Plankton - Take Five (The Dave Brubeck Quartet Cover)

Offcial band's site: http://www.plankton.nu/
Official band's MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/planktonsweden

From '' Plankton ''
Label : Grooveyard Records
Format: Cd, Album
Released: 2002

Tracklist
01. Varlevitation
02. Pickadoll
03. Monsoon
04. Elephantman
05. I'm Not An Animal
06. Jorm
07. Zeitgeist
08. Groovedawg
09. Take Five
10. Humble Colossus
11. Living Room Jam
12. Universal Walkabout

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"Take Five" is a jazz piece written by Paul Desmond and performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet on their 1959 album Time Out.
Recorded at Columbia's 30th Street Studios in New York City on June 25, July 1, and August 18, 1959, this piece became one of the group's best-known records, famous for its distinctive, catchy saxophone melody and use of the unusual quintuple (5/4) time, from which its name is derived.
While "Take Five" was not the first jazz composition to use this meter, it was one of the first in the United States to achieve mainstream significance, reaching #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on Billboard's Easy Listening survey, the precursor to today's Adult Contemporary charts, in 1961, two years after its initial release.

"Take Five" was re-recorded and performed live multiple times by The Dave Brubeck Quartet throughout the group's career.
In addition, there have been many covers of the piece.
Some versions also feature lyrics, including a 1961 recording with lyrics written by Dave Brubeck and his wife Iola, sung by Carmen McRae.
Al Jarreau performed an unusual scat version of the song in Germany in 1976.

"Take Five" has been included in countless movies and television soundtracks, and still receives significant radio play.
It was for several years during the early 60s the theme music for the NBC "Today" program, the opening bars played half a dozen times and more each day.

Upon his death in 1977, Desmond left the rights to royalties for performances and compositions, including "Take Five", to the American Red Cross, which has since received combined royalties of approximately $100,000 per year.

Cover versions

1962 -- Swedish singer Monica Zetterlund
1963 -- Antonio Diaz "Chocolate" Mena (Eso Es Latin Jazz...Man!)
1963 -- Davy Graham ("The Guitar Player")
1967 -- Trudy Pitts (Introducing The Fabulous Trudy Pitts)
1968 - Val Bennett (The Russians Are Coming)
1973 -- Chet Atkins
1974 -- Augustus Pablo ("Ital Dub") ("The Big Rip Off")
1977 -- Al Jarreau (Look To The Rainbow)
1979 -- George Benson (Take Five)
1983 -- Quincy Jones (Take Five)
1985 -- Tito Puente & George Schearing LP Mambo Diablo (Take Five) Grammy Winner
1986 -- George Benson (Live from Montreux)
1991 -- Acoustic Alchemy (Reference Point)
1992 -- Grover Washington, Jr. (Take Five (Take Another Five))
1996 -- The Specials ("Take Five")
1996 -- Moe Koffman ("Take Five")
1997 -- Aziza Mustafazadeh ("Take Five") (Jazziza album)
1998 -- Eric Singleton/'XL'
1999 -- The String Cheese Incident (Carnival '99)[5]
1999 -- Electronica\New Age music group Dancing Fantasy (Dancing Fantasy)
2002 -- Rodrigo y Gabriela ("Take 5 (Foc-ing version 9)")
2002 -- King Tubby, a dub version released posthumously
2002 -- Plankton, Swedish Instrumental Rock band (Plankton album)
2008 -- New York Ska Jazz Ensemble (Step Forward)
2009 -- Bugge Wesseltoft (Playing)
2010 -- Indigo (Stay Together)
2010 -- The Portland Cello Project (Take 5)
2010 - Stevie Wonder (North Sea Jazz Festival)
2011 - Paradox (MiX-5: Premiere Recordings for Bassoon and Cello)
2011 - Eliane Elias, in the "Light My Fire" album
2011 - Sachal Studios Orchestra

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[earthless1990]

nice jam

[climbertoy]

cool :).