Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
Track Listing (standout tracks in bold)
1. Blue Rondo A La Turk
2. Strange Meadow Lark
3. Take Five
4. Three To Get Ready
5. Kathy's Waltz
6. Everybody's Jumpin'
7. Pick Up Sticks
Another jazz album. Good thing that I’m liking the jazz albums that have been coming along as there have been quite a few. Considered Dave Brubeck's defining masterpiece, Time Out is said to be one of the most rhythmically innovative albums in all of jazz history! From what I read it is the the first jazz album to consciously explore time signatures outside of the standard 4/4 beat or 3/4 waltz time. It was considered a very risky move at the time. So much so the record company didn’t want to release it!
Time Out became an unexpectedly huge success, and you see it listed on all of the major ‘must have’ jazz lists – and is considered by many as one of the most popular jazz albums ever.
It is a nice listen and I can see where it belongs in even the most rudimentary jazz collection. Recommended.
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