Time Out

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Awesome jazz album!

I dig it man!

Both Blue Rondo ala Turk and Take Five are masterpieces. They make this album absolutely worth a listen. This is also just exactly the type of jazz I like listening to. I would absolutely listen to this album again.

Love the rhythms and tones/timbres. One of my favorite jazz albums for sure.

This was a great jazz record. Sounds cool as hell in the way only a late-50s album can. Put this on in any setting and you're immediately hip. Take 5 is a top song of all time!

Love Dave Brubeck and this album doesn't disappoint. Take 5 is a piece of music that everybody knows even if they don't know the artist. Will definitely add this to my favorites on Spotify for when I'm in the mood for some jazz

One of my favorite jazz albums. Actually, one of my favorite albums of any genre. Totally groundbreaking in its use of multiple time signatures, sometimes even several within one composition. If I recall, most songs don’t use 4/4 at all. It really opened the doors for a lot of jazz musicians to experiment in new ways. I can’t imagine how difficult this was to play, especially for the drummer, Joe Morello. Not only is it innovative, but it just sounds really cool. Blue Rondo A La Turk gets it rolling fantastically and it just takes off from there. It’s simply beautiful and a joy to listen to.

Delighted when this one appeared for me today. It has long been a favourite and no question that I would give it 5⭐ So much so, that I listened to it twice.

A good album, I loved the song Take Five and liked Kathy's Waltz as well.

I'll admit, I cheated a little on this album. Before I even heard it, I went and watched an old video about it by Polyphonic. So, no, I didn't hear this thing with clean, unaware ears. But honestly, I'm glad I did, because knowing ahead of time what this album's deal was allowed me to appreciate it a lot more. Like, it is just damn impressive that these guys play in so many unusual time signatures (9/8, 3/4, 5/4) and yet it's still an album you can throw on at a dinner party. Most people would use that fact as an insult, but I really like that its rhythmic complexities don't get in the way of it being a great listen. You can enjoy it either as a super-intense jazz listener, or just casually. It's not at all what I expected from a famously "complex" jazz album. Although, it's not like this is THE SHAPE OF JAZZ TO COME or anything; don't let me get too ahead of myself here. Plus, most of the songs end up being in 3/4 "waltz time" anyway, so... Still, I'm perfectly happy giving this thing a 5. It's just stellar playing and great jazz melodies all around, with an added layer to keep it interesting beyond that. And once more, shout outs to Polyphonic for explaining that layer to a dummy like me.

One of those albums that you can feel yourself calming down and chilling to, even with its point of unique time signatures. Solid and easy 5 for me.

I’m at a 4.5 that I’ll bump up to a 5, simply because I enjoyed it a lot. This is great jazz, and it’s as simple as that. I’m not a jazz expert, so I can’t speak to the complexities of the compositions or the music theory that went into these tracks. I simply have ears and can tell when my brain is getting a dopamine kick, and I got a pretty good kick out of this one. A few tracks gave me more of a kick than others – specifically, the stuff with the booming shotgun percussion that just added a bit of depth and a more bombastic feel. The piano is great too, and the saxophone is usually on fire. I wish modern bass had the same plunk as there is on this album. I enjoyed a lot of this. The only minor thing I can throw at it is that I wish more tracks had the bite of the first track, “Blue Rondo à la Turk” – it sets such a unique tone for a jazz album of the era, but it never really gets a follow up like that. Other than that, I guess a few tracks just didn’t click as well for me, but I’m nitpicking – what’s here is a great listen, and is absolutely no less than a 4. I’m up to a 5, and it’s a highly recommended one, if only for studying music at the very least. Pretty damn good stuff.

I would consider myself a very casual Jazz fan. I can’t expound my opinion on it and rely solely on what catches my ear. A friend showed this to me in high school, and it instantly caught my ear. The time signatures keep the music interesting, but never make it sound too uninviting. As a casual Jazz fan, I have room for only a few Jazz records in my life, and this will always be one of them.

Stuk voor stuk echt bangers van nummers. Take five natuurlijk als icoon, maar het hele album is genieten.

Já conhecia a música Take Five e eu achava ela foda. Agora acho todas as outras também

Classic jazz record. Very cool. I enjoy this more than a lot of the improvisational jazz. It almost sounds mathematical if that makes sense.

One of my favorite albums; it's a classic.

A jazz standard filled with notable classics. Dave Brubeck is so precise and complex, and the rest of the team backs him up superbly, particularly Desmond and Morello on the highlight Take Five. 5⭐️

Already know it.

holy shit

определенно, лучший альбом, подслушанный в этом году

This album is cool and catchy, with rhythms that surprise you in a good way. It’s got a clean, easy vibe, like something Miles Davis might do. It’s fun to listen to, and there’s also a lot of skill behind it. I'll definitely be coming back to this.

An all time favorite! I love the be bop / cool jazz period of the late fifties and early sixties.

This makes me want to throw a dinner party in the best way.

A truly wonderful album start to finish. Good energy with tiring you out

I give it a 5/4

Take five is an absolute classic... I feel better of for listening to this album... 4.5*

My first jazz album and honestly it was quite an enjoyable experience. It wasn't as slow paced as I used to think jazz as a whole used to be

Just to listen to "Take five" is worth the whole album.

This is fantastic. Wish I heard this earlier in my life(born 85’ rating in 24’). Just a real nice piece to listen to and really just keep on repeat.

Fantastic.

There are some pieces of music that become so embedded in the culture and emblematic of a vibe that everyone knows them whether they know it or not. I once had this conversation with a group of guys about the opera "Carmen" - through the power of Looney Tunes and other pop usage these dudes knew almost every single song from that score and never knew they were all songs from an opera, let alone the same opera. "The Nutcracker" has a similar chokehold on the musical themes around the holiday season. Jazzwise - whether folks know the artist or not, there are a handful of tunes that everyone can recognize. Take Five might be number one although it's probably in stiff competition with selections from Kind Of Blue and Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown music. What I'm getting at is, I knew this album without knowing that I knew this album. Iconic.

A classic

10/10 a classic for a reason

Real music. Most excellent

If you are a white person from a reasonably affluent family in the US born after 1940, this is the first jazz record you fell in love with. But don't knock it just because of its privileged fans. It's not Dave's fault. This is a fantastic creation, made at a time when jazz still had new frontiers to explore. Paul Desmond's airy alto sax is delightful. It's best to listen to on vinyl if you can, because it will help you better appreciate the tour de force that is side one. I bet during the vinyl era side one got 10x the plays of side two.

Listened to this album so many times and from the first waves of piano I feel myself coming alive. Love it--wish I could have heard the whole thing live.

This is the album that got me "into" jazz. I had a percussion teacher in community college that encouraged us to bring in a song for the beginning of every class period to share with the class. One of the songs he shared was from this album. IIRC it was Blue Rondo A La Turk, but I mostly just remember thinking how cool it was that the time signature was so different from what we were learning to play in an introductory class, yet it was so easy to tap along with while simultaneously sounding impossible to improvise against. The fact that this became so popular in its time while bucking tradition in that way is still kind of mindblowing to me. I had the pleasure of seeing Dave perform live at the Rochester International Jazz Festival and, despite being worried about him as he gingerly ambled to the piano - he was only a few years from death at the time, after all - when he started playing, it was as if no time had passed since he recorded this album. Amazing musician and composer and I can't not give this 5 stars simply for having changed my musical taste in the way that it did, but it didn't need that help because this album holds up. Time Out is timeless.

The one jazz album that absolutely everyone already know. This was always going to be a five. It's not super challenging, but there's a ton of variety and great skill.

Un classique. Quand je l'entends, je me sens transportée dans un autre lieu, un autre temps. À la fois lyrique et pas du tout ostentatoire malgré la virtuosité.

Not only is this a beautifully melodic jazz record, it explored odd time signatures with a sophisticated and tasty way that is rarely seen outside of the greatest progressive rock albums. I keep forgetting how much I like this record between each listen (it is also an album that my girlfriend enjoys, which doesn't happen too often on this list, so that is a major bonus point).

A classic!

This is like Jazz for Dummies right? Well call me a dummy.

Very cool music

Composed jazz with third stream elements, at its best among the best of 50’s jazz all time. Propelled by its two centrepieces - Blue Rondo and Take Five - and otherwise filled with attractive piano-trio structured songs, elevated by the extrarodinary talent of Paul Desmond on alto sax in mellifluous and tone-perfect (though often-brief) solos.

Jazz is cool

This was groundbreaking jazz. The time signatures are incredibly impressive. Also, one of the few straight jazz albums I legitimately enjoy.

Favorite Track: Take Five

One of my favorites

I loved this

Chock full of standards known the world over. Top notch Jazz.

I don’t think an album of around-the-world melodies in complicated time signatures was ever intended to be one of the all-time jazz classics, but that’s exactly what happened. Perfect for any occasion. Smooth, intricate, and constantly rewarding.

This was remarkable. I've of course heard Take 5, and it is the best, but the rest was great too.

Take Five is the best jazz song ever written. An album so perfect and engrossing it takes you until the 7th listen to realise there's no singing

I listened to All Amerikkkan Hero by Joey Basa$$ instead lol. But that was a great album

Really good. And I don't like jazz

Jazztacular

9/10

Jazz!! not only jazz but old jazz!! not only old jazz but a 38 minute long fast and straigth to the hearth jazz album!

good

Smooth listening with an extremely efficient earworm hook

Fantastic saxophone. So smooth and delightfyl

fantastic cool jazz featuring the well known Take Five.

Take five (stars)

This is one of the great Jazz albums, exactly what I want from a. Jazz album, accessible enough for dinner music, whole complex enough to sit down and really listen to, a masterpiece.

This album is gorgeous. I am always reminded just how much I love jazz when I get a jazz album on this site and I have no choice but to give it 5 stars. I did listen to this at least 3 times. All that being said I don't have any true standard against which I can actually compare and accurately rate jazz music, but this was special. Source: my fuckin opinion 🤟

Awesome

Its just really good and im noticing that I like almost all jazz albums on this list

Amazing jazz album with catchy melodies

This isn't the only good Dave Brubeck album (it's not even his only claasic), but this is his legacy. Blue Rondo is timeless.

Top jazz right here!

One of my favorite jazz album of all time. I can't believe we can create a music so playful and light, but complex and technical at the same time. Joe Morello might have achieved one the best drum performances ever on this.

Finally some good fucking music.

A must in every library.

Beautiful

I don’t know much about jazz but I always wanted to listen to more of it. I came across this album after I heard the lead song in a movie I think. This whole album is terrific. Other than Miles Davis Kind of Blue, this is my favorite jazz album.

We're groovin' with the Dave Brubeck Quartet tonight boys, break out the champagne and caviar and tuxedos, it's gonna be a swanky time. 🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂

Classy Alfa Chad jazz.

I mean it’s one of the best albums of all time. Who am I to say otherwise?

loved it, and strange how many of those songs are still samples today! didn't know they came from one iconic album.

The album that kicked off any jazz interest I have. I've listened to it before in its entirety, I'll do it again. Perfect, the right length

Instrumental, très chouette jazz blues avec des musiques connues !

This is pure excellence in jazz right here. Favorite track: Take Five

Está muy bien. Tranquilo. Música de fondo. O bailar jazz.

Wonderfull!!!!!

Hard to say anything bad about this, it's jazz

Already had this one in my album collection. It may be 65 years old, but still feels incredibly fresh. If you are a bit wary of jazz this is a good place to start. If you want to dip into it first I suggest playing Take Five, which you may have heard before, like many of the other tracks which have ended up in adverts occasionally.

Sophisticated but highly listenable sound with nuanced, confident piano work by Dave Brubeck. Nimble, expressive sax and drums by Paul Desmond and Joe Morello. Pretty perfect. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Take Five, Blue Rondo à la Turk, Pick Up Sticks, Strange Meadow Lark, Everybody's Jumpin', Kathy's Waltz, Three to Get Ready

I’ve been listening to this album for years and had no idea that it is called “Time Out” because the songs are all in odd time signatures. I’m not even totally sure I know what a time signature is. Like the beat of the song? All I know is that this album sounds great and blows me away no matter how many times I I’ve heard it. Easy, no brainer five star album.

I very rarely deliberately listen to jazz so it was nice to take some time to really process the instrumentation.

Iconic

Good stuff. I enjoyed this one.

great album, a true jazz standard. Can't get any better than that.

Not a fan of jazz, but could listen to this all day.

Absolute banger of an album

One of my favourite albums

Now this is proper jazz, synchronised and not all over the place!

Good shit. This album got me into jazz. Love a funky time signature.

I really like this Jazz album- I was very productive listening to it because jazz piano is my favorite.

Classic.

My absolute favourite jazz album. Morello and Desmond on the same record. It doesn't get better. Experimentation with odd time signatures and Desmond's lyrical playing, along with Morello's inventive drumming. Made me a jazz fan forever. Heck it probably contributed to me being a huge Rush fan too!

This one doesn't miss. Absolute pure joy across the whole album. The Dolby Atmos mix is amazing too, but I'd listen to this on a worn out cassette tape in the car and still have a great time.

Cool Jazz. Such a beautiful album. Technical and progressive but still soft, rhythmic and soothing. I have never really been a jazz listener, so there isn't much to go off of. But this album was magical. Every moment was so intentional and precise, no filler. Perfect length, and every song was unique. Loved all of the weird time signature stuff going on. Not to mention this was the origin of Take Five, one of if not THE biggest jazz song ever. And it's just as beautiful as the last time I really listened to it, back in high school for jazz band (we couldn't play it). I also recognized Kathy's Waltz from somewhere, but even the songs I didn't know were amazing and comforting. I was in love with this album after the first minute of the first song. Overall, just fantastic. Would love to revisit. 5/5

Jazz 101. ‘Time Out’ is an incredible record, jazz or otherwise. So good that even people who hate jazz like it. Everyone should listen to this, and it should be in everyone’s record collection. Period.

Snazzy and jazzy. One can easily imagine Burroughs and Kerouac gelling out to this classic jazz. "Blue Rondo" has always reminded me of Final Fantasy battle music. Otherwise the sounds are very evocative; that is, they readily paint pictures of vivid old scenes in one's mind. Everything is beautifully captured on tape. A deserved classic.

Definitely want to attend/host a quasi swanky retro dinner party, drink a martini and vibe out to this album.

Classic.

Perfect

One of my favorite albums. It's always on my playlist. I first heard Take Five on wpix New York in the 1960's i was between 5 and 10 years old . I'd never heard anything like that. I was in my teens when I found out who Dave Brubeck's quartet was . I love this album

Great jazz.

Jazz that makes you happy. Classic cool.

One of the greatest jazz albums ever. Its got TAKE FIVE on it! So good

So good. Just so good.

The jazz album that’s soooo insanely popular that real jazz heads have a tough time admitting it’s as good as people say. Too bad for them, it is! As good as I remember it. That perfect meeting between accessible, original, and just plain cool. And it’s not just the polyrhythms! That’s just a thing to talk about. No, Take 5 is not cool because it’s 5/4. It’s cool because it’s amazing composition, full stop! (Always disliked the polyrhythm music theory nerds, sorry if that’s coming out a little strong) But it blue rondo a la Turk sounds so active! So interesting and frenetic. I love the random Stravinsky-esque moments of interruption in there. Inventive, fun, playful, a REALLY enjoyable listen. Hope that the 1 billion record sales this generated went generously back to the artists and musicians who played on it. 5/5

I already knew from my old scratchy vinyl copy - I'm nowhere near a jazz aficionado here but I like a fair share of this non-vocal jazz combo style (cool jazz?) and this is maybe my favourite. With the fascinating time signature changes, I always think of this as the prog rock of jazz albums. Super engaging as it's both challenging yet easy to listen to from beginning to end. I feel like even if you "don't like jazz" this is a good one for everyone to have in the collection. The rare album that's both among the most popular in its genre and worthy of any/all accolades. Perfection. 10/10 5 stars.

you know this getting a 5/5 it's a bop cmon

Taking some time out from the hectic rhythm of writing one review a day to... listen to *Time Out* instead. And it feels good. You see, this jazz record is not merely memorable for following its sophisticated musical concept to the letter. If it's memorable, it's first and foremost because of its mellifluous, instantly catchy piano and saxophone melodies (such as the ones found in timeless "Blue Rondo A La Turk", "Take Five" or "Three To Get Ready"). It's rare that an "essential album", whatever its genre is, can be striking on both fronts--sophistication and pop appeal. I've just realized that I *did* manage to write some sort of short review here. Just like Mr. Brubeck and his Quartet does, I went to one direction, then unexpectedly shifted gears, and, eventually, I managed to get on my feet somehow. My grade? 5/4. Or 9/8. Or whatever weird time stamp Dave and his boys used for this legendary record--as long as it's a highly positive one. Number of albums left to review: more than 200, approximately - I've temporarily lost count here. *Very ironically*, ha ha. Number of albums I'll include in my own list: half of the measure so far, approximately Number of albums I *might*  include: a quarter, approximately Number of albums I'll never include: another quarter (many others are more important to me)

Outstanding. As expected.

I absolutely loved this. I’ve heard many of these songs before and didn't know they were all from the same album! Take five is, of course, iconic, and the Rondo is also extremely famous. One that I didn’t already know but loved was the waltz - going between straight 3 and a swung feel was spectacular. I also really loved the mixing on the album - so natural and clear, especially for the piano. I don’t love the airy Sax tone, but I know that’s part of what makes it iconic.

I didn't need Spotify for this one, since we own it and I've liked it for a long time. The frenetic piano to start the 1st track gives me high energy, then it moves into a calmer bass + saxophone middle section. Take 5 is so much fun to listen to!

This is another album that I sorta just know the ins and outs of most of the songs, but this was my first listen(s) where I clued into the various solos/improvs and piano parts. I loved it from top to bottom, I know it's kinda boring as one of the most ubiquitous jazz albums but I still love it

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An album I have listened to probably 50 times. It’s wonderful.

One of the essential jazz albums. Brubeck had traveled to turkey and heard 9/8 time. Unusual rhythms abound. But perfectly arranged. Brubeck got people listening to 5/4 in the Paul Desmond written take five. So beautifully constructed. You can dance to it. Blue rondo a la Turk is another masterpiece. In fact all of it is. 1959 might be peak jazz - kind of blue also comes out this year. This is astounding. 10/8 stars.

Ah. Indisputably essential listening. If anyone doesn't know - here is what is cool , new, interesting and perhaps subtley sounding about it that makes you pay attention without know why.... "Recorded at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in New York City, it is based upon the use of time signatures that were unusual for jazz such as 9/8, 6/4 and 5/4 (instead of the usual 4/4 time we got used to as kids - they break a rule.... . And apparently...'The album is a subtle blend of 'cool' and 'West Coast jazz' ." (Which you'd have to have been there at the time to understand, perhaps). So take that! Enjoy

The mother of my children grew up in Melbourne, where there was a much stronger jazz following than we had in Sydney. Among her childhood keepsakes are a handbill for The Red Onions Jazz Band (they became The Loved Ones) & a hand-drawn foolscap copy of the artwork on the cover of Time Out. That’s what this album meant to her. It threw up one of the greatest double-A-sided singles of all time - the Paul Desmond-penned Take Five & Blue Rondo A La Turk. This single lived on my jukebox. A few years ago I picked up a home-copied dvd that included a 25 minute interview with Brubeck about the album (unfortunately I can’t find it on youtube). One thing he said was that Saxophonist Desmond wanted great drummer Joe Morello to use only brushes, not sticks. Yet Morello’s sticks are one of the stars of the title track. This was the first jazz album to sell a million & Take Five is the biggest selling single of all time. It was produced by Columbia staff producer, Teo Macero, who went on to produce much of Miles Davis’s output, including my favourite, In A Silent Way. Somehow, the stars aligned for this record - released in the same year as Miles’s Kinda Blue, often regarded as the greatest jazz album. I love them both.

Excellent album didn’t realise how good it was going to be. Obvious I know take 5 but didn’t know the rest

A timeless jazz classic. Combines two of my favorite things: jazz and odd meter

I listened to this one twice, which I nearly never do. But I didn't feel I was offering it the proper amount of attention on first go-around, and am beyond thankful for the second chance at experiencing this album, because on second listen, I was floored. This was 1959?! The melodies they conjure up feel timeless and ahead of their time all at once. I'm unsure how jazz purists feel about this album. Do they find it sanitized, or perhaps overrated? It is so listenable, so accessible, which at its further extremes are not adjectives I often use in this genre. But this is smooth as silk, while still propelling forward with every note. What a composition. I will certainly be returning to this one for years to come, and can only grant it the highest number of stars.

Phenomenal!

Perfect classic jazz

Just a stone cold classic of an album. I can't speak to how innovative it is with the use of time signatures and the like, but I can say that it has some of the most recognizable tunes and melodies that I know in Jazz. If all it had was Take 5 it would be worthy of 5 stars, but throw in Blue Rondo a la Turk, Kathy's Waltz and Pick-up Sticks, and we have truly an album that EVERYONE SHOULD HEAR BEFORE THEY DIE!!!!! 5 stars

Ah, a classic jazz recording to breK up the pace. Dave Brubeck and his group, including Paul Desmond, break new ground by playing with time signatures while not ignoring melody. Blue Ronda a la Turk and, of course, Take Five are classics!

Really enjoying Jazz - Wasn't expecting the song Take Five to be that classic jazz anthem.

Un disco bastante raro e interesante. Debería escucharlo de vuelta más detenidamente para apreciar las canciones más en profundidad y atender a los detalles.

Cooooool jazz ! I loooooove it very much

Classic! I had the opportunity to see Dave Brubeck live around 2010. I think he was approximately 150 years old. Anyway, this is a great album. The opening track and Take Five are recognizable even for non-jazz fans. The whole album is solid. I got props from Susan for playing this yesterday. However, Julian says this is over-played and only deserves a 3-star rating. He’s only 13 and wrong. 😀

Very good. Take Five was a very familiar song. I would enjoy listening to this in the background.

Excellent

Love this album. In the top ten jazz category, comfortably.

There’s nothing left to say. Brilliant.

Here, Take my Five.

Amazing. Only ever heard “take five” but the whole album is gold.

just cozy jazz

Chilled jazz album for those that don't like jazz

Great Album, gives me NPR flashbacks.

Loved it. So cool

Very good. Charlie brown Christmas vibes

In the vast expanse of jazz's temporal landscape, "Time Out" stands as a masterful anomaly—a paradoxical masterpiece that both defies and defines its era. The Dave Brubeck Quartet's groundbreaking 1959 release boldly ventures into uncharted rhythmic territories, epitomizing the boundless experimentation of the post-war jazz scene. Each track is a meticulously crafted sonic journey, where Brubeck's piano prowess intertwines seamlessly with Paul Desmond's ethereal saxophone melodies, Joe Morello's intricate drum patterns, and Eugene Wright's steady bass lines. At its core, "Time Out" is an audacious exploration of odd time signatures, notably the iconic 5/4 of "Take Five" and the hypnotic 9/8 of "Blue Rondo à la Turk." Yet, beyond its technical virtuosity, the album resonates on a deeper level, transcending mere musical innovation to evoke a profound sense of timelessness. With "Time Out," The Dave Brubeck Quartet not only crafted a timeless classic but also redefined the very essence of jazz itself—a testament to the enduring power of creative exploration and artistic ingenuity.

So damn good. Why do I like jazz this much on this list?

love it!!!

The jazz album that inspired a million progressive rock bands. As a percussionist Time Out is, and always has been one of my all time favorite jazz records. Every track is an exploration of unusual time signatures. If this album had only "Take Five", it would still belong on this list.

this and a good rainy day and i am all set!

Absolute incredible album, a juggernaut

I was happy to see The Dave Brubeck Quartet appear in my suggestion feed. I have listened to the album Time Out at least once or twice before as part of a personal effort to get myself to start exploring jazz by covering some of the classics. Even though I am largely ignorant of jazz, I was familiar with "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo à la Turk" (my two favorite tracks) prior to listening to this album. Time Out is one of two albums that come to mind when I think about what I would recommend to someone else who may not know much about jazz. (Miles Davis's Kind of Blue is the other album.) I will probably come back to this album for a full listen again. There is more for me to hear. I'm rounding up to 5 stars.

Kovaa settiä 5/5

Must have for a fan!

Really cool piano and sax quartet

It’s funny hearing a monolithic jazz record like this after some of the piles of shite on this list. It still sounds fresh after 65 years, where other albums barely make it out of the decade (who even IS Finley Quaye?). You could probably make a list of 1001 jazz albums rather than selecting the well known ones and sullying them by putting them in a list with s&m by Metallica.

class

I have always loved this album. It was part of my introduction to Jazz.

I loved this album. Each piece was different, and it made me feel really relaxed. There's not many songs now that is in 5 x 4 time, and Take Five is such a classic for it.

Will never get bored of listening to this on a Sunday morning.

"Time Out" is a studio album by American jazz group the Dave Brubeck Quartet. The album was recorded at Columbia's 30 Street Sudio in NYC with all original songs, no covers. It is known for its use of unusual time signatures ( 9/8, 6/4 and 5/4). Brubeck had discovered the use of these signatures while listening to musicians on a visit to Turkey. The music is a blend of cool and West Coast jazz. The quartet included Dave Brubeck (piano), Paul Desmond (alto jazz), Eugene "The Senator" Wright (bass) and Joe Morello (drums). It was a hit commercially hitting #2 in the US and became the first jazz album to sell a million copies. Amazingly, it received negative reviews on its release; things have changed since then. In 2005, the Library of Congress put in the National Recording Registry for its artistic significance. The album opens with "Blue Rondo à la Turk." Sax, piano and drums standing out with a very quick pace. A sax solo. This is "airy." Using a 9/8 time signature. The title is a play on Mozart's "Rondo all Turca." Hey, I"ve heard "Take Five" before. The song is famous for its 5/4 time signature. In fact, when I googled that time signature, this was the sample song they used. A smooth alto sax. Steady complex drumming. Great background melody by the piano. "Kathy's Waltz" slows it down, then speeds up. A nice piano solo. The song was named after Brubeck's wife. "Everybody's Jumpin'" starts with a sax. An interesting fluttering piano. Outstanding technical drumming by Morello again. This album is smooth, enjoyable and easy on the ears. It is also interesting to listen to on a technical level with all their time signature changes. Fabulous musicianship by all four. A classic and would be one of the first albums recommended for a first-time jazz listener.

This one is an all time classic, loved it

I already have this one in my collection and I absolutely love it listen to it all the time

This is one of my top three all time favorite Jazz albums. Read an article in Mental_Floss about Dave Brubeck decades ago and was instantly hooked. This is an absolute masterpiece.

Absolutely deserved to be on this list. Brubeck as a piano player might not be as versatile as others but he definitely has a great feeling for harmonies and so gives his co-players the perfect backdrop. Everyone knows 'Take Five' but you definitely need to check out them other tunes!

fave track: strange meadow lark final thoughts: stockholm syndrome from a level music

Each piece is a masterful composition. Great listen at every moment

dave brubeck was a phenomenal pianist. of course, 'take five' transcends jazz music and is one of the most famous jazz compositions of all time. i love 'blue rondo a la turk' - another in the vain of 'take five' that really tickles my receptors with their uncommon time signatures. beyond that, the rest of the album is pleasant, but a lot of time amounts to music that is reminiscent of vince guaraldi's work with charlie brown. not to say that is a bad thing, the album is very good, calming, and pleasant. but ultimately it does not amount to much mind-blowing outside of the non-standard time signatures exhibited, and lacks the grit or edge i normally enjoy or look for when listening to jazz. still, it's an all-timer for a reason!

It's called the Dave Brubeck Quartet, but the magic really happens in the rhythmic interplay between Brubeck and Morello. Playful and immensely easy to hate if you don't like jazz.

One of the coolest jazz records ever recorded. Dave Brubeck’s visionary approach to time signatures came from even more visionary musical cultures - Turkey just to mention one. No matter how many times I listen to Time Out it feels as fresh and new as it did when I first discovered it. Counting along to “Blue Rondo à la Turk” and listening to Joe Morello solo in 5/4 will never not be fun.

I love, love, love this album. There isn't a single wring note.

What a delightful album! There are so many fun and interesting choices. The songs feel carefully orchestrated and written but the improvisations still feel loose. And the tone is light even when the music is complex. I’ve put this on in the background before but it rewards a closer listen! That drum solo on “Take Five” is great. I’m not sure I’ve heard anything like that before. That military snare followed by the bass drum thud is so dramatic and cool. And Dave Brubeck is a fascinating piano player. I should be listening to more of him. There’s a clear emphasis on melody in these songs but he’s really playful and inventive in his soloing. There's a moment on “Pick up Sticks” starting around 2:40 that sounds like he has four hands!

"Take Five" is the real legend here. It's the best selling jazz song of all time (which I find incredibly surprising when you think of more pop-jazz like Sinatra), and is probably one of the more accessible "odd" time signature pieces of all time- as it's in 5/4. This song deserves all of the praise. It's cool, it's interesting, it's fun, it can be played while you are getting ready to go out for a night of fun, it can be played while you are brushing your teeth and getting ready for the day to start. It can be played during a walk or on a drive. It fits everywhere! That first intro melody is one of the warmest invitations of any jazz song ever. For me, I didn't know that "Time Out" was all tracks with odd meters. Very cool. And a cool idea for a concept album!

This album has a great concept for a jazz album, every song in a different time signature. Starting off with Blue Rondo a la Turk really demonstrates how this album is going to be. The whole album is great, Take Five is probably the most famous track off this album, and a personal favorite of mine. But there isn't a bad track on this album. Classic Jazz album that I could listen to at any time.

One of my favorite jazz albums ever.

It‘s really magnificent. I had a lot fun to hear this album again.

The greatest western jazz album ever. This is full of bangers and is the best listen. Take Five would make this album perfect but the other tracks also punch their weight making this a joy to listen to.

Yay. Dave Brubeck. I don't even need to listen to know it's gonna be a 5 star for me.

I could listen to this over and over again.

take five

Again I have heard this 100 times. 5 stars

Loved this album. Excellent music to focus on listening for details or to have in the background while working.

Das berühmte „Take Five“. Herrlich entspannend

Fantastic - best song: take five.

Classic

I don't usually listen to jazz, but I really liked this album. it is a great listen and perfect for working/studying

This is lovely

Very good

Tony approved

So good and perfect for a morning rainy dog walk!

Being that jazz is my first love this album has some of the most popular jazz standards on it. The mix is immaculate. You can hear every note. I would suggest listening to this album.

Perfect Jazz album, can listen on repeat for hours. Groove is bouncy and fun, everyone's a master of their instrument. As a drummer I appreciate the extended drum solo centerpiece in there. The use of different time signstures is great. Feels every listen I hear something new in the rythms and notes that makes me appreciate it more. Take 5/5

Classics

The ur groove.

A classic!

I recognized Take Five! I like the Turkish influence on the jazz :)

Loved this album, groovy

Great stuff

Dave Brubeck is the leader of the quartet and the featured name on the album but it's Paul Desmond who shines the most for me. The first time I ever heard this recording I immediately fell in love with his cool, airy sound and his composition "Take Five". This is one of the most popular jazz recordings of all time and rightfully so. It definitely belongs in anyone's jazz collection. It's a cool jazz classic!

Solid. Makes me think of old Charlie Brown cartoons.

Soooo smooth loved it … I felt myself smiling the entire album

Even without the presence of “Take Five” (one of the most iconic jazz songs ever written and still the highest-selling jazz single of all time), the album of the same name would still be a gem. Dave Brubeck and his quartet experiment with unusual time signatures to dazzling effect, by turns playful and melancholic.

This album is considered a jazz standard for a reason. Banger after banger after banger.

Wonderful!!!!!!

Absolutely timeless. One of those albums that makes you question all the other 5 stars you've given.

A really, really good jazz album. The funky time signatures are the highlight, but they only get to shine because everything else is executed so well.

How could you say anything more than smooth? Not like "smooth jazz". Just smooth.

Listening so easy it felt like I was on my third cocktail before I knew it.

classic. first time i heard consciously heard non standard time signatures when i was a teen. great stuff

Old School jazzia. Tykkäsin. Selkeää ja helppoa kuunneltavaa. Kuuntelen varmasti uudelleen, vähintään kappaleita jos ei koko levyä.

Está muy bien. Tranquilo. Música de fondo. O bailar jazz.

Essential is the word that comes to mind, and not just for "Take Five" and the epic drum fills. Music that needs no vocals because the instruments are telling you everything you need to know. You can argue that it's the Elvis Presley of jazz albums (white artist taking black music to the masses). Or you can just kick back and enjoy the ever loving shit out of an enduring classic.

vraiment adoré, un super album de quartet. et ce qui est venu après etait aussi super ! J'adore 5

Smoooooth Favorite track: Pick Up Sticks, it makes me want to practice piano more often to try to be this good.

Está muy bien. Tranquilo. Música de fondo. O bailar jazz.

Enjoyed!

Turned me on to Jazz

A timeless album that explores different time signatures in each song. Blue Rondo a la Turk is almost orchestral in its scope and a grabs your attention, setting the stage for the album. Strange Meadow Lark starts with a piano playing in a free time for the first part of the song, then plays through the rest of the song in a standard swing rhythm. Take Five is the evergreen standard with a wonderful playfulness to it with it's 5/4 time signature. Three to Get Ready and Kathy's Waltz are wonderful songs are variations between a standard 4/4 swing rhythm to a swing waltz to a traditional 3/4 time waltz rhythm. Everybody's Jumpin' is a fun romp jumping between time signatures. Pick Up Sticks is cool laid back way to end the album, with the bass anchoring everything in a 6/4 time. It's a fun album to pay attention to, but also can just be a mellow thing in the background.

So buttery, so smooth. This is the kind of music that you play at the end of a stressful week and watch your stress melt away

5/5 Amazing Jazz album..

It’s not exactly transcendent but boy were they schmoovin in those time signatures. And Blue Rondo a la Turk has been stuck in my head all day. 9/10

Loved it.

Just want to add - listen to Joe Morello's left hand on Time Out. Masterpiece. The subtlety and understatement is from a higher level. Beautiful example of dynamic range in that tight rhythmic structure. Great album, historically significant, an old favorite. I love every note on this and I am NOT a big saxamaphone guy!

Dave Brubeck’s 1959 classic is essential. The first Jazz album to sell 1M copies, and peaked at #2 on the Pop charts. I’d rate this in my top 5 Jazz albums of all time. Included in the National Recording Registry as being “culturally historically or aesthetically significant”. Besides all that, it’s just a great album. I love the use of unusual time signatures. Despite this explorations of various (and sometimes varying) time signatures, it is all accessible, with a “subtle blend of cool and west coast jazz” (quote from Wikipedia article). Smooth and Easy: 5/5, and highly recommended.

Complex but approachable jazz. Little wonder it was a massive hit upon release. Still holds up. Nothing before or since sounds or satisfies quite like Paul Desmond's ethereal saxophone playing.

one of my first classics

I love it! Should listen to more jazz... 😅

This album is spectacular. I'm not a frequent jazz listener but this is just on another level.

с начала обложка!!! ну и сам очень классный!!!!

Such an amazing album! The engineering and production for 1959 is mind-blowing. Take Five is such a classic tune. I gotta give this one at least a 4.5... it's just so influential and important. And great to listen to!

This jit jump off da porch like it’s a glee episode I’m fuckin with it though it’s a nice rainy day out. I like jazz especially swing idk if this is considered that but it’s cool and cozy though there is that one song that the drummer sounds like a fucking printer breaking or some shit it was brutal. Cool to read up on how this was all about time signatures or some shit hence the name, idk what that means I guess it’s just how fast the players move their fingers or whatever it is they need to do to play their instrument. Sax is easily my favourite instrument and this dude had my tip wet the entire time. But yeah great listen was nice to just turn my brain off and have this as my theme music for the day I loved it. Think I’m gonna check out more of these cats and more in their “time trilogy” After listening to this again I can’t find the song where I thought the drummer sounded like a broken printer 🤔 me thinks me was just overstimulated or something anyways wish I had an expensive pair of headphones to listen to this with I bet it sounds like you’re in the room with them. -B out

Such a listenable album. So complex and rich, that warm clarinet that comes in in strange meadow lark always hits me like a truck. Take five obviously so iconic it’s industrial, ordered, but also moody and a little sad. Bass line on pick up sticks. Blue rondo a la Turk was apparently influenced by Turkish time signatures. Like this is a perfect album to put someone onto jazz

Joyful sophistication.

Great jazz

Classic.

I love this album! My favorite genre of jazz! ❤️❤️❤️

A record of true genius

This is the jazz i like. Have nothing more to say about it. It's just beautiful.

Amazing! Perfect from start to finish. Very chill and great both as background music or as the object of deep study.

Oh this is a five star album. Relisten for the umpteenth time. And time is really what it's all about, in jazz and in life. Take Five is a standard. Blue Rondo is a standard. This is an album of standards. Simple hops from time signature to time signature simply as the river flows.

One thing I know for certain in life is that you can never really go wrong with jazz music. And I was very excited to listen to this album. Unique time signatures combined with cool jazz is a recipe for success in my book. And this is an absolutely killer jazz record. This is the kind of music I can envision following me through different stages of my life. And it's hard to put this on and not decompress and calm down. It just naturally has that effect on me. Strange Meadow Lark feels like the music you would hear in a Charlie Brown Christmas movie, or funnily enough, even The Boondocks, but that may be because I have been watching that show so much as of lately. Three to Get Ready and Kathy's Waltz reminds me of the Club Penguin pizza parlor music, which is honestly iconic at this point. And I'm pretty sure I've heard Three to Get Ready sampled somewhere before, but I can't remember exactly where. Take Five is instantly recognizable, and an absolute classic jazz song. That 5/4 time with the syncopated drums is nothing short of genius. I haven't heard much jazz so far, but this is probably my favorite of the jazz records I have heard. It's simple in all the right ways. A lot of the time, jazz can have very large arrangements and orchestras, but this album manages to do more with just piano, bass, drums, and one saxophone. Rating: 9/10

I like jazz. Jazz is good.

Top tier jazz album.

This is one of the greatest jazz albums of all time. The elegance and streamlined nature of the tracks, the modernism of Take Five it is just fantastic.

Really enjoyed this. Somewhat difficult to focus on listening to instrumental jazz exclusively, but I'm glad I struggled through.

recentemente eu venho ouvindo muito kind of blue, e quando eu recebi esse album fiquei bem animado por saber que se tratava de jazz, mas não esperava isso. o album é muito mais bebop do que o tipo de jazz que venho gostando, mas em diversos momentos, sobretudo na primeira faixa, ele evolui pra algo que no minimo soa modal. eu sei que é errado compara-lo ao kind of blue porque se tratam de albums completamente diferentes, mas as melodias são mais bonitas, principalmente a do piano. ouvi ele 2 vezes apenas e não me afeiçoei tanto ainda a maioria das faixas, mas tenho certeza que o album vai crescer ainda mais em mim, mesmo ja sendo um 5 estrelas.

gostei muito??

A true classic.

An absolute mint classic! Loved every moment of every track. Should be required listening in schools.

i had a friend in college who had this on vinyl so I've heard it a lot. It was a treat to get to re-listen to it in this context

Take 5 is where it's at.

Perfect

Good

Super fedt jazz album. Utrolig mange numre man kender fra andre medier.

Honestly incredible. I probably feel the way Dave did when he first heard the music in Turkey.

Incredible. I wish I could play jazz like these guys. They didn't miss a beat with this album.

I thought it was it was good

such a timeless jazz album, every song hits

Classic, perfect jazz. Every track was great.

This is a real masterpiece. Incredibly creative compositions that stand the test of time.

Extremely listenable, ear wormy jazz.

this album is amazing, and take five is the best track on it.

TODO.

It’s brilliant, but that’s no real surprise.

Jazz Gold.

Brilliant!! Dave Brubeck is such a classic. The interplay between the woodwinds, the piano, and the drums weave so elegantly together, along with the subtle imagry. It's a delight to listen to!

Amazing

This was the recommendation on my birthday. I've listened to this several times before, and it still doesn't disappoint.

So smooth. So cool. The changes in energy were interesting. Could be for easy listening or to dive deep into. This is a great album for learning to appreciate jazz. Amazing improvisation within the structure. I’ll have to invent a time machine to go to my first swanky 60s cocktail party to hear this album out in the wild.

I feel as though I've heard all of this before, either in passing or from other music that has probably been inspired by it. Thoroughly enjoyable, marked by a calmer tone than the bop I'm familiar with and at times, more akin to classical music. They did things differently on the West Coast I suppose or it's just a product of its time. This is a very calculated yet fun record which feels very seemless, especially considering the varies time changes. As a drummer I would love to try playing along. I would recommend listening with headphones and no distractions, while paying attention to how each instrument compliments the other. The recording quality is also impressive.

THIS ALBUM DON'T WAIT Wow great transition to second track and what a track I mean, a pretty perfect 38 minutes

Fantastic.

Cool jazz at its most charming. One of best ways to be happy for almost 40 minutes

Funky time signatures. Had to go back and listen to it later that day

Just the day before that album appeared on 1001 albums, I decided to listen to an album just because of one song that was on my favourites list for a long, long time. That song's name is "Take Five", and the album's "Time Out". And suddenly, the next day the album shows up in here! I've always thought stories like this happen only in fiction novels.

Wow, that was great. I knew "Take Five" before but whole album is great masterpiece of harmony.

Very fun jazz album. Did not listen to live versions, but the studio versions are a hoot and a half

All songs I already knew and liked, but I had no idea this was all from one album. All on one album! All this quality. Wow.

Not a miss here

As someone who’s given 5’s to most jazz albums I’ve come across, I obviously have to bestow that rating onto this. It just sounds so natural, despite how it experiments with time signatures when most jazz songs were in 4/4, but it sounds just as good as the other albums of its time. Also, for all the people saying they kind of feel bad for not listening to a black artist, the bassist for the quartet was black and Brubeck refused to play without him. So that makes not one bad thing about this album (other than nitpicks).

Just timeless. A special record that is always a pleasure to listen to.

choice of rhythm was inspired by the Turkish aksak time signatures = suleiman the GREAT beats to study to. strongest country in world KOSOVO IS OURS!.. albumi chilling and wibing onhan sen viiden otto.. otto hurja.. mutta.. Noh ei ole kuahian hurjaa.. "klassikko" kaveri laitaappi nelosta meikö heittää vitose .. blue rondo a la turk

Best cool jazz album ever? Maybe!

I'll never not recommend this album to someone. This is likely the perfect companion album to Kind of Blue if you're just starting to get into jazz. It's easily accessible, catchy, but also features some complex rhythms and insane musicianship throughout. Take Five has probably the most badass saxophone melody of all time and a killer drum solo to boot.

The world would be an immensely better place if sending children to “Time Out” meant sitting them down with this record.

Take Five was what got me interested in Jazz. It was a soundtrack for a short film I saw in High School Algebra class featuring dancing triangles.

Ahead of its time? A timeless classic? "Time Out" is the record that initiated my appreciation for jazz. It's a bona fide 5/5.

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Love

5 stars, lovely

Amazing when playing poker against barely dressed PNGs.

This was delightful!

fuck yeah there are like 8 fuckin bangers on this

A classic. I love it

great album one of the best jazz albums i’ve heard

Wonderfully smooth, chill jazz. Incredible music for when you want to relax.