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"Take Five" is a jazz standard composed by Paul Desmond. It was first recorded in 1959 and is the third track on Time Out by the Dave Brubeck Quartet. [1] [2] Frequently covered by a variety of artists, the track is the biggest-selling jazz song of all time and a Grammy Hall of Fame inductee.
Paul Desmond (born Paul Emil Breitenfeld; November 25, 1924 – May 30, 1977) [1] was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer and proponent of cool jazz.He was a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet [2] and composed the group's biggest hit, "Take Five".
Take Five Live is a 1962 live album by American jazz singer Carmen McRae with pianist Dave Brubeck, focusing on interpretations of his songs. This was McRae's second album with Brubeck; their first, Tonight Only with the Dave Brubeck Quartet , was released in 1961.
4 and 5 4. [8] The album is a subtle blend of cool and West Coast jazz. [9] [10] The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard pop albums chart, and was the first jazz album to sell a million copies. [11] The single "Take Five" off the album was also the first jazz single to sell one million copies. [11]
On it, she plays alto and soprano saxophones, flute, and alto flute. [6] Tarantino's debut album as leader, Winds of Change , was released by Posi-Tone Records in 2019, and reached No. 15 on the JazzWeek charts and No. 79 on the 2019 JazzWeek Top 100. [ 7 ]
"Blue Rondo à la Turk" is a jazz standard composition by Dave Brubeck. It appeared on the album Time Out in 1959. It is written in 9 8 time, with one side theme in 4 4, and the choice of rhythm was inspired by the Turkish aksak time signatures. [1]
This was the first Riverside Thelonious Monk album recorded and released in both mono (RLP 12-242) and stereo (RLP 1102). The stereo version was released nine months after the mono release, in August 1958. [8]
Crawford was born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. [2] He began formal piano studies at the age of nine and was soon playing for his church choir. His father had brought an alto saxophone home from the service and when Hank entered Manassas High School, he took it up in order to join the band.