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 |
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| instanceOf |
jazz composition
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jazz standard ⓘ single ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | cool jazz movement ⓘ |
| bSideOf | Blue Rondo à la Turk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
achieved major commercial success in the early 1960s
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reached Billboard Hot 100 in the United States ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Desmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuredMusician |
Dave Brubeck
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Eugene Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Morello NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Desmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstReleaseAlbum | Time Out NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
cool jazz
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jazz ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Al Jarreau
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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