Time Out is a 1959 album by The Dave Brubeck Quartet, based upon the use of time signatures that were unusual for jazz (mainly waltz or double-waltz time, but also 9/8, and most famously 5/4).
Although the album was intended as an experiment (Columbia president Goddard Lieberson was willing to chance releasing it) and received negative reviews by critics upon its release, it became one of the best-known and biggest-selling jazz albums, reaching number two in the U.S. Billboard "Pop Albums" chart, and produced one single — Paul Desmond's "Take Five" — that reached number five in the Billboard "Adult Contemporary" chart.
In 2005 it was one of 50 recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry.
Although the album was intended as an experiment (Columbia president Goddard Lieberson was willing to chance releasing it) and received negative reviews by critics upon its release, it became one of the best-known and biggest-selling jazz albums, reaching number two in the U.S. Billboard "Pop Albums" chart, and produced one single — Paul Desmond's "Take Five" — that reached number five in the Billboard "Adult Contemporary" chart.
In 2005 it was one of 50 recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry.
Track listing
All pieces composed by Dave Brubeck, except "Take Five" by Paul Desmond. The album was recorded over three sessions that took place on June 25, July 1, and August 18, 1959.
Side A
- "Blue Rondo à la Turk" – 6:44
"Strange Meadow Lark" – 7:22
"Take Five" – 5:24
Side B
- "Three to Get Ready" – 5:24
"Kathy's Waltz" – 4:48
"Everybody's Jumpin' " – 4:23
"Pick Up Sticks" – 4:16
The title "Blue Rondo à la Turk" echoes Mozart's "Rondo alla Turca" from his Piano Sonata No. 11.
Personnel
Musical
- Dave Brubeck — piano
Paul Desmond — alto saxophone
Eugene Wright — double bass
Joe Morello — drums
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
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