Among the biggest hits were Blue Rondo a la Turk in 9/8 time and Take Five, Brubeck's most famous tune, in 5/4 time. The success of the album proved that although Brubeck's experiment with odd ...

the one that recorded Take Five and many other great tunes. Secondly, this line-up loved to improvise, which made each of the twelve concerts different: the same tune never sounded exactly alike twice ...

But, even during the 16-year life of his ‘classic’ quartet, Brubeck had refused to let his material stand still. ‘Take Five’, his signature hit, appeared for the first time on 1959’s Tim ...