The Dave Brubeck Quartet "Take Five" (1959)

[ringgenie]

awesome!!!



[Mike19910711]

Превосходно.

[kaczbos42]

This is from the album "Impresion from Eurasia":)

[kaczbos42]

Its "Impresions from Eurasia"

[louisprofeta50]

Tlhe sound that never leaves you, altime Quartet.

[Bruchag]

A seminal recording which fuelled everything from the Beatles to some of the better prog rock.... good year for the roses

[northzona]

Incredible!

My Dad used to have this album. I grew up on the stuff. I get a better picture of my Dad listening to this than I saw of him, when I was growing up. Cool. Thanks Dad.

Thanks rovingeye2.

[3funke]

went to the DB quartet at the Gruga-Halle in Essen Nov. 9 1961, it cost 4 D marks

when there were over 10 D marks to the £, good value for money. It was a really

memorable night.

[c3rwinvega]

watch?v=7mGcBJ0YKDE

This is an awesome coverversion of this song :)

[Bruchag]

together with Zorba the soundtrack to us....

[101RandomFilms]

man, this soothes my brain, love it!

[61rmd1]

I always listen a lot of Baroque music (XVII century), so jazz is not my favourite kind of music; but this track is a masterpiece, and i love it. It's so 'asymmetric', but very armonic, so 'fluid', and relaxing...great!

[RCAvhstape]

When I went to college I was a metalhead, but someone played this track for me once and turned me into a huge jazz fan. I've seen Dave Brubeck twice since, the last time was 2010, and it was great. Too bad I'll never get to see this classic lineup, though, there'll never be another band quite like these four guys.

[9emanuelita6]

wow



[alyoucha]

Just makes me happy....

[ottowes]

Time Out! This is what smooth jazz is all about.

[mattbrandwich]

The first line of the sheet-music for this is a part of my second tattoo which I'll be getting this week. The meaning is a little too long winded for youtube,

but my what a song! the title captures it perfectly, reference to taking a break though also the uncommon time signature. A song that's equally great for taking a break or getting ready on a Friday night. Who said taking five had to be static and excessively relaxing when it can be infectiously wonderful and energetic?

Long live jazz!

[wenglishsal]

I cannot sit still when this piece is played, it is so infectious and wonderful... :0)X

[caseypons]

I refer to this as, "Primal Cuts 101.0" If this 1959 effort is not a precursor to what made the 60's extended versions seem so timely with that other counter culture movement than I must need to "Take Five, Man!"

The Dave Brubeck Quartet was a shiny star in a brave new world...

Thank you for sharing, Rovingeye2!

[fringedweller99]

the best of jazz

[HalooftheMuse]

My favorite Jazz Tune of all time!!!! GOD BLESS JOE MORELLO...

[cosmos3532]

One of my 25 great vinyl-records and returning to it summer as winter.Im looking at the stars and FEEL the universe ,so timeless it is!

[GottaTubeYou]

There is one thing that was left out regarding Take 5. The real reason Take 5 was put out was as a demo. It so happened that the drummer was trying to get some recognition at the time and so the group worked Take 5 up. The fact is it was never intended for public release.

[caseypons]

@GottaTubeYou Lucky for us, isn't it...

[LEONCODAJJ]

PAUL DESMOND (alto sax and composer of the theme), DAVE BRUBECK (p), GENE (EUGENE) WRIGHT (b); JOE MORELLO (dm);

[weretina]

@deezynar I agree totally right...

[cymru507]

Songs have lyrics... all I hear is honey-sweet music. A true classic in any genre.

[Alcaudetano1]

Escuche esta música por primera vez en Madrid, interpretada por un músico callejero, me quedé escuchando hasta el final, le pregunté al músico por el intérprete y no supo informarme ya que el solo conocía los pases principales.

Me costo años hasta que llegue a Dave Brubeck y lo guarde bien y con copia, aún lo sigo escuchando con sumo deleite.

Gracias.

[335ray]

my baptism into 5/4 thanks to our drummer

[bluekrypton1]

Absolutely! One of the smoothest jazz numbers ever---------it just takes you

[bluekrypton1]

Absolutely!

[Dixy113]

why does Charlie bit my Finger have more views than something like this? Is that really what the world has come too?

[ladonnalombardi77]

@steppehunter Lol, me too. This song is the whole reason why I got into saxophone. Love it!

[hazifantazi]

Stop calling it a song

[FreshApplePieOnXBL]

I learnt this

[lovehamsters14]

love this song

[epsig700]

@steppehunter me too brotha. grew up on jazz, gospel, and funk(or a combination of all 3). got into metal in the late 90s and followed it ever since. Anytime i hear any of the genres i grew up on... Nostalgia.

[MrChirpsky]

If everyone today accepts this as jazz, -and one of the greatest jazz pieces of all time, when will Raymond Scott (breaking the "Jazz-barrier" in the 30s) finally get his due?

[northzona]

Fantastic!!!

Listening to the drum solo just now, hearing that piano too...wow!

Wait, here's the sax, and a shy bass. Perfect.

Thanks rovingeye2 for posting this version. Delightful.

[MadameGaga999]

I have finally found it!!!! Ive been looking for this song for like 7 years....

[7106798]

first-class

[deepkeel65]

Desmond scribbled down the melody on a napkin and almost threw it away until Brubeck stopped him. Once they worked out the bridge, the rest is history.

[TheMk1960]

This album is considered, along with Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue" as one of the essential parts of any good collection of jazz music (I have both on CD)....both were released in 1959, a year before I was born LOL.

[mushaboom720]

@steppehunter LAWL

[cupofsoda]

i was checking this song out and then i let a big wet fart this song is so cool i just sat in my own stool pool until it was over then i thoght i could have paused it but what the f%$# i always have good luck

[TubeGunner]

One of the baddest and iconic Jazz tunes ever recorded. Simply brilliant. I remember this on the radio when I was a little kid, and not only on Jazz stations.

[JOCA208]

Whow,thats a long time ago i was 16 years old my friend and i play that song every day and whe feel us very importent,new jazz and bleus whe listen that music and i like it stil thanks greetings from holland

[wandizzle]

@deezynar soooo true.

[Xman267]

I dnt about music and these terms so I'ma just say it like a plain ass man who like something. THIS JAWN THE SHIT!

[POPACHELLI]

JAZZ AT ITS BEST.

[Bikinbest]

@steppehunter Same here,just hits the spot time after time!

[popoy884]

talk about jazz and take five will be in it.

[blazzpiano]

Hmmm....I wonder what your comment would have been if in 1959 a canary had been perched on Brubeck's piano to SING the melody in place of Desmond's sax. Musical composition, song, tune, melody, diddy, WHATEVER.

[troelsnybo]

Song? This is not a song. Yes, I know: Later, someone wrote words for the tune, but that's a quite different story. At this stage, in 1959, Take Five is definitely not a song.

[blazzpiano]

@troelsnybo With unintended but inevitable sarcasm, I must ask...what is your definition of a song?

[troelsnybo]

Oh, please feel free to be sarcastic if you have any such need. Why would I care? *My* definition of a song? I do not have any. I'm not Humpty Dumpty, you know the dude who said: "When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean neither more nor less." I use the word in the old meaning which springs directly from language itself: That a song is something which is sung.

[JaIstSchonGut]

oh my god thank you so much I was searching for this so long

finally i found it thank you

[paulostroff99]

One of the all time great jazz tunes!

[PainkillerTM]

Absolute legendary.

[deezynar]

A timeless classic. People will still be playing this 500 years from now.

[JoWitek001]

Albo i do końca świata, jeśli nastąpi wcześniej. To jest jeden z najpiękniejszych klasyków jazzu. Z drugiej strony jakże dramatyczna musiała być niemożliwość skomponowania choćby równego mu utworu...

[mikeysteve]

@JoWitek001 No disrespect intended but could you translate this to english? Thanks.

[JoWitek001]

@mikeysteve google chrome: Or and by the end of the world, if sooner. This is one of the finest jazz classics. On the other hand, how dramatic had to be at least equal inability to compose a song to him ... 2

[mikeysteve]

@mikeysteve Thanks.

[DarkDialga960]

@deezynar amen to that. this is why i love jazz

[darksideofthebrick13]

*air sax*

[troelsnybo]

I believe Paul Desmond once said that he tried to sound like a dry martini. :-)

[troelsnybo]

Oops, someone already told that.

[MarkR1957]

This is the Original version, and it is absolutely timeless.

Joe Morello's solo is superb.

Perfection ~

[rosarosinchen]

... hmm weiß iwer was das fürn saxophon ist . alt . bass . tenor ????

[rosarosinchen]

does anyone know what sort of saxophon is playing in this vid ?? alt . tenor . bass ... ???

i really love the soft sound of it .. ^^

the usual sound is pretty hoarse (?)

sry for my english im learning .. :p

[purpledmonkey]

alto sax in this one. different mouthpiece types / reed combinations can produce a darker tone. :)

[boomshel23]

It's an alto sax.

[EdTracey347]

That is the alto saxophone of Paul Desmond (who died in 1977). He described his sound as that of "a dry martini".

[ogdenparks]

I am pretty sure it is an alto. If you like that smooth sound try also Stan Getz.

One album that is smooth is "John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman" on Impulse Records and "The Gentle Side of John Coltrane" also on Impulse Records.

[Humanerotiker]

Meine bescheidenen Kenntnisse sagen, das ist ein Alt Saxophon. Ich hoffe, das stimmt :-)

[BladeEdgeHT]

ich glaube gelesen zu haben das es ein tenor sax is/war

[CynVee]

the epitome of cool~50+ yrs and this is still one of the best sounds out there -- thanks so much

[Iflew727]

Oops lose, not loose.

[Iflew727]

Great! This is my favorite version of Take Five - the others loose something with the faster tempo.

[eoghdes18]

The Ostinato is hypnotic in its simplicity...

[SinginTheBluesBlues]

Yes it really is. And what a wonderful base for the saxophone and the drums.

[3811iberis]

This jazz composition personifies class, it is half of a century old and it hasn't lost any luster at all, to state that this track is timeless almost seems like a disservice.

[fuzzy2413]

our band is playin this!!!!

[RickTheAOne]

Oh, God! Dave Bru and Frankie Sinatra, Ella and Barbra Streisand... does not need more people on this planet ...

Thank you for the video. The talent of Dave Bru, Paul Desmond, Joe Morello and others encouraged me with music. If jazz did not exist, there would be no pleasure to listen ... Love!!!!

[penzil]

Does anyone have a cut of this great tune in 4/5 time? (Much faster than this one). I had it on tape years ago, part of a Jazz Series compilation. It may have been recorded live in the 1950's. The sax version was typically different again. I Would luv to play this on steelpan.

Thx for any help.

[jesuschrysler]

see the 1961 version on youtube. i this it is what you are looking for.

[cosmicdingo]

Back when cool really was, where's my beret?

[haypurple14]

I love this song. My jazz band at school plays this song possibly every year and I love it. :)

[MoogSound]

i am obsessed with odd time signatures, and this is aperfect example of them!!!!

[cocotafree]

thanks, thanks.. for this spirit...

[mettanc]

the best.

michael

[jazzfunk61]

a absolute classic. thanks

[thyzira]

memories to my father he played this thanks bro

[esmereldatitswallop]

Great piece of music, you always post amazing stuff! :O)

Debz xx

[CHEWDwivTHEinCrowd]

Another superb posting sheer magic! Thanks

[spiritladysoul]

lovely.thankyou

[YemSom]

Oh! ~F a n t a s t i c~

Thank you for the post. Greatly appreciated.

Fatma

[jarbon5]

This is one of the coolest songs ever produced/made:)

[oldschoolen1]

amazing sax player!