Dave Brubeck - Time Out

[Wardsweb]

Artist - Dave Brubeck
Title - Time Out
Year of Release - 1959
Record Label - Legacy Recordings
Genre - Jazz


This is one of the all time greats. I'm sure you have heard it. If you haven't your missing something very special. For you vinyl guys, the album takes this recording to the next level. Take Five is truely breath taking.

[CarlV]

Have you heard the 45 edition Wards? I've been contemplating pulling the trigger on a set.

Carl

[Celt]

One of my all time favorite albums. Got hooked on it when I was a little boy. My brother has the 45 set. Well worth the extra bux. :yes:

[OvenMaster]

I found a cd of this at the library a month ago and liked it so much I burned my own copy. At 46, it's my first jazz album and I love it. I found "Love Songs" (2000, Columbia Legacy) just yesterday afternoon and will be burning that one too!
Tom

[VintageNut]

I At 46, it's my first jazz album and I love it.

You been in jail or something? first jazz album at 46? you best be catching up. It's practically un-American not to like Jazz, and I'm pretty sure it's a requirement of the Patriot Act to listen to at least one jazz album by the age of 18

[lfender]

I have been listening to Take Five the last couple days. Sonically pleasing in every way. The instruments sound so live. I bought the 20-bit re-mastered cd version when it came out and ran across it the other day and started listening again. I don't have it on vinyl but I would certainly recommend this re-mastered version. :D

[OvenMaster]

You been in jail or something? first jazz album at 46? you best be catching up. It's practically un-American not to like Jazz, and I'm pretty sure it's a requirement of the Patriot Act to listen to at least one jazz album by the age of 18
Nope, just finally discovering jazz as I mature. I've already branched out into a bit of opera and classical, so here's one more area I'm discovering. Most of my life I've enjoyed pop and rock music, but maturing does have advantages:D. Next up on my list is Jimmy Smith, Miles Davis, Lionel Hampton, Joey DeFrancesca, and a whole lot more.
Tom

[lfender]

Oh, and also, it was released the year I was born and I've always connected with things from that year. This album's as old as I am!

And Donald Fagen mentions Brubeck in his song "The New Frontier" on his first solo album from 1982. Anybody else familiar with this reference?

[Celt]

Donald Fagen mentions Brubeck in his song "The New Frontier" on his first solo album from 1982. Anybody else familiar with this reference? Yep. :yes:

[Justen]

It's practically un-American not to like Jazz, and I'm pretty sure it's a requirement of the Patriot Act to listen to at least one jazz album by the age of 18

Nah, the Patriot Act requires we only listen to Southern Gospel (none of this namby-pamby middle of the road Protestant hymns) and certain country artists. Introspective, thought provoking music are certainly not allowed...you might develop a thought!

[OvenMaster]

Heaven forbid THAT happens! :lmao:
Tom

[jcmjrt]

That's the main album that turned me on to Jazz years ago. I loved it then and I love it now.

[Drybasement]

I think this was my first jazz album other than a jazz fusion rekkid. I was really into the whole jazz/rock fusion thing prior to buying this. Anyway, I bought it because I knew Take Five and wanted to hear it again. Turns out the whole thing is wonderful. I've gots lots of Brubeck now. Jazz at Oberlin is great. The sequel to Time Out, Time Further Out is a must. Even his recent stuff is very good.

If you like jazz on the "cool" side of things Brubeck is a must.

[Aage]

I found a cd of this at the library a month ago and liked it so much I burned my own copy. At 46, it's my first jazz album and I love it. I found "Love Songs" (2000, Columbia Legacy) just yesterday afternoon and will be burning that one too!
Tom

if you like an artist (or record label), why not go out and buy the album? After all, the sale of their music is how they stay alive to make more of it...

I know, I know, that's crazy talk!

[ProAc_Fan]

if you like an artist (or record label), why not go out and buy the album? After all, the sale of their music is how they stay alive to make more of it...

I know, I know, that's crazy talk!


Huh its always been my understanding that artists make money touring and record companies make money selling CD's.

Mike

[dmax99]

I love "Time Out",another one from the "Time" series that I really like is "Time In"....David

[nitrous]

I've got 2 vinyl copies of Time Out and the cd version (thanks to my local library.) And I happened to find a radio station promo copy of the Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall 2 LP set from '63 in excellent condition.
Nice!

[OvenMaster]

I don't want to turn this into a thread on buying vs. ripping, but I'll buy a CD if I can't borrow it from the library to burn a copy because I am on a very tight budget. I refuse to pay full price for any CD if I can possibly help it.... to get my money, it had better be damn good! I hate buying a cd that ends up sucking or there's just two or three good tunes on it. Just because it's an artist I like, or MIGHT like, that doesn't automatically mean it will be great. Not all cd's or lp's from artists are gold. I've bought far too many that were disappointments, and I want to keep my losses to a minimum. To me, music is not some throwaway thing, but an investment. I cannot afford to just casually say "Oh, well, that CD sucked. But at least I got a $15 coaster!"

Just for laughs, I bought Jimmy Smith's Finest Hour tonight for $13 at Barnes & Noble. THAT was worth paying for!

Tom

[Aage]

Huh its always been my understanding that artists make money touring and record companies make money selling CD's.

Mike

It's true artists make money touring.

It's also true that record labels make money selling CDs.

But, while there are a million variations on artists' deals with their label, they almost always include a royalty to the artist based on sales of the album.

In any event, I personally find it a funny way to show appreciation of the artist, songwriter (yeah, they get a slice too) and the label that manages them to deny them the income they deserve, and earned.

"And that's all I've got to say about that."

[VinylHanger]

I've always wondered why nobody got upset when we used to buy an album and record it for our friends on tape. Or dub one tape to another in our dual cassette decks. I don't remember anybody saying that "all these darn cassette dubs are the reason we aren't making any money"
Anyway, sorry to thread crap Wards,I was just wondering.
Back to Brubesk. I found this album at a garage sale and it is in my always played rotation. I have the HDCD as well and it is great, but the vinyl is awesome indeed, and clean vinyl is thrilling to say the least.

[OvenMaster]

What amazes me about Time Out is that it sounds just as great as the stuff that's new, even though Time Out is as old as I am. Either he was WAY ahead of his time, or else it shows how good music never ages. I'd like to think both. It's really fun to discover this stuff. :yes:
Tom

[grumpy]

Its so easy to find a decent 6 eye version of this LP that will easily stomp any CD out there. You owe to yourself to find one and listen !

[pbda]

My wife and I went to hear Brubeck at the Newport Jazz Festival a few years ago (co-headlining with Bobby Short...what a night!). It was a marvelous concert.

Inspired by this thread (thanks Wardsweb) I just bought the Time Out LP, which had hitherto been a missing link in my jazz library.

[tcdriver]

Time Out is also available on SACD that make use of the three front channels. This album is indeed a classic. Even the cover art is great.

[Andyman]

Look what I snagged this week!!

Time Out (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSAA:US:11&Item=4762901322)

Too bad it's not 7 1/2 ips, but this should be a nice treat an the Akai. :thmbsp:

[grumpy]

Oh Man. You lucky dog !!!!

Congrats :)

[uofmtiger]

Love this album. I recently bought the heavy vinyl version and it sounds fantastic. :banana:

[scubaguy10]

Not only is this album great, but some of the solo Desmond stuff is also fantastic. I found a used copy of the Paul Desmond album "Skylark", that includes "Take Ten", a version of Take Five in 10/8 time (whatever that means, I'm not a musician). Great record.

[mhardy6647]

10/8 is "the same" as 5/4 time; 5 beats to the measure.

[slow_jazz]

one of my all time greats there.

i have the remastered cd edition and really love it.

[BULLWINKLE]

One of the landmark albums. Have both the 6 eye mono and stereo. Love it! Can't decide which sounds the best; maybe.... both.

[pbda]

If you like Time Out, you'll like the Carnegie Hall concert album too.

[KentTeffeteller]

Hi,

One of my first exposures to good jazz when I was young. Essential album which blazed new trails with unusual rhythm and drums. Superb recording and one of the best demo records ever. Recorded at Columbia's 30th. Street NYC church studio by Fred Plaut. Excellent in both mono and stereo. I like the mono vinyl in 6-eye best. The mono was also recorded at 30 IPS. If you love this, you'll love "Time Further Out" which was the followup.

[vinyldavid]

I got it at the GW because I had heard of it, and I loved it...been buying jazz whenever I can now.


BTW, anyone else have the 7.5ips Factory R2R (it's in stereo)? THAT is some serious sound quality. beats the LP by a mile.

[jazzwolf]

I got it at the GW because I had heard of it, and I loved it...been buying jazz whenever I can now.


BTW, anyone else have the 7.5ips Factory R2R (it's in stereo)? THAT is some serious sound quality. beats the LP by a mile.

You have to listen to an original clean 6 eye as opposed to the later reissues. I've never heard a R2R version but I doubt that it's as good as the original.

[vinyldavid]

You have to listen to an original clean 6 eye as opposed to the later reissues. I've never heard a R2R version but I doubt that it's as good as the original.

I have the 2 eye....

[jazzwolf]

Never heard the 2 eye but they are generally very good. I have an original 6 eye (and another is on the way) that sounds beautiful and I have a twice played early 80's copy that sounds like crap. You can actually hear the tape hiss on it.

[KentTeffeteller]

Hi,

The 4-track 7 1/2 IPS tape is very fine. You need an early duplication with pie-shaped labels. The 2 track 7 1/2 IPS tape is even better. It's also severely expensive now and has fewer tracks than the LP.

[Mack]

Here is a keeper for you, the Blu Ray dvd - Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis it has a very good version of "Take Five" by the duo of Al Jarreau/Kurt Elling. Excellent picture quality and very good audio. :thmbsp: Check it out, you will not be disappointed. :yes:

[Zeromancer]

Dave Brubeck - Concord On A Summer Night is an amazing album as well!!!
It is also on SACD format.

[KeninDC]

Have both the 6 eye mono and stereo. Love it! Can't decide which sounds the best; maybe.... both.

I vote for stereo on this one, but it is close. I have the original pressing six-eye mono w/o the big lettering after "Take Five" was a hit.

Millions of copies were sold, so anyone with a TT owes it to themselves to locate a six-eye stereo. So alive. So real.

[pbda]

Jazz Goes to College, which I just picked up on CD, is an excellent insight into Brubeck's early work.

[Aage]

Huh its always been my understanding that artists make money touring and record companies make money selling CD's.

Mike

Close, the good ones make money on both. In fact, the main reason for touring is to sell the album in most cases...

The bad ones never cover their advance or initial costs to record. Advance!? What was I thinking of?? :D That's sooo last Tuesday!

[Celt]

Speaking of "Take Five", I ran across the original mono 45 edit of it the other day. Columbia was about the only label that could do decent editing without ruining the flow of a song.

[jazzwolf]

Speaking of "Take Five", I ran across the original mono 45 edit of it the other day. Columbia was about the only label that could do decent editing without ruining the flow of a song.

Never heard the 45 version but I wouldn't be surprised if it was edited by Teo Macero. He could do amazing things when he edited. All you have to do is hear Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew" and "In A Silent Way" and then hear the "Complete" recordings. The man was a real genius on the cutting room floor.

[Jack Lord]

Great stuff and Dave Brubeck is still out there and touring. I saw him a couple of years ago at the National Cathederal. An atmospheric experience. The man has not lost a step.

[wajobu]

An incredibly "live" recording. I love it.

[Sondek]

Nope, just finally discovering jazz as I mature. I've already branched out into a bit of opera and classical, so here's one more area I'm discovering. Most of my life I've enjoyed pop and rock music, but maturing does have advantages:D. Next up on my list is Jimmy Smith, Miles Davis, Lionel Hampton, Joey DeFrancesca, and a whole lot more.
Tom

As a former jazz-hater, I want to recommend to you the album that go me into jazz when I was about 10-years younger than you are now...

'Kind of Blue'
Miles Davis

Still one of my favourite albums; period. Enjoy...

:D
-Sondek

[Celt]

Like "Time Out", "Kind of Blue" is essential. :yes:

[ablethevoice]

I'm loving this thread. It was Brubeck that broke me away from being a R&R only kind of guy when I was about 13. Now, I have more jazz than R&R in my collection ('course, I'm a few decades older than 13 and can appreciate all music a lot more than in 1973)

I gotta ask though: You guys are saying 2-eye and 6-eye... WTF?? I have no idea what you are referring to with this eye talk.

[Rome]

Indeed, a Classic Album!

Rome

[KeninDC]

A "two-eye" ought to be self-explanatory.

[ablethevoice]

OK... it's the label. What's the significance of the various eye count? Honestly, I don't know. I'd never realized there was a difference. Is it a later pressing? Different amount of vinyl? different grade of vinyl? It has been literally decades since I owned any vinyl. I now have 2 LP's and nothing to play them on but I never really paid much attention to an album's label even in the day when I did have a lot of vinyl.