# Dave Brubeck album **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 13, 2004, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-brubeck-album/239697 "2004-04-13T00:30:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-brubeck-album/239697/1 "2004-04-13T00:30:55Z")
What is a good album to introduce Brubeck? I’ve heard “Take Five” and I’ve got John Coltrane and Miles Davis. ---
**Author:** ![Mojo\_the\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@Mojo\_the\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo_the_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-brubeck-album/239697/2 "2004-04-13T00:37:15Z")
I think “Jazz at the College of the Pacific” is very nice… ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-brubeck-album/239697/3 "2004-04-13T00:40:04Z")
Introduce him to who? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-brubeck-album/239697/4 "2004-04-13T00:47:50Z")
For most people, the best place to start with Brubeck is with two albums: **Time Out** , which contains classics such as _Take Five_ and _Blue Rondo ala Turk._ **Time In** contains the single most beautiful piece of music Brubeck, or anyboy else ever composed, _Forty Days._ Either would be a good introduction to the man and his work. Ask any questions you want about him…I have, I believe, every album ever issued in the US by Brubeck and his bandmates. ---
**Author:** ![Wumpus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8c91f0/32.png) [@Wumpus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wumpus)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-brubeck-album/239697/5 "2004-04-13T01:04:31Z")
Time Out is his most popular album and one of his best, but I’ll put in a good word for Jazz Impressions of Eurasia as well. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-brubeck-album/239697/6 "2004-04-13T01:05:55Z")
You might simply pick a “Greatest Hits” or “Best of” package. There have been many issued. You would get a variety of moods, styles and group membership over the years. ---
**Author:** ![Redsland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9de0a6/32.png) [@Redsland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redsland)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-brubeck-album/239697/7 "2004-04-13T01:41:55Z")
Since you already have “Time Out,” I’ll recommend “Time Further Out.” ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-brubeck-album/239697/8 "2004-04-13T01:49:06Z")
Keep in mind that Brubeck’s signature _Time Out_ is so named for the odd time signatures used. _Take Five_ is in 5/4 time and _Blue Rondo à la Turk_ in 9/8 time, and it can make for some toe tapping difficulties. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-brubeck-album/239697/9 "2004-04-13T01:50:38Z")
If you want a real challenge, try clapping along to _Unsquare Dance._ There is a reason Joe Morello breaks out with a whoop of joy at the end! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-brubeck-album/239697/10 "2004-04-13T02:05:13Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > There is a reason Joe Morello breaks out with a whoop of joy at the end! 😃 Ah, is that a live cut? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-brubeck-album/239697/11 "2004-04-13T02:16:16Z")
Live in studio. It is in 7/4 time, and has three or more rhythms going at any given time. The claps are on beats 2, 4, 6 & 7. Beat clap beat clap beat clap clap. Then add a bass line, and Dave’s piano bouncing around, and you have quite a mix. The last few bars are viscious! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-brubeck-album/239697/12 "2004-04-13T14:14:25Z")
I’ve been listening to \*Bravo Brubeck \* a lot lately, his Latinesque album. Way lotta fun. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-brubeck-album/239697/13 "2004-04-13T15:28:56Z")
“Dave Brubeck in Europe” is beautiful, mellow and intriguing. Perfect for a Saturday night cocktail party. _Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagan…_ ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-brubeck-album/239697/14 "2004-04-13T15:59:56Z")
All of the “Jazz Impressions of…” albums are wonderful. My personal favorite is “Japan,” but the rest are sublime as well. For people with a few bucks to spend, there is a CD set called “Time Signatures” that captures the soul of Brubeck admirably. ---
**Author:** ![Kurt\_M.Weber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kurt\_M.Weber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kurt_M.Weber)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-brubeck-album/239697/15 "2004-04-13T16:49:14Z")
Speaking of weird time signatures, _Blue Rondo a la Turk_ is weird, too. It’s in 9/8–but not a normal 9/8. Where 9/8 usually has a 3/4 feel ( **1** 2 3 **4** 5 6 **7** 8 9), in _Blue Rondo_ it’s **1** 2 **3** 4 **5** 6 **7** 8 9