Take Five The Dave Brubeck Quartet (1959)

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 bestknown 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 number five on Billboard s Adult Contemporary Singles chart. Take Five was rerecorded and performed live multiple times by The Dave Brubeck Quartet throughout the group s career. In addition, there have been various covers of the piece. Take Five has also been included in countless movies and television soundtracks, and still receives significant radio play. Upon his de