Take Five by Paul Desmond

"Take Five" is a classic jazz piece first recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet and released on its 1959 album Time Out. However, it would not become a hit on the Billboard Hot 100 charts until 1961. Composed by Paul Desmond, the group's saxophonist, it became famous for its distinctive, catchy saxophone melody and use of quintuple time, from which its name is derived. It is also known for the solo by drummer Joe Morello.

While Take Five was not the first jazz composition to use this meter, it was the first of United States mainstream significance, becoming a hit on the radio at a time when rock music was in fashion. The song has been recorded by scores of artists, from Swedish singer Monica Zetterlund in 1962 to Colorado jamband String Cheese Incident in 2000, to a dub version by King Tubby in 2002.

Some versions have included lyrics, including a 1961 recording with lyrics written by Dave Brubeck and his wife Iola, that was sung by Carmen McRae.

After Paul Desmond passed away in 1977, his future royalties of this song were donated to the American Red Cross.

Although Paul Desmond is generally regarded as the composer of the song, there is some speculation as to whether or not he did in fact compose it, and not Dave Brubeck.
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[MagicSteve46]

good but the piano is overpowered by the base.

[EnryOnTheKeys]

@MagicSteve4 please listen to it with a good headphone. Maybe you can not hear the bass. Perhaps you will change your mind. Let me know possibly you are right. All Jazz for you man!

[Iisladiesman]

C'mon man Jazz is smooth, you play it like an army drummer.

[EnryOnTheKeys]

Hello lisladiesman,

No no man! Jazz is beyode any shape or style, jazz is any spontaneous expression and it just depends on who's playing and that is what makes jazz be wonderful!

Leave the jazz to fly! Listen to McCoy and Horace, no just Bill. You will see that jazz is whatever you want!

Stop to make rules, We got enough! If you can do better, do that!

[seriouslyWeird]

@EnryOnTheKeys nope.. he has a point, jazz IS spontaneous but in the sense of improvisation, but it gotta be smooth. you really do play it like an army drummer

[EnryOnTheKeys]

@seriouslyWeird, This is what jazz is for you. Jazz is much bigger then what you think and what I think! :) If you love that you are doing. This is enough. I LOVE JAZZ! This is enough for me.

[izkack]

uhhh, nice lines but, a big one:

you're not swinging, at all

[mokaey]

@EnryOnTheKeys dont mind him...

he has just been listening to techno or something like that.

there is a perfect amount of bass.

[fugitive1201]

@MagicSteve46 good but your comment is overpowered by your lack of proper spelling.

[russ987654]

the best

[jellybellysarah]

just wondering but why is there the scream pic behind?

[FutureRodeoQueen]

Very awesome song! (I play alto sax as well) I researched a lot of info about him and he was very cool!

-He was born November 25, 1924 and died May 30, 1977 at age 53, from lung cancer.

-"Take Five" was his group's greatest hit.

-Known as "The Stork"

-played Alto sax and clarinet and also played violin at age 12, but his father forbid it.

Very cool guy!

[tiogaspacho]

Edvard Munch + Paul Desmond = Heaven

[LebLectic]

Epic!!

[yogi830]

Could you upload Squeeze Me by Paul Desmond? Thanks

[JeredtheShy]

The only reason the drums sound "like an army drummer" is because the poster recorded them rather close, microphone wise, where the version everyone is familiar with was probably recorded from further away, with room ambiance. That then softened the sound of the snare. There is nothing wrong with this drumming. Yeesh. Youtube fucking comments.