Time Out

classy soft jazz, old memory

Smooth smooth jazz

Renowned for its odd time signatures and cool, west-coast grooves, Time Out is one of the most recognizable jazz albums of all time, and its lead single, 'Take Five,' has sold more records than any other jazz song ever. This makes sense, since the album has a songwriting element that most other jazz records don't possess - it boasts memorable hooks and one-two punches that hardly miss. But those 'other' jazz albums, the less singsong ones, are by and large more impressive than this, tho in no way is Brubeck uninteresting or uninspired. I see his influence ranging from jazz's inner circle to instrumental rock/blues like The Allman Brothers. And w/ a record like it, you have to remind yourself that the guy most likely killed elsewhere.

musical balanced, fresh and jazzy sound

Great for Jazz !

Enjoyable listen for my workday. 4/5

It can't quite take five (stars), but these are some catchy dinner party songs so it can take four

Quite possibly the best crowd-pleaser jazz has to offer. Savvy enough to excite uninitiated, accessible enough to soothe the uninterested and technical enough to provoke some good chin strokes from the snobs.

This was the first jazz album I have listened to from start to finish. The first jazz musician I ever heard was Fats Waller, and he is quite a character and a fantastic jazz artist. This album was a completely different listening experience, not in a bad way at all, just different. Unique sounds that I have not been exposed to before. Blue Rondo À la Turk was a phenomenal opening track, which let me know right off the rip that this was going to be a listeing experience with changing tempos and varying intensities. Take Five is great, we all know that. The rest of the tracks were all good, but nothing stood out remarkably. Great album to have in the background while working or as the main focus of my attention. This has definitely made me want to listen to more jazz music and I would recommned this album to others.

About as classic as it gets. Some of these motifs show up in other artists work all over the place. Jazz reminds me of rain and coffee. Love it.

Take Five is a regular listen. The rest is fine, but I probably wouldn’t seek them out.

1: dejlig harmoni, aflyt basgangen i blues stykket med saxofonsoloen! 2: meget smuk intro 3: Lydkvaliteten på det her album er virkelig god - knap så fed som live versionen... men den er også svær at slå 4: mixed time sigs, nice... happy go lucky, simplistisk men kreativt 5: classic rythm switchup, nostalgisk på en måde 6: crunchy hits, interessant harmoni 7: Gjorde ikke så meget for mig

Virkelig lækker og rolig jazz, perfekt til en hyggelig aften med venner.

Put this in for someone who says they don't like jazz.

I could not help myself from tapping my foot or doin a lil dance while listening to this.

Klassiker einfach

I don't typically enjoy jazz but I liked this. It was a good middle ground between background music and chaos. It balanced well and the oboe was an interesting touch. C

I liked the first track the most. Some were a little too slow for me but I'm not the most patient so overall I liked it. Also I've never really listened t jazz before so this was a good start I think.

Beautiful and awesome and wonderful

Inject this directly into my veins

Very solid album. Good intro to jazz. Almost a 5 star but it's just missing something, as good as it is I don't find myself coming back to it often. When I do tho I do enjoy it

Still on the Alice in chains boat but it was actually pretty groovy

A Classic jazz ablum.

Hip Cat Jazz Guys. I like it man!

wow

Don’t really listen to Jazz ever. Heard of Dave Brubeck at least. I was enjoying it immensely and then Take Five came on, “ I know this “ I said to myself! Banging!

Obviously this is great and iconic and everything but if you've worked any shifts in any hipster food service kinda place Blue Rondo is borderline traumatic. I just feel like there's a queue out the door and someone is shouting at me that their latte is not microfoamy enough and it's 2013 so my skinny jeans are digging in. That's the only reason it's not 5*

This is a great album. And while I understand and see the impact from exploring other time signatures and feels, it ultimately still doesn't push enough boundaries or hit a level of perfection for me to give it a 5. I'd give it a 4.5, but for this scale, I feel a 4 is more appropriate, as I'm unsure if I think it absolutely should be in the 1001 list. It's a great jazz album, but I'm not sure if it stands out as much to me as others.

2 bangers and the rest is pretty pleasant jazz

Piacevolissimo. Mi sono salvato anche delle canzoni della mia playlist personale.

Nice to listen to something different. Really really enjoyed - take 5 obviously a classic but the rest of the album also delivered. Cohesive and just nice on the ears.

Happily listen to this again

really, really enjoyed this. i gotta listen to more jazz!

I don't really like jazz and I don't really like taking baths, but I really quite enjoyed listening to this in the bath.

Более сдержанный и ясный джаз, чем тот, что я обычно пытаюсь слушать . Прекрасный альбом.

I’m in absolutely no position to judge jazz music but this is a nice listen

Fantastic for real. Not feeling a 5, even if Take 5 is on here.

Great music for its genre and to work to

I love it. Relaxed jazz vibe

Real nice listening

grande momento da história do jazz

achei gostosim, mas não entendo nada de teoria musical. acho que poderia ser mais interessante se eu nao fosse leigo, mas ainda assim, foi divertido! take five é pedrada!! acho que eu gosto de jazz agora

Low 4 Pleasently surprised! Cool jazz is a genre to discover. Very mellow

Good jazz and neo-soul album improving in each part.

Lovely. How can you not like this album

Perfect album for an afternoon snowfall. Unfortunately, I have the flu while listening to this but has cleared some congestion in my ear passages.

-my dad used to play this all the time, it’s one of the albums that first inspired an interest in in jazz when I was younger -very accessible, smooth, and well-done induction into the genre imo. maybe a little underwhelming at times but it’s completely unmatched in terms of creating a “vibe” for 50s jazz -Favorites are Blue Rondo à la Turk, Take Five, and Kathy’s Waltz

I liked this! Some may call it background music but it was soothing for me while tending to my vomiting family during the stomach flu.

Real nice. Some memorable moments and songs. The drum break in Take Five features possibly the greatest sounding drum kit of all time. Sounds like it's playing next to me. I'm adding an extra star for that piece of audio magic.

7/10

Friendly, warm, accessible.

Pretty good for jazz. I could listen to this more often. 4/5

So influential and the recording quality is amazing. Love all the cool time signature stuff as well

Very cool. Big fan. Balatro and this made for a nice combo. Also noticed a sample from a great rap song during one of the mid to late tracks.

yeah sure I like jazz

Take five in itself is iconic. However the album in it’s entirety is soothing yet playful, and to me, that’s what jazz is all about

yo i might become a jazz lover wtf i’m obsessed with this. it’s giving monsters inc omg and la la land too!! I feel like ive definitely heard the titular track before in some movies or soundtracks...

I don’t often “get” jazz, but I felt like I got this. Standouts are the first track and take five.

Smooooth jaaaazz

Highlights: Strange Meadows Lark, Take 5. In a nutshell: the album that made jazz hip again Sophisticated, yet casual. I was enjoying this so much I stopped taking notes during Take Five. Overall: 8/10

OMG ENFIN DU NÉCTAR POUR MES OREILLES

great record! quintessential jazz album, a must in any jazz collection

okay jazz hell yeah

Hab's richtig genossen! Musste natürlich als erstes rausfinden, von wem das Albumcover designt wurde: Neil Fujita - us-amerikanischer Grafikdesigner, der vor allem Cover von Jazzalben und Buchumschläge gestaltet hat. Ansonsten gibt's nicht viel Gossip über die Band, war glaub ziemlich unauffällig, was sie wieder sympathisch macht im Gegensatz zu den schlimmen Fingern ansonsten in letzter Zeit... Die einzig zwiespältige Verknüpfung, die ich damit hab: die Musik passt wunderbar zu einem Woody Allen Film.

Brilliant throughout, although the last track was the weakest. This hasn't dated, and feels like I could listen to this multiple times and not get bored. If I understood jazz more I might be able to speak more knowledgeably about why it is good

Интересный джазовый альбом, первую песенку я скипнул. По моему показалась слишком нагруженной и не приятной. Вторая хороша, вайбово. Каждая композиция длится по 38 минут. С головой хватает на то чтобы послушать 1 альюбом в день. Оказывается "Take Five" я где-то слышал, потому что я сижу и тупо вспоминаю что я слышал её. В целом вайбик. Очень похоже на босанову

People who are not big jazz fans, like me, will like this. A classic.

liked songs: Blue Rondo a la Turk, Take Five, Kathy's Waltz, Pick Up Sticks Per Wikipedia: "Brubeck was nearly expelled when one of his music professors discovered that he was unable to sight-read. Several others came forward to his defense, however, arguing that his ability to write counterpoint and harmony more than compensated, and demonstrated his skill with music notation. The college was still concerned, but agreed to allow Brubeck to graduate after he promised never to teach piano." 4

I've never classed myself as a jazz fan, but after this album, I've started to make a Jazz playlist

I wrote this review and it disappeared. Long story short, it was a pleasant surprise to recognise some of these songs from films. I really enjoyed the album and listened to some of their other stuff afterwards

Not a huge Jazz fan. But hard not to like this stuff!

Jazz, traditionally a black man's game now done by a white guy all the same Take five here is the highlight it takes the grand spotlight for jazz, give me the experimental won't turn my head away from the spiritual I love what one calls post-bop Now I'm being a snob, time to stop Take FOUR Dave!

Oh it's the song of the advertisement of the banks on TV!

I didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did! I listened to this for the whole day and I was entertained enough not to want to switch genre right after the album

Sophisticated and fun

“I know that song!”- the album

Good album will have to listen to it more to settle into it as I find with a lot of jazz albums

Classic yazz

Very relaxing, I love Jazz!

I'm not a jazz person, but this album is so good. Even to someone who never voluntarily pick anything close to jazz. I would definitely hear this album again in the future. It also sounds familiar. I can swear I've never heard this album before, but it sounds familiar. Maybe it was featured in the films I've watched before. Anyways it's GOOD.

Jazz that I recall from my grandmother’s Lincoln continental.

I really like it , but for me, it gets a bit boring at a few stages

Very pleasant

In contrast to the wild free jazz of John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman from around this time, this is a measured and precise experiment with unusual time signatures played on the piano by Dave Brubeck while the alto sax of Paul Desmond swoops around like a big swoopy thing. Anyone listening to this is guaranteed to immediately become 100% cooler although wearing dark suits and spectacles may be a side effect.

Mukavaa jazzia, etenkin levyn ekat biisit

Kathy's Waltz has the funny TikTok sound. Favourite Songs: Blue Rondo à la Turk, Strange Meadow Lark, Take Five, Three to Get Ready. Least Favourite Songs: Everybody's Jumpin', Pick Up Sticks.

Great

Finally, some jazz that is interesting and really goes places! The opening track and Take Five are obvious highlights, but the chiller songs are a nice reprieve from the odd time signatures.

Although I was familiar and loved with Take Five, I never looked beyond that. Discovered this a major inspo for Claude Nougaro.

Awesome jazz album

Blir ikke stort bedre når albumet allerede starter med "taco taco burrito"-sangen! Og Take Five, som er en av de mest lettfordøyelige jazz-klassikerne. Men veldig chill album, perfekt som fokusmusikk. Alt flyter bra og trompetsoloene kiler godt hvis det er lov å skrive.

Dette var jazz med minimalt bullshit! Hver sang oppleves som enkel og fengende, selv om det er en del speisa rytmer og instrumenteringer ute og går. Kjørte i mørket på svenske vinterveier til denne, det passet utmerket. En positiv overraskelse å plutselig høre Take Five her.

Blue Rondo à la Turk Take Five

Lovely on a Sunday!

Cool Jazz.

Time Out, named for each piece being in a different experimental time signature, is truly a classic album of jazz. I have it on colored vinyl and it gets spun often. This is definitely high quality mood music so turn down the lights, shake up a cocktail and bliss out to the vibes.

me gusta

Everyone knows (and must love) "Take Five". Fun to listen to the whole album. A good one to have on in the background whilst cooking etc.

Album de jazz é bom. Não tem para onde fugir. Dito isso, gostei muito de Take Five, acho que já ouvi em algum lugar, e Blue Rondo à la Turk. Vou ouvir mais vezes.

Really enjoyed this album

Delightful. Jazz perfection.

Solid smooth jazz, made me feel like an adult

Lively! This album is timeless.

Pretty fire jazz record. Take Five is a classic. I'd like to relisten soon, but I definitely enjoyed it. 4 stars!

I don't really know how to rate this. I don't know enough about jazz, I either like what it sounds like or I don't. As evidence of this, Spotify played 9 songs after this album and I didn't realize they were different artists. I guess this gets a 4 because I would definitely listen to it again, but it's pretty faint praise coming from me

I don’t know if I like all jazz, but I like this jazz!

I liked this one, not my favorite jazz album but I will probably add this into my jazz rotation (such as it is).

Slick jazz that moves you

Приятный джаз

I’m sure I’d have my usual not fully appreciating of instrumentals to share if I listened to this like any other time but I’m tired and doing the dishes and I rlly enjoyed this.

My mom used to always listen to this, so I feel like I like it a lot because of the nostalgia

As someone who doesn't listen to a ton of jazz, I've been a little surprised during this list with how many of the jazz tracks I recognize. This one might have the second-most (to Kind of Blue) that fall into that category, which is pretty impressive in its own right.

Two bonafide bangers and an assortment of other lovely ditties

Jazzy

This is pretty much the jazz album for me. On the surface really smooth and listenable and hides a technical complexity that you probably need a degree to understand fully

It's Dave Brubeck, of course it's awesome!

Very nice for working/background, reminded me of peanuts.

Really liked this.

Very nice jazz album but it all tends to blend together for me.

Excellent jazz, well written and played. A great album for someone whose not familiar with the genre to start with.

woohoo lets get this party started

Lovely interesting music. I haven’t liked much jazz so far on this, but I knew I liked Take Five already and I wasn’t let down by the rest.

Awesome

Took 5

Cool and Jazzy. Not unpleasant. Would willingly revisit. No wow moments, but nothing that needed to be skipped. The recording sounds great for being 65 years ago.

Made me think of the Monsters Inc soundtrack throughout - especially the scene where Mike Wazowski is on the date with his girlfriend in the fancy restaurant. Very warm tones seen across the jazz tracks here which certainly became synonymous with Pixar in later years. A nice listen.

Overall: 8/10 Really interesting jazz with some crazy time signature business going on! As someone who doesn't listen to a lot of jazz, I find it hard to analyze critically so I just kind of judge it by my experience while listening to it. I thought this was a lot of fun and I especially liked the piano playing done by Mr. Brubeck. This is classy, hip and cool and I highly recommend it. Fav Song: Blue Rondo à la Turk Least Fav Song: Three to Get Ready

Jazz without a care Breezy sophistication Pleasantly nuanced

Strange Meadow Lark is too slow

4 STARS!

Especially "take five"

So amazing

Great jazz album with one of if not the most recognizable jazz songs of all time, “Take Five”. The rest of the album is solid if not a bit overshadowed by the legacy of the biggest song. 7/10

Deze plaat is vooral bekend geworden van het nummer Take Five, dat met zijn bijzondere 'struikelende' ritme in vijfkwartsmaat veel meer opvalt dan de andere, gewonere jazznummers. Sfeervol allemaal, het straalt een weldadige rust uit. Onder een kleedje gaan zitten, goed boek erbij, kaarsje aan, warme chocolademelk, en dan deze muziek opzetten.

Uitgedachte pingeljazz. Best prima. Wel de standaard geluiden, niet het neurotische. Eerder een repeterende basis waar volop op gevarieerd wordt. Het zit soms zelfs dicht bij de jazz-house uit de zeroes. Dat geldt al helemaal voor de fijne hit, waarvan ik nu eindelijk weet welk nummer dat is.

makes me forget about time

vibed hard but lacked edge

I can see where Black Country, New Road get a lot of inspiration from! Also, I don't think I knew Take Five was made in the 50s; for me it's so synonymous with the early 90s (acid jazz, TV ads etc.)

Take 5 is a blast. Worth the hype!

Bit basic but still a classic

83% Best: Blue Rondo à la Turk; Take Five Must-Hear? Great album, but Idk about "must-hear"...

It's a good choice for the mood I'm in today, I just want something nice and relaxed in the background. Take 5, having been used in so many different pieces of media, was welcoming and warm. Overall a solid album that I wouldn't hate owning on vinyl

Fantastic album that has aged extremely well. Fav Track: Strange Meadow Lark

2 jazz standard in this one

Nice to listen to surrounded by autumn

Not my favorite genre but it's well-made. Good as unobtrusive background music.

Nice! I actually just listened to this one again before seeing this. This was another one of the first Jazz albums I listened to. It was recommended to me by a customer at Green Light. He wasn't a huge fan of Fusion Jazz but loves this more understated Jazz. He was (is? Not dead) a big drum nerd and always mentioned the drumming on this record, which is really good and often the star. Obviously Take Five is a huge track and one of my favorite Jazz tunes. I always get the piano riff stuck in my head again the drums stand out most here. I wouldn't blame anyone for thinking this is the epitome of cocktail Jazz, though. It does get a little wibbly and slow at times. Almost sounding like an old Disney soundtrack. Ultimately I do think this is an incredibly accessible jazz record and I do recommend buying it on vinyl. 4

Great jazz album that includes the absolute classic, Take Five. Other standouts were Kathy's Waltz and Blue Rondo A La Turk.

Very easy to listen to and great for having on as background music. I enjoyed it and it really does evoke an image of a 50’s or early 60’s dinner party. 4

Take Five is an excellent song in amongst some other greats. We really enjoyed this album, from start to finish: very chilled out.

Classic jazz

Jazz, good stuff

A timeless classic.

Classic upbeat jazz record. Really enjoyed it

You gotta love Time Out. The uncommon time signatures make every composition here so fun and unique and the spirit of the band just gives the music here a joyous energy. A celebration of what jazz was at the time

Absolutely fantastic!

Nice and relaxing

¡Me gustó!

Ya like jazz? In this case yes! Couple classics and the rest all good. Once a month or two good listening

It was jazzy, and sounded nice, but did not make for great background music to play with Battlefield 2142.

Nice! Još jedan od dobro poznatih albuma. Ali moram priznati da mi je bio ugodna pozadinska atmosfera i uz moćni take 5 je bilo samo par ono jebenih trenutaka Čini mi se da je ovaj album slavan zbog toga što su eksperimentirali s tehnikom (sviranjem u drugim mjerama, do tada nečuveno u jazzu), umjesto zbog neke snažne eksplozije emocija kao što je slučaj s Coltraneom. Inače bih dao 7.5, dakle minus 4, ali ovo ni je bolje od prošlog albuma koji je dobio tu ocjenu pa ću podići na 8/10 4

Do you like Jazz? Sometimes, and this was a solid entry in the genre.

Amazing jazz album with ultimate classic 'Take Five'.

Dit is Jazz voor dummies. Ideaal voor mensen zoals mij die niet genoeg snappen van jazz om het genre helemaal te begrijpen. Dit zit op hetzelfde niveau van Kind of Blue van Miles Davis. Maar geweldig he. 3.9

Blue Rondo a la Turk - what a sick song to start with. awesome energy. Take Five! try not to dance along to this one. So influential so nice to listen to. I don't even really like jazz but I could listen to this any time. Def hits 4 stars for me.

Good sounding album with a few popular tunes. I already had this in my personal library

This was just what I needed to kick off my week. I love Blue Rondo A la Turk and Take Five—such catchy little numbers. Light, airy, energetic, and, well, charming.

While not as expressive as some other works in the genre - it sure does go down easy while also moving the ball forward. Immaculately recorded.

I enjoy it. I don’t fully understand it, but I enjoy it.

That's some high quality hotel lounge music, in the best sense.

Fantastic album! Good jazz from start to finish. Jazz is one of those genres I haven't listened to much. But this one made it easy and I was all like "hey man, I am actively enjoying this music."

This is a great jazz album

As someone who doesn't like jazz all that much this is the "main stream" album that everyone can tolerate. Not a lot of improve and all over the place in the most random ways. Structured, Melodic, and fun,

so interesting. love that whacky time signatures. insanely tight group. 8/10

A jaunty little cocktail album for the cool kids. Very enjoyable with a martini.

Some parts kinda drone along, but the main parts are really cool. I knew about 3 of them because I have a Jazz loving dad, which is kind of a blessing.

Pretty good for a jazz album.

good easy listening

blue rondo a la turk - I like the piano start, and the rhythm, nice ride cymbal, 9/8? maybe 9/4?, constant changes to time signature, nice walking bass part, changes to 4/4, high piano section at 4 mins strange meadow lark - piano solo at start, the drums coming in and bass and horn was very smooth take five - great song, I've heard this one before, love the 5/4 time signature, and the piano melody, and the ride cymbal, I like the drum rhythms in the middle section three to get ready - its like this 3-3-8 rhythm that's cool, nice subdued drums and nice acoustic bass filling the lower section, nice piano in right ear kathy's waltz - nice tempo, 4/4, nice piano in right, and cymbal rhythm in left, changes to 6/8, drums and piano/bass are playing at 2 different time signatures which is super interesting, then converges again everybody's jumpin' - horn and piano were following same melody, active piano pick up sticks - I really like the melody, toms at the end of album, nice fade out with just piano I'm taking a more passive listen on this one, it's just very calming music and therefore I don't have a lot to say about each song but it's enjoyable.

I never really considered myself a jazz fan but this list is proving otherwise. 4/5

So chill

4.3

Definitely some of the jazziest jazz to have ever jazzed.

This makes me want to own a smoking jacket. A very classy jazz album.

Now this is some amazing jazz right here. I've been needing more jazz lately. It's a genre that I haven't gotten to experience that much of. I still haven't gotten a single Miles Davis album on here, and he has like 4 of them on the list! Anyways, Time Out by the Dave Brubeck Quartet will have to do for now. And oh boy, it sure does things. Easily the most interesting thing about this album is its use of weird time signatures. I love it. I've always had an appreciation for songs that are outside of the typical 4/4 time signature. I want weird stuff some times. The opener is mainly in 9/8! That's awesome! The compositions on these tracks are amazing. Funnily enough, the one song that wasn't composed by Dave Brubeck himself actually ended up being this album's biggest hit, "Take Five," which is also in a unique time signature, that being 5/4. That song is, of course, amazing. The other 6 songs are also quite good. Nothing in this album overstays its welcome, which is great. You love to see it. This may not be my favorite jazz album. I'd say A Love Supreme has it beat in that regard. But Time Out is truly a work of art that absolutely deserves the recognition it's gotten over the years like being put in the National Recording Registry and this list! High 4/5.

The perfect Album to listen to while you're high in an art museum. Sadly I was at home doing chores sober. Anyways had a good time.

Having never gotten much in to jazz I quickly recognized how influential this album was. Everything from direct samples to a general feel so much of this album is scattered throughout many of my favourites over the years and I had no idea at all. I thoroughly enjoyed this album and really surprised myself in doing so. What a wonderful album that deserves any praise it may receive.

Classic feels!

That's the background jazz I want to hear to chill alone. Take five is a classic.

I don't know enough to be able to appreciate the odd time signatures and technical stuff, but this was great nonetheless. Favorites: "Blue Rondo à la Turk", "Take Five", "Kathy's Waltz"

7/10. Very pleasant. Loved 'Take Five'. Overall, just soothing though and nothing stood out as 'outstanding' to me.

I loved having this on in the background while I worked. It really helped me focus.

I’m not sure what I expected with this album. A quick glance informed me it was 50’s jazz, which could have led to a really annoying album. Fortunately, it did not! The highlight here is definitely Take Five. This track is apparently the best selling jazz track in the history of time, and I can see why. The rest of the album lacks the level of character that Take Five gives, but is certainly still a pleasant listen. Jazz really is such a hit or miss genre for me.

Pretty solid; some great jazz titles

Man this was so peaceful to listen to. I felt like I needed a suit and a glass of wine while snapping to the beat pretentiously.

Very good, no idea how to talk about jazz. I love some of the motifs, like Blue Turk and Take Five. The other songs are good but don’t jump out as much.

ehh still jazz but it's got that one song that kind hits

Really enjoyed this.

Nice!

Great jazz quartet. Great jazz!

Lovely jazz. I don't understand jazz at all but this is lovely jazz

A very pleasant and enjoyable jazz album from the 1950s.

a beautiful jazz album. classic.

I think my favorite jazz album ever (so far - I'm ~200 albums in on this project). The type of album I actually want to return to. I don't know if I actually will, but I wouldn't mind it. And that is pretty cool.

Listened to this with my morning coffee and it was a great way to start the day.

Great sound! Love to cook to - jazzy, soulful ❤️

Great album, many classics and few duds. Low 4.

9/10 Nice one, not gonna lie. Great sounding.

Pretty good, interesting time signatures

Good start to the morning

Solid, easy listening

Classic

Great jazz album. Odd time signatures and fun!

Favourite Song: Take Five

could be good

The epitome of cool jazz. This is what I'd want to hear if I was chilling in a jazz club.

8/10 chill but also kinda boring towards the end

A great album cover, and a great-sounding jazz album inside too (at least to someone who's definitely *not* a jazz afficionado). I feel like I've heard at least parts of "Blue rondo a la turk" everywhere, but never realized it was from Dave Brubeck, so it's nice to finally place a name to a tune; the same with "Take Five". "Kathy's/Cathy's waltz" is also kind of trippy for the way the percussion eventually has a different time than the rest of the instruments. And I'm really intrigued that the inspiration for this album and its pieces came from a (US) State Department-sponsored trip through Eurasia; I guess it was musical diplomacy? (Ah I now see courtesy of Wikipedia that he was one of the US' jazz ambassadors--well done!) Either way, if this is indeed "cool jazz", I think I enjoyed this more than Miles Davis' "Birth of the cool" from earlier in the collection (in my rotation).

Cool jazz at its finest. Easy to listen to but interesting enough to keep me piqued throughout.

Really liked this one- close to 5 stars

Masterfully executed and an enjoyable listen. Not a genre I turn to often but this has to be one of the best of its kind. 7/10 (3.5/5)

Chill

Perfect background music (as Mia the main character of LALALAND would say), but worth also to listen with booth ears. In particular great dialogues between the instruments

Beautiful. Just lost one star because it's instrumental, which makes it unlikely for me to listen to it again.

Good album 👍

I love this album. It might not be one of my favorite jazz records but it's hard to find anything to dislike about it. It's super mellow and great to have on in the background after a long day. One of those albums that probably everyone should have and listen to from time to time. I don't know if it's one I would really sit and intently listen to, more just throw on to have music in the background. Most people would probably be at least vaguely familiar with Take Five and I think that's probably the standout on this album. The rest might not be quite as good and there are other jazz albums I'd pick from this list over this one but you can't really go wrong throwing this on. 4/5

Not usually one for jazz but this album is smooth and easy and just makes you feel right. Not a jarring disjointed improv'd note to be found.

An absolutely lovely cool jazz album, the track “Take Five” is iconic. I’m not always a huge fan of Dave Brubeck: his frequent use of unusual time signatures can sometimes be off putting, but he delivers here. 1959 was such an iconic year for jazz though, with Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, and Charles Mingus each also releasing some of their best albums. So while I do think Time Out is excellent, it’s completely overshadowed but other jazz masterpieces.

Music like this makes me wish I understood music composition better. I have a general understanding about things like time signatures but I also know that some people will be able to hear a lot more in this album than I can. Despite that, even to my amateur ear, this a brilliant and complex album. I have to be in the right mood to listen to jazz but sometimes it's really the perfect thing to listen to, particularly when it's as beautifully composed as this. 'Blue Ronda a la Turk' and 'Take Five' are major highlights, complimented well by the rest of the album. You can imagine how cool a listener in 1959 might have felt playing 'Time Out' for friends. Jazz always runs the risk of seeming pretentious that way, but there's something also deeply accessible about The Dave Brubeck Quartet. At least if you're even a bit curious about the genre. It's an great introduction.

Timeless. Relevant.

made my day productive while listening.

Fav: Strange Meadow Lark Least Fav: Everybody’s Jumpin’

Not a discerning jazz listener. It’s all good to me.

Favorites were "Blue Rondo a la Turk" and "Take Five"

Hard to overstate one of the most popular Jazz albums of all time. Lifted by its track Take Five, this album is smooth and enjoyable throughout. Its unclear to me if it reaches the legendary status of influence that Im looking for

Great songs. Take five is his catchy of an instrumental tune as has ever been written

My kind of Jazz. Jeg begynder at forstå hvad det er jeg kan li’ ved jazz jo mere jeg hører det. Og også hvad for noget Jazz jeg ikke kan li’. Det her ligger tæt på Kind of Blue. Det er godt

Very smooth, very influential, very good jazz album.

Take Five is a stone cold classic. Untouchable. Blue Rondo is great too but the rest of the album doesn’t quite reach to those peaks.

This was a pleasant listen on my drive to work this morning. I was a little disappointed when it started over again. I wanted a little more. Better than being too long though.

I don’t understand jazz. Feel like the musicians are so good by the time they are able to play jazz. It’s hard to differentiate what’s good. The note precision and timing is so good on this album. Like too good. Plus I saw the movie with the jazz drummer and I am too dumb to think of the name. Miles teller and the guy who played the newspaper guy in Spider-Man. For Christ’s sake what is wrong with me. My brain keeps telling me it’s drumline or rickroll neither are close. Jeez, it was a normal day, felt with it for the most part. What is happening? Anyway, that movie every one knows makes it hard for me to listen to jazz. Like watching Chinese gymnasts or any Olympic swimmer. Like you know you are watching the pinnacle of that event, but you can simultaneously see or hear all the absolute torture and sacrifice it took to get there. And the there is my monkey brain unable to even begin to appreciate just how good they really are. Though it was an unseasonably cool evening. I drove through dusk with my windows down and this album playing. That experience was enjoyable. Ill give ol’ Dave a 4 due to the idiocy of this review.

Timeless good music

Second jazz album in a row, but this one is fun, enjoyable, and has one of my favorite songs ever, Take Five!

This one is so iconic while being underrated at the same time. Take 5 & Blue Rondo get all the flowers while the rest of this set really soars in it's own right, but soaring under the radar of popular recognizability. This album really hits the spot for me, jazz-wise, with it's spatial awareness. There is a ton of room to breathe between these 4, allowing each player to explore and be heard. Not only is that accomplished, but the tone of the instrument is really allowed to be heard. Every clack of the strings in the upright bass is heard reverberating through the instrument's body. Every wire on the snare brush, when employed, is present across the microphones, dragging across the surface of the drum. Really takes you there, allows you to feel the music. It's no wonder, when hooks like Take 5's are applied, why this is such an enduring classic.

Long time fan of Take Five, loved the rest of the album.

Good stuff. This has got to be one of the best jazz albums all time. Super chill, but catchy, fades in and out. Very nice. Includes the classic track "Take Five".

Smoov

there are some places where the road keeps going, it all keeps going

imagine MY shock when i knew take five. this was groovy.

DB ate on this one. This is what Seinfeld was talkking about in Bee Movie when he said "ya like jazz?"

Oh no, I think I like Jazz. Lovely singable Melodies throughout!

Highlight: Take Five

Beautiful and charming jazz. A more low key kind of jazz too. I recognized Take Five and Kathy’s Waltz. Standouts: Strange Meadow Lark, Take Five, Kathy’s Waltz, and Pick up Sticks.

This is a pretty good jazz album

I find it difficult to write anything meaningful about jazz albums, apart from the cliche 'this is nice.' Time Out is very nice. Light, fluffy, never straying into the nervous breakdown genre of some avant garde jazz. It's very classy. It makes me want to take up smoking again.

Beautiful jazz for people who count in 7s just to feel superior.

Nice and jazzy, good for making breakfast.

A very nice collection of jazz pieces. A genre I'm not very familiar with, but I appreciate it nonetheless. It's a very pretty album, and very relaxing to boot.

Jazzy

Jazz smooth as butter! And this cool cat loved it

this is a dope jazz album. I first heard of Dave Brubeck in college during a 'History of Jazz' class which was amazing. Take Five is an AMAZING track and really glad I could listen to the rest of the album. incredible jazz album.

Sure. It's jazzy.

4 stars. Enjoyed it

Mint

White guys can do jazz sometimes

love :-)

Good

I don’t always listen to jazz but when I do it’s jazz like this

It's a great album. Entry level stuff, but classics. Some of the songs aren't as good as the others but still high praise

Vibing out to this!! So many emotions and cool sounds happening!! Loved it!!

One of my favorite jazz albums

Lovely listen. Take Five is an all time classic. It slightly fades in the latter half but that's only a minor quibble. Worthy and deserved addition in the book.

Lovely

Jazzy Jazz for the Jazzmaster Jazz-Thousand

Great

not usually a jazz listener, but this album was a very enjoyable listen. it got a bit lost on me but everything comes together nicely and can see myself coming back to this album soon.

Knew the opener. Either a jazz classic, or someone i know covered it.

Just the perfect background music. Nostalgic for me, Brad played this a lot in college.

Lepsze i gorsze. Pewnie ktoś kto bardzo lubi jazz, to wszystkie mu sie spodobaja

Perfect Sunday listening. I’ve had Take Five on playlists for years but never taken a deeper dive into Brubecks work before.

Honestly love this type of jazz. Always had a spot for Dave Brubeck.

Great jazz. The perfect length of jazz album. 38 minutes. Exactly my jazz limit. 4.4

This one I could see throwing on again.

4 ya like jazz

Nice Pretty Good to Work to Makes me feel good music. Thank You 4 stars for me

Gucci gucci. Þetta er svona mest mainstream jazzplata allra tíma, en það er alveg ástæða fyrir því að þetta sló í gegn. Menningararfleið þessa verks er óneitanleg þrátt fyrir að vera pop. Gott að vinna við, gott að setja á í matarboði. Svartur djass er samt betri djass imo.

3.75

Aw man cool jazz for squares daddio. But irresistible none the less even if they do sometimes sound like they are going for their Tricky Time Signatures scouting badge.

Very nice lightish jazz. It's pretty good and I think that I would possibly buy a copy. I have heard "Take Five" before but the other songs are pretty good too.

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Blue rondo à la turk, Take five

take five is one of the most iconic jazz standards from this era. the other songs are great to.

Classic! I haven’t listened to Dave Brubeck in quite some time but as good as always! Can listen to this at any time.

I owe you an apology, Jazz, I wasn’t really familiar with your game.

It's such a fun concept, have a jazz album based around using weird time signatures, call it 'Time Out', even have some of the song titles be references to the time signature. On top of that it's just a fun listen. I maybe like my jazz a little wilder or weirder, but you can't deny the bangers on here.

YES JAZZ! Klinkt heel erg fijn, geef me een trompet of saxofoon en ik ben gelukkig joh. Ik haat het dat ik zo basic ben, maar het is wat het is. Take Five is een super bekend nummer! Heel vet, wist nooit van wie dat nou was. Ik vind dit lieve jazz, is dat een ding? Het is gewoon heel liefelijk ofzoiets. Vibe het wel, past goed bij de dag en gewoon nice om je ogen een beetje bij te sluiten. Het sterke punt is ook dat het album lekker kort is en dat je je niet gaat vervelen wat bij langere albums nog wel eens gebeurd. Het is een echt lekker album, met een paar echte top nummers zoals Take Five, maar qua jazz albums heb ik iets betere gehoord. Toch is dit voor mij een essentieel zomerjazz album, cocktail er bij en lekker genieten van de 3 zonnestralen die Nederland biedt. Op het moment regent het, dus kan ik het album denk ik niet volledig waarderen. Gaat zeker innde zomer queue! FAVO: Strange Meadow LArk, Take Five

pretty jazzy ngl

4.4 very good

cool background jazzz

Top 10 beats to cook your food to

My eldest loves jazz (and discussing polyrhythms and unusual time signatures) and we’ve listened to The Dave Brubeck Quartet together a fair bit, a few of these tracks have been heard tinkled on the keys or honked on the sax coming from his bedroom which has given me such a fondness for the album (and jazz in general which I’d never been super into before) I love talking about music and the way you can connect with people when listening to it or discussing it - it brings me so much joy to get this stage in life where my son has his own taste / ideas and shares them with me - super special. I love a random text from him with a track ‘I simply MUST listen to’.