Take Five

Take Five is the title of a successful jazz music piece of the Dave Brubeck Quartet, which was published in 1959 by Paul Desmond for the 1959 album Time Out composed and after each release as a single in 1961 became the Evergreen worldwide.

Genesis

Dave Brubeck and his quartet were sometimes developed a penchant for odd time signatures, and Take Five with his 5/4- or Blue Rondo A La Turk with a 9/8-Takt are examples. In addition to the rhythm of the piece of the catchy melody of saxophonist Paul Desmond lives. As the Time Out album, for which it was planned, should appear, Brubeck commented that Paul Desmond and the drummer of the Quartet, Joe Morello, in the pauses improvised 5/4-Takt together. Brubeck Desmond then commissioned to write the next sample a piece in 5/4-Takt. In the next sample Desmond said resignedly, that while he had two issues, but it was easy come no idea for a play. Brubeck suggested to take Desmond's second theme to as A- part and his first as a bridge, and so Take Five originated. The composition comprises 24 bars, is written in song form ABA and is played at a moderate pace. Also for people who otherwise have little interest for jazz, it is a concept. Thought it was ultimately as a piece for a drum solo. The drum solo is also presented in the middle part of the piece prominently. In the produced by Teo Macero recording sessions on June 25, July 1 and August 18, 1959 in New York's Columbia Studios ( 30th Street ) played Paul Desmond ( alto sax ), Dave Brubeck ( piano ), Gene Wright ( bass) and Joe Morello (drums). Take Five came along with Strange Meadowlark on 1 July 1959, with composer Desmond takes over the melody leading body.

According to a report from the Herald Tribune was Paul Desmond inspired by the one-armed bandits noise in Reno for the play: "It was the rhythm of the machine Which Influenced me, and I really only wrote the track to get the money back I lost did night. " the title of the piece received by the unusual especially for jazz songs 5/4-Takt. The term to takefive is used colloquially for " a short - five minutes - take a break ." Another connotation of the title is the colloquial name of the scene than take. Take Five would therefore have been the fifth attempt to record the piece; However, one has in fact requires only two takes.

Publication and success

The instrumental piece was published in August 1960 with six other tracks on the LP " Time Out ", which penetrated up to rank 2 of the U.S. LP charts. It was only in August 1961 as a single from this Take Five decoupled that arose up to rank 5 on the pop charts in the UK and more than one million copies have been sold worldwide. It was the then first best-selling instrumental jazz record. The following year, Carmen McRae sang ( with Brubeck ) a first version of a text that Brubeck had written with his wife Iola. The piece was created as a live recording on September 6, 1961 at New York's " Basin Street East ".

When Desmond died in 1977, he left the rights to Take Five and all of its assets to the American Red Cross. On 15 April 2011 reported Desmond executor Noel Silverman, that the royalties from Take Five would now be over six million dollars.

Cover versions and advertising use

The piece has long been a jazz standard and has been of such diverse artists as Monica Zetterlund, Chet Atkins, Augustus Pablo, Al Jarreau, George Benson, Helge Schneider, Quincy Jones, Grover Washington, Jr., The Specials, Moe Koffman, Yo - Yo Ma, Nigel Kennedy and Eric Singleton recorded. BMI lists 27 versions.

The mid-1960s produced the automobile company BMW in Germany some commercials for his new 02er model, which was backed by a cover version of " Take Five ". The commercials have obtained at that time almost cult status.

The beverage manufacturer Apollinaris used Take Five in its advertising for bottled water.