Time Out

Den inledande hektiska och udda rytmiken i öppningsspåret Blue rondo får mig att må lite dåligt. Mer konstmusik än jazz. Men när ljudbilden öppnar sig, lugnar ner sig, blir lösare i kanterna, saxen får glida fritt över piano, bas och tassande trummor, då blir det bra.

Riktigt fin jazz från DBQ. Inledande Blue rondo a la Turk och hiten Take five är världsklass. Mycket god kvalité i övrigt också.

Jag kan ingenting om musikteori så jag bryr mig inte om att försöka förstå vad som var nydanande 1959 de olika taktarterna. Däremot konstaterar jag att Take five och Blue Rondo a la turk är fantastiska. Övriga spår är bra, men når inte upp till samma höjd. Fin variation mellan spåren. Sammantaget ett mycket fint jazzalbum.

4.5 stars. Some of my favorite jazz on the 1,001 list so far. Eastern (Turkish) influence is an interesting twist, as well as the pioneering usage of unconventional time signatures. Shorter run time (38 min) helped it feel more approachable. Seems like being a "studio album" in that it has distinguishable tracks on isn't a more run-on live record.

Old but the music produce a good feeling : )

An enjoyable and interesting listen. But I didn't love it. Just liked it

Banger

I don’t care much about jazz, but I’ve got time for Dave Brubeck. 4/5

Sexy cool

Chill start to the day.

Brill. Buying it. Big big fan of the jazz albums so far

R4.4 2x

Delightful from start to finish. Helped make the day upbeat and put lots of pep in my step!

107/1001 :: The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out Heard before? ❌ Would I revisit? ✅ Rating: 8 Listen before you die: Yes Out of the all jazz records in this project this has been my 2nd favorite so far (only behind Coltrane’s Love Supreme). A fun listen that kept moving. The sounds were familiar and felt like I’ve been to this bar before but I hadn’t. Not sure when I’d play it but I would buy this…

Good album to take a bath to. 4/5

Loved it

Take Five is one of the most well known jazz tunes. It's not surprise that other Dave Brubeck compositions are just as compelling. Great album.

Groovy jazz quartet deftly makes its way through some tricky time signatures and rhythms. Sax player blows some great melodies over these tracks. Album is a li'l front-loaded, though - the big hits are on side A and the cuts on the flipside are just a bit less memorable.

Yeah ... this is timeless and classic!

Easier to stick with than a lot of jazz for me

This is almost like the peanuts Christmas album, but for all seasons. So easy to listen to and could be out on at any time and enjoyed.

Some timeless songs here - would definitely listen again.

Groovy jazz that's good for cooking. I enjoyed a quick listen, all of the tracks were seamless and sexy.

Alright if you say you don't like jazz try this album. It is one of the best made. Now there are better out there but this album is so damn fun. It's interesting as they play a lot with this album. It experiments with time signatures and it's fun to try and hear when they change it up. Great album. If you have a friend that likes prog rock play this for them. The odd time signatures used here will be a fun treat for them.

Take Five should be the whole album.

scho no guet da album. de basic jazz. aso de jazz wo alli kenned. aber ich lieb de paul desmond und s het halt metrisch spannendi sache. und de erst isch en mozart type beat au funny. und rhythmisch afoch seeehr cool. ich lieb de paul desmond. lieblings saxofonist glaub. dave sis solo au recht nice. chordsolo seehr cool. strange meadow lark au huuuere expressivs desmond solo wuuunderbar. und de piano solo schlussteil suuuuperschön. take five classic. würkli halt de classic vom dave. aso paul gschriebe. halt fucking cool und drum en hit.

TTAKE FIVR KENNTMER JA SO MEGA de rest hani bis jz schön-aber-chan-halt-nöd-mega-mit-jazz-connecte gfunde bin jz bim 2. mal durrelose und finds seehr schön s het jz mini meinig zu jazz nöd grundlegend veränderet aber v.a. d nöd-4/4 teil sind sehr erfrischend gsi

4/5 - Take Five is always such a classic jazz song, I do love it a lot. I don't usually go out of my way to actively consume jazz, rather I more passively enjoy it. Nevertheless, this was a solid album and I will be adding songs from it to my studying playlist!

Original: Jazz! 2 stars. I couldnt get it out of my head and I listened to it about 3 times then I bought the record in a used record store. my opinion changed... as ones does! 7.5

A highly listenable gateway drug into jazz, with strong melodies and artful playing belying the sophistication underneath. The definition of 'cool jazz', it lacks the bite of Davis and Coltrane, and some of the tunes can come off a bit light. But on the whole its a great and accessible jazz classic.

might be a good one to have on vinyl 3.5

This was so chilled. An example of a great instrumentals only record

Um clássico absoluto há quase 66 anos. Um disco que serve de porta de entrada ao mundo do Jazz, com seus temas líricos e acessíveis que se tornaram praticamente hits. Não leva uma nota 10 por carecer de um pouco da energia visceral e espírito aventureiro que caracterizam as obras primas do Jazz.

Klassika, väga hea album.

Overraskende god!

Meget cool

Really nice listening experience. Take Five is a certified banger!

Very smooth and easy listening music. Rather enjoyed it.

Pretty solid. Didn’t like how breathy the sax sounded but I dunno if that’s cause this is super old and recording has come a long way. Otherwise very interesting and nice listen. Wonky rhythms which I liked

8/10

I loved this and would give it a 9/10 if I could. Listening experience was improved by the fact that the weather is getting cold and it was raining this weekend.

Nice, smooth, autumn-y vibes for the weekend. I did enjoy this album. 🍃🍷🥞

I don't know dick about jazz, but I want to know more. I do know that this shit was groovy as fuck.

Great stuff. Easy accessible jazz.

Epic jazz quartet and recording.

Love 🍂🍁

Really energetic start. Would this be easy listening jazz? Take Five is a fun classic. For 33 minutes this seemed to go on for a while, but it was nice and I could see this as background music for a party.

I knew take five, but never payed attention to the rest of the album. Phenomenal.

Happy jazz

Jazz and wonderful, relaxing, and very easy to listen to, Perfect!!!!!

Muy sabroso disco de jazz que me sorprendió en más de una ocasión al poner alguna pieza conocidísima que no tenía ni idea que venía aquí. Me gustó mucho y hay unos solos de locura.

Took a bit to get into, at times it did come close to becoming background music but it always managed to pull me back and regain my interest. Overall I enjoyed it and definitely worth another few listens.

4.5

The A-side is fantastic, but it dips a bit on the B-side. 4 stars

Just a pleasant listen, but it probably would've sounded more interesting if I heard it at the time it was released

Classic

An album I bought recently, very cool. Take five is the best track by quite a bit! 3.5 rounded up Heard before? Yes Owned: Yes. 10/1001, 10/43 (23%) Will I get? Already have

Very classic, no doubt good to have on with afternoon cocktails

Woah, jazz can be fun! Learning to play Take Five on guitar changed my life so will always love it. Big up Dave B!

#109/1001. More jazz and 2nd LP from tje fifties in this week. A refreshing change. Some nice unusual rhythm grooves, which they unfortunately break out of during most of the solos. Kind of white man's intellectual grooves? Take Five is of course the masterpiece here, which we learned about already in 5th or 6th grade. After catching my attention in the beginning I lost focus, which for me means the music failed to inspire through the whole. But for the excellent bits a four.

Simply wonderful

One of my earliest forays into jazz and I still enjoy this album a lot. It sounds so fresh and clear for an album from the 50s and it’s hinting towards the fusion genre way way before it really became so prevalent

- So many interesting tidbit parts if you listen closely - can almost picture busy streets and a chill protagonist walking through the speeding taxis while day dreaming about strolling through a park with love interest

you like jazz?

Bon album, juste je suis pas très jazz donc j’ai eu du mal à écouter mais cool de reconnaître des classiques Genre je sais que c’est de la bonne musique, ça se reconnaît, mais du mal à apprécier à sa juste valeur

Smooth and very easy to listen to.

Pretty timeless and great. Of course there’s “Take Five” which almost feels overplayed at this point. But this is still an album I’d throw on. 4.5/5

Awesome jazz album. Listening to this really improved my day.

exquisite 🤌(especially take five obviously)

Vive le jazz

This album is not as gimmicky as it might seem on the surface. By 1959 many jazz artists had already played with various time signatures in their playing. The real charm of this album is the tight playing by all members of Brubeck’s quartet. Desmond’s playing is particularly beautiful throughout the record. Perhaps its status in the jazz canon is a bit over rated but not by me. Very enjoyable!

I generally enjoy listening to these old jazz albums, especially now that my son does jazz band at his school. This one proved to be no different. Take Five is one of those songs that you have definitely heard, whether it is in some show or an old ad. I feel like this was in an ad for some luxury item or an old Apple commercial. It's very cool and well constructed. Definitely the highlight of this album. But stick around for the other tunes as well. Excellent playing, both individually and together. Love to hear actual talent like this, seems like that is kind of lost these days.

Here is the jazz album that you have to listen to before you die. Heard. Enjoyed. That's all I really know about jazz.

Nice

Great Jazz!!!

For a lyric-less jazz album, I'd give it high marks. And Take Five is pretty good, objectively speaking.

Fedt nok

Take Five is the song I most associate with this style of jazz and I'm here for it. Excited to get the rest of the album. This is fun! Real quaint and full of fun plays on rhythms and themes across the tracks. Flawless handoffs between the 4 of them. Got damn, Take Five hits so fucking hard. What a perfect song. I really need to get more into jazz. I don't ever listen to lyrics first, always music, and that's all this is! Time signatures, what even are they??? That was great. Solid 4 push 5.

This is a great album. Listened while watching a replay of golf. My wife even enjoyed it

this was good. not great but very good. it felt kinda safe compared to other classic jazz albums we’ve gotten on here. but i mean there’s a reason Dave Brubeck isn’t talked about in the same way as a Davis or Coltrane!

Some nice chill jazz. I love Take Five but I haven't really found any reason to go back to this one apart from that. 7/10 Favourite: Take Five Least Favourite: Kathy's Waltz

I have a difficult time talking about my feelings on music, because I don't feel like I have the proper knowledge to express my thoughts without defaulting to simplistic statements such as "I liked it". But I have to say, this album really did help me to gain a foothold on what the genre had to offer. It can be fun to think of each instrument as an element of a story. The piano set the mood, the sax plays the part of a narrator, the bass sets the pace, and the drums add a bit of drama and flair. Everyone might pull a different feeling, but I think that's sort of what it's all about So yeah, I liked it.

Interesting and enjoyable funky album

Hip, unorthodox, and a definite must have

Great werkin music

Excellent jazz album with some great tunes. Take five was my personal favorite off the album

Trigger alert ça va être jazz snob icitte (Guillaume, je m'assume) Le genre de jazz (blanc) qui sonne bien pendant le temps des Fêtes comme musique d'ambiance mais ça manque un peu de la vraie vitalité du jazz. Un peu comme Vince Guaraldi Trio, du Glen Miller Orchestra, du Gershwin, du Bernstein. Le swing est ultra carré/rushé, j'aime mon swing plus laid-back/drag. Qund même présent sue l'ostinato de Pick Up Sticks J'ai jamais trippé sur Paul Desmond au sax. C'est des belles compos, ça sonne bien, c'est plaisant. Le thème en seconde super dissonant du Rondo à la Turk, les solos de piano en block chords, le jolis thèmes de lark et Kathy (à 1min est-ce que les Beatles ont volé All My Loving?!) mais je trouve personnellement frustrant que ça soit ça la vitrine sur le jazz...

Du bon jazz, avec probablement la toune la plus connue et reconnaissable de tous les temps dans ce style. Apparement c’est composé dans des « time signature » fuckées, mais j’entend pas ces affaires là moi!

Was a nice discovery.

Nice!

The pinnacle of West Coast cool jazz. Objectively speaking, it’s a perfect album – laid-back yet inventive, masterfully executed from start to finish, and featuring a few tracks that have become all-time classics. Take Five is one of the most covered jazz standards ever for a reason – and the original interpretation is still one of the best ones to this day. The only reason I’m not giving it a 5* is because it’s just slightly too smooth for me. I’m not too big on cool jazz, which means it’s not a record I listen to very often ; maybe once or twice a decade, on a rainy sunday afternoon. I prefer my jazz with a little bit more risk-taking and insanity (yes, that means free jazz). But it’s still a solid 4,5* for me.

very jazzy album, music is something you’d imagine finding in a drinking&/or smoking lounge in the early 1900’s.

An old favourite of mine, great easy listening jazz with plenty of complexity.

Loved this Music to work to, or just sit & enjoy the melodies

3. Plus 1 extra for take 5

Hyvää shittii. Jazzstandardia ja upea kansi. Pitäs hankkii tää. Tykkään paljon! 4/5

Erinomainen jazz-levy, ja Take Five ei ole sattumalta löytänyt tietään standardien kaanoniin.

good background music

Much gentler than my usual taste in jazz, but you can’t deny the smoothness and fluidity of this album. Take Five aside (it’s a classic, everyone knows it) the rest of the album includes such tight yet airy playing, it really bumbles along like a long pleasurable summer’s day. A real treat to sit down and listen to.

I took one semester of jazz at CSUN, I know what I’m talking about.

This album made the start of my day so classy and chill, it gave me so much confidence. It’s just a really nice album to play in the background, feels swaggy and the switch ups are actually so so great and keep the ride interesting. It gave me whiplash vibes and that made it even better ☝🏼

this is instrumental, pretty neat tho

I whinge about jazz and how I don't know anything about it so I'm little lost and don't know my ass from a modal shift, but this album I know. Maybe it's babby's first jazz and the big brained jazzercisists have all moved on to more complicated stuff, but I don't really care. It's good.

For me, this is a really high quality jazz album and for me as someone who can struggle with the genre sometimes, it never felt overindulgent. The opening track (Blue Rondo) got things off a jolly high tempo start and it rarely dipped too much after that. Was interesting reading this was a pioneering jazz album as it was at an atypical speed for the genre. It had enough musical variation while all feeling like it had a clear strain of slightly funky jazz throughout. I also think it was (for me) a really good length to not become same-y. Nice to find some more jazz that I would happily listen to again!

Four cool guys making a timeless album get four stars

It’s ironic that in Dave Brubeck’s attempt to make jazz more complex, he actually made it more accessible. Time Out, his 1959 foray into odd time signatures, polyrhythm, and mixed meter, not only ended up going platinum and reaching No. 2 on the Billboard pop charts, but it also yielded jazz’s best-selling single of all time: “Take Five.”

Great album, classic for a reason

Classic

This jazz feels ‘lighter’ to me. Is it because it’s piano jazz? I wouldn’t know because I’m uneducated and stupid. But by “take five” I was enjoying it. This and a Friday afternoon drive home felt pretty good

Not my normal genre of choice but was a very pleasant change up.

Better than Coldplay

Ganska standard jazz

I think it's official. Im a Jazz guy now. This one was a bit basic but you can tell how monumental it must have been at the time and how important it was for the future. 8/10

4 gooooood listening

Somehow really nostalgic sounding

stellar album!!! Take 5 is so great. Between a 4 and 5 here just because i'm not sure how much diversity is in the album but take 5 is one of the greatest songs of all time

All time classic Jazz record.Excellent sound, enjoyable, nothing to complain about at all, definitely belongs on the list as it is the epitome of this type of Jazz album.

A lovely little pallet cleanser after a string of rather unpleasant records.

You can tell these guys were really enjoying themselves back in the day. Take Five is exactly what comes to mind when I think of jazz—and for what it is, it’s pretty much perfect. I don’t usually reach for this kind of music, but I get the appeal: the contrasting sounds, unexpected rhythms, and that signature contra beat. The way it blends these elements into a cohesive, wordless narrative is impressive. It captures a lyrical experience without a single word. This kind of jazz always feels like a cinematic stroll through Central Park - smooth, stylish, and full of character.

I tend to go for more daring, moody, and less commercial mid-century jazz stylings like Mingus and Coleman. I gotta say this hits though, even if it did eventually age into elevator music or Starbucks playlist muzak at some point. At the very least, given the huge chart success of Time Out in 1959, this record gave a wider listenership an opportunity to delve deeper and perhaps get into some more challenging jazz. I wanna hope that Time Out served as a gateway album that hepped the kids into more challenging stuff released the same year like Ah Um and The Shape of Jazz To Come. But even if they didn't explore further, I'm still encouraged that audiences of popular music were vibing with odd time signatures and syncopated instrumentals at all. Either way, this is a totally easy and decent listen. A totally classic, unlabored, and pretty worthwhile way to decorate 40 something minutes of your waking hours. Maybe even a chance to access some of the mood my grandfather probably got into with this after a glass of scotch and a long day.

Strange Meadowlark has an opening piano section that is equal parts jazz harmony and romantic-era sappy virtuosity. Really feels like an important unlock point for the conceptual peaks of multiple composition types/genres. At times deliberately tonal with sax lines that resemble a Bach étude —building an accessible familiarity into otherwise experimental structures. Prime example is Three to Get Ready Big band flair and frills of the American Broadway musical sensibility pepper the album, nowhere clearer than in Kathy’s Waltz What he does on this album is similar to what gershwin did with rhapsody in blue — using jazz as a jumping off point to explore the boundaries of a host of styles, from big band, broadway, vaudeville, blues, and even classical and romantic stylings. Distinctly creative and generative.

Really solid jazz

8/10 thank you state sponsored jazz

Jazzy

Felt a little like Christmas time at the Olive Garden

I love this elevator music

One of my favorites

Super nice smooth jazz.

I don't have any knowledge or real experience with Jazz, but this was a really great listen - some lovely tunes and some really exciting ones. 9/10.

Take five, seems like a song one doesn’t know one knows Also guess the name behind the bar in Maastricht

Good

1) Blue Rondo à la Turk: Sounds like program music, doesn't it? Exotic composition in a way that other genres couldn't pull off quite as naturally as jazz can. 2) Strange Meadow Lark: The calmest, smoothest, most ambient piece of the album. Surprisingly varied. 3) Take Five: If there's any jazz tune that one can describe as having significant pop-cultural impact, it's this one. 4) Three to Get Ready: Having to follow Take Five, this one feels like a bit of a let down. Nonetheless, I do appreciate the sense of movement that the piano provides so consistently throughout. 5) Kathy's Waltz: Amusing little piece. Starts out nowhere close to being a waltz. Then, a little more than a minute in, you notice that somehow the drums have changed their rhythm. And by the end you've forgotten that it was ever anything but 3/4. 6) Everybody's Jumpin': The last two tracks are somewhat simpler in structure than the rest, but still quite interesting and enjoyable. Personally, I don't particularly like what the piano's doing in its parts here all that much. 7) Pick up Sticks: Some continuity to this one from the previous piece, not only because of their common time signature. Of the two, I do enjoy this one more. An album that resonates on many levels: The immediate emotional, the carnal rhythmic, the intellectual academic. Music that you can feel, vibe to, analyze. While the tracks do go along reasonably well with one another, I find myself caring more for some individual pieces than the album in its totality. Without a doubt a very artistic endeavour. Compositions with all the technical prowess of a Bach fugue, but none of its rigidity. But, still, maybe a bit too polished overall? Is it fair to say that it's lacking imperfections?

Pretty good jazz album. Seems a lot simpler than it actually is.

Fun jazz album

This is great driving music.

I really like this album, however, my opinion on jazz holds very little weight. It's easy to listen to without ever bordering on background music

I dig it. Pleasant, gentle, accessible.

Gute Einführung in die Jazz Welt. Strange Meadow Lark und Take Five sehr interessant

Really fun listen. Makes me excited to hear more Jazz.

I’m not a big jazz fan, but this is great no matter how you slice it.

Dope

It's a very good cool jazz album, very compact and very well composed. A very easy listen, very smooth but still interesting. I liked how even though it's a pretty relaxed record, they manage to innovate and compose interesting songs with different time signatures and nice passages. I think that having classic tracks such as "Blue Rondo a la Turk" and "Take Five" make it a classic record. Aside from that, my favourites were "Kathy's Waltz" and "Strange Meadow Lark".

Good and enjoyable

Nice piano Jazz. Not too exciting but enjoyable. Though less energetic than I usually prefer. I want more Jazz, I feel like there’s not that much on this list thus far

I do enjoy Jazz and listen to it from time to time, but was surprised to hear that i recognised a few tracks on the album. Saved to spotify favourites - potential vinyl purchase

I mean, it’s basically a perfect record but I can’t give it a 5 until I find out how much Coltrane and Davis is on this list.

Great Jazz Record. Holded up to its standing and Rating. Was smooth and recognized some parts that got sampled elsewhere. (4.0/5.0)

This was surprisingly more enjoyable than I expected. I recognized a couple. It plays short enough to where I could see myself revisiting in the future for a full spin background listen, which is more than I can say for most Jazz albums.

I’ve always enjoyed this record. Even with the odd time signatures (5/4, 9/8, etc.), the album still has nice grooves, hooks and melodies to not get lost between the lines. This is my kind of jazz.

I actually listen to this album fairly frequently. This plus noise cancelling headphones gets me through airports while maintaining my sanity. Couldn’t tell you why this is distinguished among jazz albums, I just know I enjoy it. And since o started listening to it, I’ve heard these songs at many a jazz/piano bar.

джазовая музыка без слов. духовые мои духовые.

Cool jazz, a little repetative.

Un pilier du jazz

Jazzy le truc

A very classic sounding jazz album. I like the bass. The piano is nice. Would enjoy listening to this in a cocktail bar.

Great album love the clash between instruments & the bass might be my new favorite instrument

Fun!

Seems a pattern of albums with no lyrics scoring 4 ⭐️

Lovely classic jazz. What’s not to like?

Great playing, great recording

Brilliant jazz

Lemme just bust out my copy of this album on vinyl and give it a listen. Yep, still spectacular.

Not a big jazz person but this was pretty good!

Take Five probably the most recognisable jazz song ever. Lovely listen

Great jazz.

So interesting to learn the story of this album when I've heard so many bits and pieces throughout movies and such! Truly inspiring

Sometimes jazz feels too chaotic or like "too much" for me, to the point that it's not very enjoyable. That's not the case here - it felt smoother and more structured. I had it on while I was working and it didn't feel distracting - no horns blaring aggressively in my ear or super rowdy solos. It stayed interesting though with unique time signatures and little rhythmic surprises. It helped me lock in a little bit. A little embarrassed that I recognized Kathy's Waltz from a silly edited TikTok audio but that's still kind of a fun surprise. Take Five was cool to hear as a former high school jazz band kid. I don't reach for jazz very often at all unless it's jazz rap but I really liked this album and might keep it on rotation for calm, chilly, cozy work days at home or for a little dinner party. Very good stuff. This record came out in 1959 and aged like fine wine and set a strong precedent for jazz and building an album moving forward. I was torn between a 4 and 5, but I'm giving it a 4. I would probably give it a 4.5 if I could. 4/5.

Likte denne godt. Kan ikke nok om jazz og tidssignaturer

Smooth as butter.

Brelebo, dugo nisam čula take five pa me baš ugodno iznenadilo!

In the mid-90’s I bought 40 or so Dave Brubeck albums from a guy in Texas for around $150 or so plus shipping. Made my money back on that batch, I’m pretty sure. Anyway, a great artist and a great album. May 5/4 Be With You.

I think my grandparents may have owned this album, because I'm getting some pretty strong flashbacks to attempting to sit still while warily eyeballing some suspicious vegetables. Have they been boiled to death? Have a taste and find out! Despite all the memories it's dredging up, this music isn't bad!

Smooth and good for relaxing or working, but not really memorable.

good. nothing I havent heard before. very good.

Jazz, 1959 -> 4

Love the polyrhythmic, different time meters on this though it was mostly background music for me. When I hear it I think of old car commercials. Undeniably cool though

Hell yeah. Great classic jazz album. Take Five is definitely the soaring masterpiece of the record but the whole thing is silky smooth, love strange meadow lark and kathy's waltz. Vince Guaraldi, Bill Evans, and Brubeck are the holy trinity of pretty-fly-for-a-white-guy jazz (sorry Chet Baker, please don't haunt me, your ghost would be terrifying)

Really nice.

Nice, tiene temazos super conocidos.

Take Five ein echter Klassiker, aber um dieses Album genießen zu können muss man wahrscheinlich zu Hause in nem Sessel sitzen und an nem Glas Whisky schnabulieren. Kein Album für die Arbeit, 4 Sterne

Schöner Jazz, gemütlich

i love jazz final rating 8/10

Playful, expressive, dynamic. There’s something here for everyone. I think this would be the album to show a self-proclaimed hater of jazz to turn their ways around. It’s fun, bouncy, precise, and maybe one of the best albums to play alongside to any task. What a delightful thing.

Clearly a hugely influential album in the jazz genre. There were several places where I caught musical figures and rhythms that have been sampled by artists I wouldn't have expected. Blue Rondo a la Turk and Take Five both had parts that had been borrowed by Nobuo Uematsu for use in Final Fantasy 7 and 9. I enjoyed listening to the album, even though jazz isn't really one of my go-to genres.

This feels more like it could be the background music at a cocktail party than some of the other jazz albums I've had so far, which demanded more of my attention. But it would be the most sophisticated cocktail party of 1959.

I wish I knew more about jazz. This was an enjoyable album. I could go for more like it.

I recognized a few of these tracks and really enjoyed the album. I actually love a lot of the drumming on here.

So incredibly good. Just puts you in the right mood.

Take five absolute classic The drumming in this one is pheeeew great great great songs 4

舒服的爵士

Absolute classic. A great listen.

As with most jazz I find this difficult to review with any vigor. I think part of that is how I listen to jazz -- it isn't so much about song structures and production as it is the journey and overall feel. I'm here for the motion, subtle shifts, and blind corners. As a result, I rarely find that I tire of jazz albums in the same way as other genres. In the case of this album, I found plenty to love and dig into. I don't know much of music theory, but just trying to tap along with Blue Rondo a la Turk it is definitely an atypical meter. Makes for an angsty listen as if the ground is constantly falling in front of you. Love the little sobering reprieves of swing style sax solos. Keywork on Strange Meadow Lark takes the cake for me. Completely pleasant. Take Five is a jazz standard that I have definitely heard covers of. Unquestionably tasty little number. Three to Get Ready is a new one to me and I really enjoy the interplay between the drums and piano here. Constantly shuffling. Kathy's Waltz and Everybody's Jumpin' are fine, but low points of the record IMO. Which isn't to say much because this one is well above the waterline throughout. I'd say this is an easy 4 from me.

Love a nice jazzy album to end my work week. Has a driving bassline and pleasant array of instruments that works beautifully as background music. The beginning of Kathy's Waltz gives me Severance vibes but in major key. High 3/low 4, giving it the bump because it's Friday and I have been in a pretty sour mood on my last few reviews.

This first song is lovely. Take Five I know I've heard before and definitely scratches a jazzy itch. Some of the jazz on here has gotten a little stale to me but this was a nice pick me up. Highly enjoyed that.

Ok jazz album

Classic !

Some parts of the album feel like a blend of classical and jazz, sometimes it makes me think of Gershwin with a ’50s twist. That’s probably why the funky edge of hard bop, which was all the rage at that time, is pretty much absent. It’s simply a “white jazz” kind of vibe. That said, some of the tracks are absolute classics, and even if I’m not qualified to judge their technical merit, it’s a real treat to rediscover them in this setting. A very nice album to me.

Dont usually listen to such jazzy stuff but that was fun and I took a solid nap while listening 😭

It's a classic for a reason!

Those cats are swingin'

I'm not sophisticated enough to understand some (most) of the techniques used here but I do know I enjoyed the experience a lot, and Strange Meadow Lark was particularly stunning and will definitely go into regular rotation for me.

This is my kind of jazz. Will sure listen to it again, it is timeless despite being the oldest album on the list so far.

Classic jazz album; consistently good songs with interesting time signatures.

'Kathy's Waltz', 1:17 in, sounds so familiar... Anyway, I liked this one. I've had 'Take Five' in one of my playlists for a while, but I've come to like other tracks off this album more - like 'Three to Get Ready' and 'Blue Rondo à la Turk'. Good overall experience, but probably not a repeated listen for me since it's not fully up my alley.

Great album all the way through. Some all time classics on it as well.

A nice pick me up from The Cure. Always a fun listen.

Dave Brubeck's jazz sounds like spring: light, breezy, playful; It sounds like jazz for a Ghibli film. I bet Joe Hisaishi loves this.

jazz music for both the theory nerds and for your grandma

maybe i'm biased because this is an album that i've heard before but i love this album. it's so fun. somehow it was like my intro to actually enjoying jazz (i think la la land and then this). i still don't understand time signatures.

Didn’t expect to like this but I listened to it while studying so maybe that helped its case. Got kinda bored of it by last few songs but im feeling generous

Delightful

Pretty awesome

Old people kinda ate with this one, what else have they been hiding from us? 🤨

mixing was crazy, innovative songs too

felt like it had it's own voice and things to say. too short by far.

I have definitely heard of this legend pianist. Perfect album for a Monday morning in the office. This album is so good. Have not wanted to turn it off at all.

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.