Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out (50th Anniversary) CD 1 of 2 (1959) Jazzmp3 220-320h33tschon5

Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out (50th Anniversary) CD 1 of 2
Audio CD (May 26, 2009)
Original Release Date: May 19, 2009
Label: Sony Legacy
Bitrate: 220-320 kbps

Dave Brubeck's landmark 1959 album, "Time Out," is perhaps the defining record of the so-called West Coast jazz sound, a playful, dynamic set that concentrates on melody and formal composition over muscularity and improv, and (for many) a welcome step back from the aggressive hurly-burly of the more macho bebop and post-bop scenes. Even though it was an experimental concept album -- toying with unusual time signatures -- it's a comfortable, comforting record, best remembered for the hit song "Take Five," but also packed with other melodic delights such as "Three To Get Ready" and "Blue Rondo A La Turk," all of which show the brilliant interplay of Brubeck and saxophonist-composer Paul Desmond, bassist Eugene Wright and drummer Joe Morello. ~ Joe Sixpack

Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out (50th Anniversary) CD 1 of 2
01 Blue Rondo a La Turk
02 Strange Meadow Lark
03 Take Five
04 Three to Get Ready
05 Kathy's Waltz
06 Everybody's Jumpin'
07 Pick Up Sticks