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DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET - TIME FURTHER OUT
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Time Further Out
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NOTLP257
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Jazz /
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Vinyl record
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1961 Jazz / Hard Bop LP Repressed - Dave Brubeck (piano) Paul Desmond (alto sax) Eugene Wright (bass) Joe Morello (drums). Recorded New York. May –June 1961
In this, the second of his `time signature` albums Brubeck appears to set out to capitalise on the popular and artistic success of `Time Out` and wow a wider public than that represented by his then existing fan base , moreover , one normally ambivalent about jazz. Inspired by an abstract piece of modern art Brubeck composed a suite of nine pieces in different time signatures and variants of the blues format. The use of abstract art to grace the cover was intended to underline the modernity of the music and theme was carried forward with subsequent albums in the `time signature` series to distinguish them from other musical projects.
As a devotee of Brubeck’s pre `Time-Out` repertoire I’ve always felt that the success of that album took his music in a direction that lead to the caricature of the quartet’s distinctive style and nowhere was that tendency more apparent than in this particular album. Delightful though the contents are, compared with the quartet’s more weighty fare, they are little more than vignettes, beautiful morsels to whet the appetite leaving a craving for something more substantial. Furthermore , given the implied modernity suggested by the cover art and the title, the individual pieces are actually quite retro with references to ragtime, boogie woogie , even Chopin and a harking back to the success of `Take Five` with `Far More Blue` in the 5/4 meter. There is also another stab at pop chart success with the clap along fun of `Unsquare Dance` in 7/4 and the frothy `It’s A Raggy Waltz`, both destined to become Brubeck `lollipops`. Notwithstanding these observations `Time Further Out` is charming exercise in light jazz , impeccably played by all and offering a pleasing listening experience for even those who would run a million miles in the opposite direction from anything smacking of modernism.
In this, the second of his `time signature` albums Brubeck appears to set out to capitalise on the popular and artistic success of `Time Out` and wow a wider public than that represented by his then existing fan base , moreover , one normally ambivalent about jazz. Inspired by an abstract piece of modern art Brubeck composed a suite of nine pieces in different time signatures and variants of the blues format. The use of abstract art to grace the cover was intended to underline the modernity of the music and theme was carried forward with subsequent albums in the `time signature` series to distinguish them from other musical projects.
As a devotee of Brubeck’s pre `Time-Out` repertoire I’ve always felt that the success of that album took his music in a direction that lead to the caricature of the quartet’s distinctive style and nowhere was that tendency more apparent than in this particular album. Delightful though the contents are, compared with the quartet’s more weighty fare, they are little more than vignettes, beautiful morsels to whet the appetite leaving a craving for something more substantial. Furthermore , given the implied modernity suggested by the cover art and the title, the individual pieces are actually quite retro with references to ragtime, boogie woogie , even Chopin and a harking back to the success of `Take Five` with `Far More Blue` in the 5/4 meter. There is also another stab at pop chart success with the clap along fun of `Unsquare Dance` in 7/4 and the frothy `It’s A Raggy Waltz`, both destined to become Brubeck `lollipops`. Notwithstanding these observations `Time Further Out` is charming exercise in light jazz , impeccably played by all and offering a pleasing listening experience for even those who would run a million miles in the opposite direction from anything smacking of modernism.
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The Dave Brubeck Quartet was a jazz quartet, founded in 1951 by Dave Brubeck and featuring Paul Desmond on saxophone and Brubeck on piano. By 1958, after a handful of different drummers and bassists, the "Classic Quartet" — the make up of the band until it dissolved in 1967 — had been assembled; consisting of Brubeck, Desmond, Joe Morello on drums, and Eugene Wright on bass.
In 1959, the Dave Brubeck Quartet released Time Out, an album their label was enthusiastic about but nonetheless hesitant to release. The album contained all original compositions, almost none of which were in common time. Nonetheless, on the strength of these unusual time signatures (the album included "Take Five", "Blue Rondo à la Turk", and "Pick Up Sticks"), it quickly went platinum. The quartet followed up its success with several more albums in the same vein, including Time Further Out (1961), Countdown: Time in Outer Space, Time Changes, and Time In. These albums were also known for using contemporary paintings as cover art, featuring the work of Neil Fujita on Time Out, Joan Miró on Time Further Out, Franz Kline on Time in Outer Space, and Sam Francis on Time Changes. No artist work, however, was featured on the cover of Time In. A high point for the group was their classic 1963 live album At Carnegie Hall, described by critic Richard Palmer as "arguably Dave Brubeck's greatest concert". Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.