ride along. I would have loved to have been in a smoky club somewhere hearing this live. A perfect piece of jazz brilliance that never gets old.
Like butter. Bay Area jazz classic.
Perfect background music
JAZZ BAYBAY
Just fantastic. I love jazz from this era. I can’t seem to find myself in a bad mood when listening to it and I find myself going back for seconds or third-sies. Can’t wait to hear more jazz in the future honestly!
I had heard about this album being one of the best jazz albums ever for a long time but never dove in. It’s freaking rad as hell! The fact that I recognized half the songs means that it’s probably just part of the common American music landscape at this point. While much better produced than KISS’s 1998 dog turd of an album “Psycho Circus”, it’s also a completely better rock album as well, despite it being a jazz album. Maybe Paul Stanley should have learned Clarinet. Will definitely be listening to this album again, as well as the live extras on the 50th anniversary edition. GREAT Jazz albums!
This album always puts me in a such a good frame of mind. I first heard it when I was about 15 back in '78. The only Jazz I had been exposed to at the time was some very strident Be Bop that I didnt enjoy. This changed my view on Jazz and how wide ranging it is. I also love the fact that the quartet look like a bunch of accountants. Pick up Sticks is my favourite track on the album. Then there is artwork for the cover by S Neil Fujita. Fujita was the artist that produced the bookcover artwork for The Godfather, that was replicated for the movie posters. Such a great graphic artist.
English does not have a superlative appropriate enough to convey the genius that is Dave Brubeck. This is the best that jazz has ever been - they should have just stopped making it after this. The genre has not, and never will, get any better.
Dave Brubeck was an American pianist and composer who applied his classical training to jazz, leading to such success that he formed a quartet with a military friend, alto saxophonist Paul Desmond. They continued to gain momentum after touring several college campuses around the country, recruiting bassist Eugene Wright and drummer Joe Morello along the way. After performing across multiple countries, Dave Brubeck and the gang sat down and recorded an album inspired by the various musical styles observed in their tour across Europe and Asia. The resulting record, Time Out, has since become a staple in the cool jazz pantheon for a reason. This album is paradoxically complex and simple in its presentation. The use of odd time signatures, interchanging rhythms, and virtuoso soloing from each of the members all coalesce into what could be considered artistically challenging on the surface. But the more I sat with this record, the more I realized that there wasn't a single passing that felt overwhelming or flew over my head. Each member took their turn with soloing while the rest formed a rhythm section around whoever was currently improvising, providing the necessary anchor in the composition. Probably the best example of this was the hit "Take Five", where Paul and Joe took turns with the spotlight while the other took a step back, all the while Dave and Eugene provided the subtle motifs to keep the song at a steady pace. It's this chemistry amongst bandmates that proved effective across the whole record, as the quarter ran the gamut through waltzes and beat switches galore, and they kept me engaged throughout the runtime as a result. Time Out was, simply put, an astounding record that showcased the kind of camaraderie that Dave Brubeck and his quartet developed after all that time touring together. It's amazing what can be accomplished with a team mentality.
a Triumphant album in every sense BUT what is traditional and safe. modern by design and it isn't dumbed down for the masses. full of quiet victories in how it confidently pulls off an Intelligent Cool sound. it's just Architectural. it's consistently kinetic & so self-assured. i'll always wonder how it stretches time.
Absolute 5
Fiquei bem feliz de ter um álbum de jazz por aqui! Que além de ser diferente, é muito bom! E olha que eu não ouço jazz habitualmente, essa é minha primeira vez entrando de cabeça nisso.
Quite good. Reyna liked it.
Super!
It's only been a few days since I listened to this. Bangers.
Love this album. Loved it since I first heard it many years ago. Four musicians at the top of their game - Brubeck, bass player Eugen Wright, saxophonist Paul Desmond and for me the piece that holds them together, drummer Joe Morello. Flawless performance. Flawless album.
Got this album (which I already love) on the morning of a long drive back from Crystal Lake, IL to O’Hare Airport. An absolutely beautiful, relaxing drive made even better with the perfect soundtrack. The type of moments you live for!
Instant smile when this popped up. It's a regular on our turntable and never disappoints. "Blue Rondo à la Turk" is such a brilliant opener; you know immediately you're in for something special. More musicians, especially in the pop realm, should play around with time signatures more. And key signatures, but that's a different argument. That sax. The percussion. The piano. It's just all so good. I think my speakers are going to be blaring a bunch of jazz this weekend. This album for sure.
So many timeless songs.
Straight up vibe
Just really damn good jazz
Det va fint, og så blei det bare bedre av at æ hørte «Take Five» på repeat i tre kvarter, for en sang!
It's pretty much a perfect album.
Doesn't get much better than this. Doesn't make it worse that it contains Take Five which I tend to listen to on repeat...
Perhaps one of the best jazz albums ever dare I say. The tracks speak for themselves. This album is incredible, its got great songs on it, they are all unique but fit well together in an album, the art on the album is cool, and the trumpet and piano take turns being the stars of the show. Favorite track on the album is for sure Take Five.
Very surprised and it was a wonderful listen
this was a great listen. tracks don't ramble & funky time signatures work without sounding jarring or off.
Classic
Take five stars
Top 10 of my favorite Jazz albums of all times easily
Loved this! Not all Jazz hits for me but this one really did for me.
Excellent. I'm not knowledgeable to comment on the polyrhythms or odd time signatures. I just know that I enjoyed it from start to finish.
I don't listen many jazzy albums, so, this one of the first for me. It's great.
loved this
Very chill late night album, definitely one of my favourite jazz albums.
Escuché una canción y sabía que sería un 5. Take Five está en nuestro subconsciente colectivo. De esos discos que me gustaría poner de fondo mientras espero invitados para cenar y sentirme sofisticada (pero disfrutándolo a concho también)
Beautiful
I need this on my record player
5 :)
ovo sam slušala danas a nisam ni znala da je današnji album
Mui like it bas nice jazz stuff
4.5