Notable covers have been performed by George Benson, Quincy Jones, Tito Puente with George Shearing, Stevie Wonder, The Specials and Rodrigo y Gabriela. VIDEO: Dave Brubeck Quartet, Take Five (Live in Belgium, 1964). There are more than 300 recorded versions of this song. Upon his death, Desmond left the royalties to performances of many of this compositions,including “Take Five,” to the American Red Cross. i did three takes, until my kick drum pedal got tired of me davebrubeck joemorello pauldesmond eugenewrightAudio taken from: Dave Brubeck Live in Belgi. “Take Five” appeared in an episode of The Sopranos and in the 2007 film Flawless. This was McRaes second album with Brubeck their first, Tonight Only with the Dave Brubeck Quartet, was released in 1961. In a 1976 concert in Germany, Al Jarreau performed a scat version of the tune. Take Five Live is a 1962 live album by American jazz singer Carmen McRae with pianist Dave Brubeck, focusing on interpretations of his songs. The Dave Brubeck Quartet recorded various versions of the song, including another 1961 version featuring lyrics written by Brubeck and his wife Iola, sung by Carmen McRae. “Take Five” achieved popularity after it was re-released as a shorter single in May 1961, climbing to #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 list and #5 on their Easy Listening chart. While it wasn’t the first jazz song composed in this meter, it became one of the most popular of its time. “Take Five” was composed in 5/4 time, hence the name.
Tune in today as we celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with some of this compositions most notable covers!ĭuring a tour of Europe and Asia, Brubeck was struck by a group of Turkish street musicians playing a folk song in 9/8 time – also known as “Bulgarian meter” - and was inspired to create an album that deviated from the standard 4/4 time. The tune was first performed live in 1959 at the Village Gate club in New York City. weer all together again for the first time dave brubeck / piano gerry mulligan / baritone sax paul desmond / alto sax jack six / bass alan dawson /. The original recording band included Brubeck on piano, Desmond on alto saxophone, Eugene Wright on bass and Joe Morello on drums. Composed by Paul Desmond, “Take Five” was first recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet for their 1959 album Time Out. Paul Desmond (born Paul Emil Breitenfeld Novem May 30, 1977) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer and proponent of cool jazz.He was a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet and composed that group's biggest hit, 'Take Five'.
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