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Dave Brubeck Quartet

Original LP Front

Original LP Back

COL CS 8192

Time Out (50th Anniversary Legacy Edition - 2cd + Dvd Deluxe Set)

Dave Brubeck Quartet

The first million-selling jazz album in history.

With Brubeck on piano, Paul Desmond on alto saxophone, bassist Eugene Wright, and drummer Joe Morello, "Time Out" is one of the best-loved records in jazz. Upon its release, the LP reached number two in the U.S charts and stayed there for more than three years.

"Take Five", with its 5/4 “Take Five rhythm” became an instrumental jazz staple and a surprise radio hit, entering the record books as the first million-selling jazz instrumental single on the Billboard Hot 100. “Blue Rondo à la Turk” also became an instant classic.

The 50th Anniversary Legacy Edition of Time Out features the original album, re-mastered, plus a full second CD of previously unreleased recordings from the Newport Jazz Festival 1961-1964, and rare photos, correspondence and clippings including a typed, signed description by Paul Desmond of his composition "Take Five".

In addition to the two audio CDs, the set comes with a 30 minute previously unreleased documentary featuring recent interviews with Dave Brubeck (seen illustrating selections from Time Out at the piano) and extensive historic performance footage.


Tracklisting:

CD 1 - Original tracks issued in the US
in 1960 as Columbia CS 8192

01. Blue Rondo A La Turk 6:44
02. Strange Meadow Lark 7:23
03. Take Five 5:25
04. Three To Get Ready 5:23
05. Kathy's Waltz 4:49
06. Everybody's Jumpin' 4:22
07. Pick Up Sticks 4:17

Total playing: 38:39 min.


CD 2
The Dave Brubeck Quartet Live at Newport,
1961, 1963, 1964 (Previously Unreleased)

01. St. Louis Blues 7:55
02. Waltz Limp 4:58
03. Since Love Had Its Way 6:19
04. Koto Song 6:00
05. Pennies From Heaven 4:50
06. You Go To My Head 9:37
07. Blue Rondo A La Turk 7:22
08. Take Five 7:18

Total playing: 54:19 min.


DVD

· Exclusive interview with Dave Brubeck
on the making of "Time Out"

· Historic performance footage of the
Dave Brubeck Quartet

· Interactive, multi-camera-angle piano lesson

· Animated photo gallery

Film running time: 30 min. approx.



Personnel on all tracks: The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Dave Brubeck (piano), Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums).

Studio sessions originally recorded in New York City,
between June 25, 1959 to Augut 18, 1959.



Produced by Teo Macero

Stereo 24-Bit Digitally Remastered

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Notes:

The 50th Anniversary Edition of the Dave Brubeck Quartet's bona fide classic, Time Out, was issued in May of 2009 by Sony Legacy. Its place in jazz history has been solidified by its being the first platinum-selling jazz album; it has also been hotly debated for its mass appeal and its accessibility. Certainly it is an attempt to get fans to buy the same recording on CD for at least the third time, but the producers of this set came up with some fine extras -- as well as a decent price -- to justify doing so.

First there's the album, which is the same 24-bit remaster that's been out there, so if you are only a casual Brubeck fan, or have the album and it's enough, then stop reading. For the real fan, it's the bonus discs that warrant the attention here. First there's a second audio CD that contains previously unreleased concert recordings form 1961, 1963, and 1964 with the classic quartet of Brubeck, alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, bassist Eugene Wright, and drummer Joe Morello. The track list is stellar and includes standards such as "Pennies from Heaven," and "You Go to My Head," in addition to live versions of both "Take Five," and "Blue Rondo à la Turk." There are eight tracks in all running 54 minutes; Brubeck and Desmond inspire the performances with some really knotty improvisation and brilliant contrapuntal exchanges between them.

The DVD is something else again. About 30 minutes in length, it contains an extensive interview with Brubeck on the making of the album, some terrific performance footage of the quartet, an animated photo gallery, and a debatable interactive multi-angle piano lesson. In sum, this package adds tremendously to the value of the original album.

Tom Jurek -All Music Guide

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