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* A version of the piece was the title theme in the video game ''[[Chessmaster]]'' for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Conti|first=Pat|title=Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the NES Library 1985–1995|isbn=978-0-9973283-0-1|page=69}}</ref> |
* A version of the piece was the title theme in the video game ''[[Chessmaster]]'' for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Conti|first=Pat|title=Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the NES Library 1985–1995|isbn=978-0-9973283-0-1|page=69}}</ref> |
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* The character [[John Constantine]] played a vinyl recording of the piece in the film ''[[Constantine (film)|Constantine]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=5293|title=Take Five by The Dave Brubeck Quartet|accessdate=2016-10-04 |website=Songfacts | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171017115401/http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=5293 | archive-date=2017-10-17 | dead-url = no}}</ref> |
* The character [[John Constantine]] played a vinyl recording of the piece in the film ''[[Constantine (film)|Constantine]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=5293|title=Take Five by The Dave Brubeck Quartet|accessdate=2016-10-04 |website=Songfacts | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171017115401/http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=5293 | archive-date=2017-10-17 | dead-url = no}}</ref> |
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* The song was used in 1998 film [[Pleasantville (film) | Pleasentville]] and the 1995 film [[Mighty Aphrodite]]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://le0pard13.com/2016/02/19/same-song-different-movie-take-five-by-the-dave-brubeck-quartet/ | title = "Same Song, Different Movie: Take Five by the Dave Brubeck Quartet"}}</ref> |
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* The song is heavily sampled in "[[Don't Take Five (Take What You Want)]]" by [[The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.whosampled.com/sample/92483/The-Justified-Ancients-of-Mu-Mu-Don't-Take-Five-(Take-What-You-Want)-Dave-Brubeck-Quartet-Take-Five/ | title = "Don't Take Five (Take What You Want)" / "Take Five" audio comparison | website=WhoSampled}}</ref> |
* The song is heavily sampled in "[[Don't Take Five (Take What You Want)]]" by [[The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.whosampled.com/sample/92483/The-Justified-Ancients-of-Mu-Mu-Don't-Take-Five-(Take-What-You-Want)-Dave-Brubeck-Quartet-Take-Five/ | title = "Don't Take Five (Take What You Want)" / "Take Five" audio comparison | website=WhoSampled}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:02, 25 March 2018
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"Take Five" is a jazz standard composed by Paul Desmond and originally recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet for its 1959 album Time Out. Made at Columbia Records' 30th Street Studio in New York City on July 1, 1959,[1] two years later it became an unlikely hit and the biggest-selling jazz single ever.[2][3] Revived since in numerous movie and television soundtracks, it still receives significant radio airplay.
Musical style
Written in the key of E♭ minor, the piece is known for its distinctive two-chord[a] piano vamp; catchy blues-scale saxophone melody; inventive, jolting drum solo;[b] and unusual quintuple (5
4) time, from which its name is derived.[4]
Brubeck drew inspiration for this style of music during a U.S. State Department-sponsored tour of Eurasia, where he observed a group of Turkish street musicians performing a traditional folk song with supposedly Bulgarian influences that was played in 9
8 time (traditionally called "Bulgarian meter"), rarely used in Western music. After learning from native symphony musicians about the form, Brubeck was inspired to create an album that deviated from the usual 4
4 time of jazz and experimented with the exotic styles he had experienced abroad.[5]
Release
Although released as a single initially on September 21, 1959, "Take Five" fulfilled its chart potential only upon its reissue in May 1961, that year reaching No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 (October 9),[6][dead link] No. 5 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart (October 23)[7][dead link] and No. 6 on the UK Record Retailer chart (November 16).[8] The single is a different recording than the LP version and omits most of the drum solo.[9]
The piece was also chosen to promote Columbia's ill-fated attempt to introduce 33+1⁄3 rpm stereo singles into the marketplace. Along with a unique stereo edit of "Blue Rondo à la Turk", it was pressed in small numbers as part of a promotional set of records sent to DJs in late 1959.
Performances
The Dave Brubeck Quartet first played "Take Five" to a live audience at the Village Gate nightclub in New York City in 1959. Over the next 50 years the group re-recorded it many times, and often used it to close concerts: each member, upon completing his solo, would leave the stage as in Haydn's Farewell Symphony until only the drummer remained ("Take Five" having been written to feature Joe Morello's mastery of 5
4 time).[2][10][11] Some of the many cover versions include lyrics co-written by Dave Brubeck and his wife Iola, notably a 1961 live recording sung by Carmen McRae backed by the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Al Jarreau performed an unusual scat singing version of the piece in Germany in 1976.
Desmond, upon his death in 1977, left the performance royalties for his compositions, including "Take Five", to the American Red Cross,[12][13] which has since received combined royalties of approximately $100,000 a year.[14][15]
Personnel
Structure
"Take Five" is played in E♭ minor in 5
4 time (mainly 4 quarter notes and 2 sixteenth notes interrupted by rests). The piece can be decomposed into 10 distinct parts.[16][17]
| Part | Description |
|---|---|
| Part 1 | Intro: Drum, piano and double bass set up 5/4 groove with the two chords ostinato: Ebm – Bbm7 ×8 |
| Part 2 | Section A: alto sax plays melody in two similar 4-bar phrases. Melody: D–E–E–B then D–E–B–E |
| Part 3 | Section B: alto sax plays bridge melody in two similar 4-bar phrases. Melody: C–B–A–G then C–B–A–F |
| Part 4 | Section A′: Melody: D–E–E–B then D–E–E–B |
| Part 5 | Section solo 1: improvised alto saxo solo |
| Part 6 | Section solo 2: improvised drum solo |
| Part 7 | Section A′ (Melody: D–E–E–B ×2) preceded by the intro ostinato (Ebm – Bbm7) |
| Part 8 | Section B: Melody: C–B–A–G then C–B–A–F |
| Part 9 | Section A: Melody: D–E–E–B then D–E–B–E |
| Part 10 | Conclusion: Melody B–B–E (persistent E as final note) |
The highest note of a few motives is often accented (See "Section B" on the fifth and "Section solo 1").
Cover versions
The piece has been a staple of jazz and pop music since it was first released. More than 40 cover versions have been recorded, as early as Carmen McRae's cover in 1961 on an album titled Take Five Live. Recordings have been released by artists known for playing jazz (Al Jarreau, George Benson), country (Chet Atkins), bluegrass (the String Cheese Incident) and pop (Stevie Wonder), as well as from artists in many different countries. In 1972, singer Don Partridge wrote lyrics to "Take Five" sung to the saxophone melody, and regularly performed the song in live stage performances and when street-busking throughout Europe.[18][full citation needed] In 2011, a version by Pakistan's Sachal Studios Orchestra won widespread acclaim and charted highly on American and British jazz charts.[19]
In popular culture
- A version of the piece was the title theme in the video game Chessmaster for the Nintendo Entertainment System.[20]
- The character John Constantine played a vinyl recording of the piece in the film Constantine.[21]
- The song was used in 1998 film Pleasentville and the 1995 film Mighty Aphrodite[22]
- The song is heavily sampled in "Don't Take Five (Take What You Want)" by The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu.[23]
Notes
References
- ^ Schudel, Matt (2012-05-12). "Dave Brubeck, 'Take Five', and his longtime collaborator credited with the jazz 'legend's biggest hit". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2015-07-23.
- ^ a b "Dave Brubeck". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
- ^ Kniestedt, Kevin. "The Mix: 100 Quintessential Jazz Songs". National Public Radio. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ^ Canter, Andrea (2008-05-20). "Take "Time Out" for Dave Brubeck: At Orchestra Hall, May 25th". Jazz Police. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Kaplan, Fred (2009). 1959: The Year that Changed Everything. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 130–131. ISBN 978-0-470-38781-8.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 Chart History". Song-database.com. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart Archive 1961". Song-database.com. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 50 1961". Officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Schaap, Phil (1999). Soundtrack to a Century - Jazz: The Definitive Performances (Liner notes). Sony Music Entertainment, Columbia/Legacy. J2K 65807.
- ^ Sarabia, Tony (2000-11-19). "The Story Of Dave Brubeck's 'Take Five'". National Public Radio. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Thursby, Keith (2011-03-14). "Joe Morello dies at 82; jazz drummer for Dave Brubeck Quartet". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Gioia, Ted (2012-09-27). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. p. 419.
When Paul Desmond passed away in 1977, his will stipulated that royalties form this song and his other compositions go to the American Red Cross. Since then, the Red Cross has received more than $6 million from Desmond's bequest.
- ^ Lees, Gene (1995-12-21). Cats of Any Color: Jazz Black and White. Oxford University Press. p. 55.
- ^ Doyle, Brian (2004-01-25). Spirited Men: Story, Soul & Substance. Lanham, MD: Cowley Publications. p. 90. ISBN 9781461733034.
The proceeds from his compositions and from his recordings were sent to the American Red Cross, which now earns more than $100,000 a year from his music. In the twenty-four years since his death, Paul Desmond has given the Red Cross more than three million dollars.
- ^ "Paul Desmond – Celebrating a Legacy of Music and Compassion". American Red Cross. 2005. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ^ Lawn, Richard J. (2013). Experiencing Jazz. Routledge. p. 237. ISBN 9781135042684.
- ^ Barnes, Austin Lee (2012). Analysis of selected percussion literature: Concerto for vibraphone and orchestra by Ney Rosauro, Surface tension by Dave Hollinden, Urban sketches for percussion trio by Lon W. Chaffin, "Take Five" by Paul Desmond, and DT supreme by Austin Barnes (Report). Manhattan, Kansas: Kansas State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-17.
{{cite report}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Stewart Partridge, brother
- ^ Walsh, Declan (2011-08-05). "Jazz album by Pakistan music veterans storms western charts". The Guardian. Pakistan. Archived from the original on 2017-03-08.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Conti, Pat. Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the NES Library 1985–1995. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-9973283-0-1.
- ^ "Take Five by The Dave Brubeck Quartet". Songfacts. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ ""Same Song, Different Movie: Take Five by the Dave Brubeck Quartet"".
- ^ ""Don't Take Five (Take What You Want)" / "Take Five" audio comparison". WhoSampled.