Time OutTakes will be available on December 4, 2020 in time to celebrate Dave’s 100th Birthday on 12/6/2020. It will contain never before heard takes from the original 1959 session.
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"Take Five"
From the album Time OutTakes (Previously Unreleased Takes from the Original 1959 Sessions)
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Dave Brubeck, piano
Paul Desmond, alto sax
Joe Morello, drums
Eugene Wright, bass
"Take Five" written in 5/4, was a time signature so new to jazz that The Dave Brubeck Quartet abandoned it on the first of three recording sessions.
It's fascinating to hear on this track that the iconic drum beat wasn't set yet and Joe Morello was playing a very syncopated Latin beat. Even alto saxophonist, Paul Desmond, had not yet settled on a consistent melody. Brubeck was playing the famous piano vamp in order to hold the piece together along with the glue provided by Gene Wright on bass.
It was supposed to simply be a tune that would feature the drums. This version from "Time OutTakes" explodes with one hell of a drum solo, longer than the original hit single, proving why Joe was considered one of the very best drummers in jazz.
23 сен 2020
