Time Out - 2017 European DOL label 7-track LP Reissue

American pianist and composers rhythmically innovative and richly melodic, defining album - the first album to consciously explore time signatures outside of the western standard 4/4 beat or 3/4 waltz time - originally intended as an experiment using musical styles Brubeck discovered abroad while on a United States Department of State sponsored tour of Eurasia, such as when he observed in Turkey a group of street musicians performing a traditional Turkish folk song that was played in a rare meter for Western music. 

The album received negative reviews by critics upon its release - public taste was more advanced than that of the critics though. It produced a Top 40 hit single in "Take Five", which was the one track not composed by Dave Brubeck, but by Paul Desmond - and the album became an unexpectedly huge success - it peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard pop albums chart, and was the first jazz album to sell a million copies. "Time Out" still ranks as one of the most popular jazz albums ever.  

Steve Huey concludes that "It doesn't just sound sophisticated - it really is sophisticated music, which lends itself to cerebral appreciation, yet never stops swinging. Countless other musicians built on its pioneering experiments, yet it's amazingly accessible for all its advanced thinking, a rare feat in any art form. This belongs in even the most rudimentary jazz collection." in his Allmusic review.

Pressed onto 180 gram virgin Vinyl - gatefold picture cover featuring the original 1959 album artwork 

Tracklisting:

Side 1:

1. Blue Rondo à la Turk 6:44
2. Strange Meadow Lark 7:22
3. Take Five (Paul Desmond) 5:24

Side 2:
1. Three to Get Ready 5:24
2. Kathy's Waltz 4:48
3. Everybody's Jumpin' 4:23
4. Pick Up Sticks 4:16

All pieces composed by Dave Brubeck

Recorded June 25, July 1, and August 18, 1959 at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City, NYC

Credits

The Dave Brubeck Quartet:
Dave Brubeck – piano
Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
Eugene Wright – bass
Joe Morello – drums

Technical credits:
Teo Macero – production
Fred Plaut – engineer

Artwork:
S. Neil Fujita – cover artwork
Steve Race - Liner Tones