Take Five - The Dave Brubeck Quartet. Take Five" is a jazz standard composed by Paul Desmond. It was first recorded in 1959 and is the third track on Time Out by the Dave Brubeck Quartet. The song is the biggest-selling jazz song of all time and a Grammy Hall of Fame inductee. Released as a promotional single in September 1959, the track would not achieve commercial success until it became a sleeper hit in 1961. | 1960s Music Originals

This was brilliant! Take Five is one of the most famous jazz tunes of all time and the story of how the piece came to be written was equally fascinating. Dave Brubeck along with musicians such as Paul Desmond who is playing alto sax on the original track and is also its composer, went in search of rhythms beyond their culture. Most musicians know that 4/4 refers to a standard time signature where there are four beats in every bar. 3/4 or waltz time was also quite popular but it was practically u

Dave Brubeck - Take Five (1959) "Take Five," composed by Paul Desmond and performed by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, stands out as one of the most influential jazz tracks of all time, emerging from the innovative 1950s music scene. Known for its unique 5/4 time signature, the song marked a departure from standard jazz meters, offering a mesmerizing blend of patterns that felt both novel and familiar. The track's allure extends beyond its rhythm to Desmond's haunting saxophone melody and Brubeck's pi

Dave Brubeck - Take Five (1959) "Take Five," composed by Paul Desmond and performed by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, stands out as one of the most influential jazz tracks of all time, emerging from the innovative 1950s music scene. Known for its unique 5/4 time signature, the song marked a departure from standard jazz meters, offering a mesmerizing blend of patterns that felt both novel and familiar. The track's allure extends beyond its rhythm to Desmond's haunting saxophone melody and Brubeck's pi