We invited some friends over last night to play games, and this song came up in a trivia-type game. It's such an excellent piece of jazz music and musicianship I decided to share it. It is the center piece of an excellent album by Brubeck & Co. called Time Out, in which all of the pieces are notable for their unusual and underused time signatures. Take Five, for example, is in 5/4, which explains the odd feel to the rhythm. It's still a popular album among jazz fans, so it should be easy to get a hold of a copy. Check it out!
The usually library-related musings of an academic librarian, father, writer and Orthodox Christian, when he finds the time in between trips into the stacks to look for books to read.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Musical Break - Take Five
We invited some friends over last night to play games, and this song came up in a trivia-type game. It's such an excellent piece of jazz music and musicianship I decided to share it. It is the center piece of an excellent album by Brubeck & Co. called Time Out, in which all of the pieces are notable for their unusual and underused time signatures. Take Five, for example, is in 5/4, which explains the odd feel to the rhythm. It's still a popular album among jazz fans, so it should be easy to get a hold of a copy. Check it out!
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Didn't we do this back in marching band, or jazz band or drum line or something during high school?
I seem to remember playing it before. It is a great piece of music.
Yes we did, Norm. This has been one of my favorite jazz pieces since then. I've owned a copy of the Time Out album almost as long as I've owned a CD player.
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