Take Five

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"Take Five" is a landmark 1959 jazz composition by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, famed for its distinctive 5/4 time signature and cool jazz style, and one of the best-selling and most recognizable jazz recordings in history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz composition
jazz standard
single
associatedWithMovement cool jazz movement
bSideOf Blue Rondo à la Turk NERFINISHED
chartPerformance achieved major commercial success in the early 1960s
reached Billboard Hot 100 in the United States
composer Paul Desmond NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuredMusician Dave Brubeck NERFINISHED
Eugene Wright NERFINISHED
Joe Morello NERFINISHED
Paul Desmond NERFINISHED
firstReleaseAlbum Time Out NERFINISHED
genre cool jazz
jazz
hasCoverVersionBy Al Jarreau NERFINISHED
Carmen McRae NERFINISHED
George Benson NERFINISHED
North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band NERFINISHED
The String Cheese Incident NERFINISHED
hasInfluenced subsequent use of odd time signatures in jazz
hasRecognition considered a landmark in modern jazz
widely used in film and television soundtracks
hasRhythmicPattern two-bar vamp in 5/4
hasStructure ABA form
includedIn many jazz education curricula
isOneOf best-selling jazz singles of all time
most recognizable jazz recordings in history
key E-flat minor
language instrumental (no lyrics in original version)
length approximately 2 minutes 55 seconds
notableFeature drum solo by Joe Morello
prominent alto saxophone melody
unusual quintuple 5/4 meter
originalArtist Dave Brubeck Quartet NERFINISHED
partOf album Time Out
performer Dave Brubeck Quartet NERFINISHED
producer Irving Townsend NERFINISHED
Teo Macero NERFINISHED
publicationDate September 1959
publisher Derry Music Company NERFINISHED
recordingYear 1959
recordLabel Columbia Records
releaseYear 1959
timeSignature 5/4

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Dave Brubeck notableWork Take Five
Paul Desmond notableWork Take Five
Paul Desmond composerOf Take Five