# Take Five - Pakistan style. You have \*got\* to see this. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 5, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437 "2011-06-05T21:30:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437/1 "2011-06-05T21:30:39Z")
Sachal Studio in Lahore has taken Dave Brubeck’s clasic [Take Five](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwNrmYRiX_o) and treated it with traditional South Asian instruments and a western classical arrangement, to produce this **[absolutely stunning piece of fusion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLF46JKkCNg)**. I can’t stop playing it. It’s just so incredibly brilliant - they’re all virtuosos, but the tabla player is unbelievable - yet also listenable. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437/2 "2011-06-05T21:40:36Z")
Whoa. That’s outstanding. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437/3 "2011-06-05T22:04:14Z")
> [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](#): > > Whoa. That’s outstanding. Thanks. Glad you appreciated it. I’ve been trying to find out exactly what Sachal Studios is, apart from a studio, but there’s no real info I can find. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437/4 "2011-06-05T22:17:01Z")
That’s wonderful! Thank you for posting it. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437/5 "2011-06-05T22:22:43Z")
Wow. That’s probably a better arrangement than the original. And I have the original on vinyl. Stunning sound quality, too. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437/6 "2011-06-05T22:24:14Z")
I haven’t sat down and listened to this yet, but for those who do like it, it’s available on iTunes. The artist is the Sachal Studios Orchestra, and the album is called Jazz Interpretations of Jazz Standards and Bossa Nova. (An English copy editor should have been consulted I guess.) They do Girl from Ipanema, which I believe is required by law. The cover of Take Five is also available as a single. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437/7 "2011-06-05T23:26:56Z")
Nice. I liked the camera angles, too. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437/8 "2011-06-05T23:27:33Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Ithe album is called Jazz Interpretations of Jazz Standards and Bossa Nova. (An English copy editor should have been consulted I guess.) It’s actually called (according to the album cover): Sachal Jazz Interpretations of Jazz Standards and Bossa Nova ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437/9 "2011-06-05T23:28:26Z")
I don’t understand why so many people hate the sitar. That was freakin’ awesome! ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437/10 "2011-06-05T23:46:05Z")
Baboo plays the cello, too? (2:10) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437/11 "2011-06-05T23:58:37Z")
Great stuff. Thanks for the link. ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437/12 "2011-06-06T00:47:10Z")
Fantastic! ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437/13 "2011-06-06T01:29:24Z")
I loved it - especially the tabla! I _wondered_ what he was going to do with the Morello solo! 🙂 Thanks for posting this very interesting clip. Q ---
**Author:** ![brocks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7feea3/32.png) [@brocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brocks)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437/14 "2011-06-06T01:37:53Z")
Needs more cowbell. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437/15 "2011-06-06T14:29:16Z")
> [@Yookeroo](#): > > It’s actually called (according to the album cover): > Sachal Jazz > Interpretations of Jazz Standards and Bossa Nova My iPod has a different opinion, but I’ll fix it later. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437/16 "2011-06-06T15:02:36Z")
I have always preferred Coke Studio. Bigger budget, and better (read traditional tracks). ---
**Author:** ![Damfino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Damfino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damfino)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437/17 "2011-06-06T19:57:05Z")
Nice! Was already my favourite jazz piece. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437/18 "2011-06-06T22:28:53Z")
Very nice. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437/19 "2011-06-06T23:15:02Z")
[The Twelve Girls Band’s version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW_T4JOejuE)on traditional Chinese instruments is pretty nice, too. I think it came sooner, actually. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437/20 "2011-06-06T23:25:38Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Wow. That’s probably a better arrangement than the original. No way! But it is pretty damned cool. It’s not going to replace Dave Brubeck in my rotation (I’m not a fan of the strings in this arrangement), but expert work all around. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437.md?page=2)