Time Out

Doesn't everybody own the Dave Brubeck Quartet masterpiece "Time Out?"

Imagine my surprise when today on NPR they had an interview with the ancient Dave Brubeck regarding the 50th anniversary of the album's release. It was about his revolutionary merging of jazz and blues.

Something meaningless like that. Whatever. Oh, and it was also about him being the first musician to make a huge meteoric crater on the scene by utilizing 5/4 time.

I seriously hope that you get my sarcasm.

Joe Morello is a god amongst percussionists. Please forgive me, Steve Gadd, but you'll probably agree ... you're a demigod, so it's cool. Joe was revolutionary. Awesome. Brilliant. Wonderful.

Here's my point. The tone of the interview was one which led listeners to believe that "Time Out" is a long-forgotten album.

Bullshit.

Everybody knows Take Five. Everybody.

I encourage you to wrap your ears 'round the best song on the album, Pick Up Sticks. Listen to Joe doing what he does best. Listen to Gene Wright walking up and down the stand-up bass. Seriously. Can you think of someone else from the era that played like that? Well, I can think of two, but not in jazz.

Click the links to these songs and feast your ears. Then again, clicking these links is pointless because you already own this album.

Right?