


It was for several years during the early '60s, the theme music for the NBC "Today" program. 49 Take Five is one of the few pieces in the jazz repertoire to have the. "Take Five" has been included in countless movies and television soundtracks. Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond, Take Five. In 2009, Time Out was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (established by The Recording Academy's National Trustees in 197,3 to honour recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance, that are at least 25 years old). In 2005, Time Out was one of 50 recordings chosen by The Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry. In 2011 "Time Out" was certified double platinum by the RIAA signifying sales of over 2 million units, thus joining a very small circle of jazz albums ever to achieve this milestone. "Take Five", was the first jazz single to sell more than a million copies.

Paul Desmond ( May 30, 1977) was, like Brubeck, a California native. Time Out, was the first jazz album to sell more than a million copies. Brubeck followed up by assigning different timings to each of the members Paul Desmond was assigned 5/4 and came up with Take Five, which went on to become the biggest hit ever for the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Single Chart Position- "Take Five" Adult Contemporary - 5 Pop Singles - 25 Sales and Certifications Aug(1,7) Released: DecemRecorded at: Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York Length: 38:21 Label: Columbia CL 1397 (Mono) CS 8192 (Stereo) Producer: Teo Macero Engineer: Fred Plaut Cover Artwork : Neil Fujita Charts Position
