And I'm Michel Martin. On this day, 65 years ago, pianist Dave Brubeck and his quartet went into a recording studio in New York City and produced what would become the bestselling jazz single of all ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Dave Brubeck at the piano circa 1965, between the years when "Take Five" became a hit and Ian ...

The result was the album Time Out, recorded in 1959. With the hits Take Five (composed by Desmond in 5/4 meter) and Blue Rondo a la Turk (composed by Brubeck in 9/8), the album propelled Brubeck onto ...

Three new Expanded Editions pay homage to the heyday of the Columbia LP era in the '50s, commemorating the 30th anniversary of The Duke's passing. In stores now: Masterpieces By Ellington (1951) with ...

This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm A Martínez. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: And I'm Michel Martin. On this day, 65 years ago, pianist Dave Brubeck and his quartet went into a recording studio in New ...

One of the biggest jazz singles of all time, "Take Five" by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, was recorded 65 years ago today. Brubeck's son is sharing his father's archive online. And I'm Michel Martin. On ...

MARTIN: This is "Take Five." Clearly, they made it swing, but it wasn't easy. Brubeck was trying to work in an unusual time signature. Most popular music is in 4/4 time - you know, one, two, three, ...