"TV and radio broadcasts, and, in Melbourne and Sydney, there were concerts with Sammy Davis Jr. These performances were broadcast nationally by the ABC. After the 1958 tour the group members decided to terminate the AJQ and become independent performing and recording artists. However, reunion concerts occurred in Adelaide in 1986 and 1993, and a recording of the 1993 concert was distributed. The Australian Jazz Quartet The Australian Jazz Quartet (AJQ), also known as the Australian Jazz Quintet, was a jazz group active in the 1950s, best known for collaborations with Dave Brubeck, Gerry Mulligan and Carmen McRae. The group"
"Paul Desmond Paul Desmond (born Paul Emil Breitenfeld, November 25, 1924 – May 30, 1977) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer, best known for his work with the Dave Brubeck Quartet and for composing that group's biggest hit, ""Take Five"". He was one of the most popular musicians to come out of the cool jazz scene. In addition to his work with Brubeck, he led several groups and collaborated with Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Jim Hall, and Ed Bickert. After years of chain smoking and poor health, Desmond succumbed to lung cancer in 1977 after a tour with"
"model 4A-18M hard rubber mouthpiece, both dating from circa 1951, with a moderately stiff Rico 3 ½ reed. Paul Desmond Paul Desmond (born Paul Emil Breitenfeld, November 25, 1924 – May 30, 1977) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer, best known for his work with the Dave Brubeck Quartet and for composing that group's biggest hit, ""Take Five"". He was one of the most popular musicians to come out of the cool jazz scene. In addition to his work with Brubeck, he led several groups and collaborated with Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Jim Hall, and Ed Bickert. After"
"Joe Morello Joseph Albert Morello (July 17, 1928 – March 12, 2011) was a jazz drummer best known for his work with the Dave Brubeck Quartet. He was particularly noted for playing in the unusual time signatures employed by that group in such pieces as ""Take Five"" and ""Blue Rondo à la Turk"". Popular for its work on college campuses during the 1950s, Brubeck's group reached new heights with Morello. In June 1959, Morello participated in a recording session with the quartet — completed by the alto saxophonist Paul Desmond and the bassist Eugene Wright — that yielded ""Kathy's Waltz"""
"of this album have traded hands in the collectors' market since its release, some for several hundred dollars. All pieces composed by Dave Brubeck, except ""Take Five"" by Paul Desmond. ""Billboard"" (United States) ""Billboard"" (United States) ""Time Out"" was the first jazz album to sell more than a million copies. The single, ""Take Five"", also sold more than a million. Time Out (album) Time Out is a studio album by the American jazz group the Dave Brubeck Quartet, released in 1959 on Columbia Records. Recorded at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in New York City, it is based upon the use"
"12, 2011, aged 82, and is interred at Saint Michael Cemetery. With Dave Brubeck With Gary Burton With Tal Farlow With Marian McPartland With Gil Mellé With Sal Salvador With Chuck Wayne With others Joe Morello Joseph Albert Morello (July 17, 1928 – March 12, 2011) was a jazz drummer best known for his work with the Dave Brubeck Quartet. He was particularly noted for playing in the unusual time signatures employed by that group in such pieces as ""Take Five"" and ""Blue Rondo à la Turk"". Popular for its work on college campuses during the 1950s, Brubeck's group reached"
"Louisiana Five The Louisiana Five was an early dixieland jazz band that was active from 1917–1920. It was among the earliest jazz groups to record extensively. The Louisiana Five was led by Anton Lada, who played the drums. The Louisiana Five which is known to posterity was formed in New York City. Lada recruited the other four members, pianist Joe Cawley, trombonist Charlie Panelli (often spelled ""Panely"" in contemporary material), and banjoist Karl Berger. Clarinetist Alcide ""Yellow"" Nunez was in New York with Bert Kelly's band in 1918 before joining the Louisiana Five. The band recorded extensively for various companies"
"Dave Brubeck David Warren Brubeck (; December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer, considered one of the foremost exponents of cool jazz. He wrote a number of jazz standards, including ""In Your Own Sweet Way"" and ""The Duke"". Brubeck's style ranged from refined to bombastic, reflecting both his mother's attempts at classical training and his own improvisational skills. His music is known for employing unusual time signatures as well as superimposing contrasting rhythms, meters, and tonalities. The saxophone melody ""Take Five"" was written for the Dave Brubeck Quartet by Brubeck's long-time musical partner,"
"Brubeck and his quartet pushed the boundaries of jazz by experimenting with different time signatures, such as 9/8 in “Blue Rondo a la Turk” and 5/4 in ""Take Five."" Up to this point, the vast majority of jazz was based on 4/4 time. ""Time Out"" also became extremely popular for a jazz album, and catapulted Brubeck to international fame. Charles Mingus’s ""Mingus Ah Um"" is most notable for its variety. Mingus was adept at pulling inspiration from and composing in a multiplicity of jazz styles. Elements of swing, hard bop, soul jazz, and cool jazz, are all evident in ""Mingus"
"Original Memphis Five The Original Memphis Five was an early jazz quintet founded in 1917 by trumpeter Phil Napoleon and pianist Frank Signorelli. Jimmy Lytell was a member from 1922 to 1925. The group made many recordings between 1921 and 1931, sometimes under different names, including Ladd's Black Aces and The Cotton Pickers. Richard Cook and Brian Morton, writing for ""The Penguin Guide to Jazz"", refer to the group as ""one of the key small groups of the '20s."" The group formed around 1917. The name Original Memphis Five was first used in 1920, and applied to various small groups"
"Columbia was ""Mobile Blues"" and ""How Come You Do Me Like You Do"" on Columbia # 260-D in 1924. Original Memphis Five The Original Memphis Five was an early jazz quintet founded in 1917 by trumpeter Phil Napoleon and pianist Frank Signorelli. Jimmy Lytell was a member from 1922 to 1925. The group made many recordings between 1921 and 1931, sometimes under different names, including Ladd's Black Aces and The Cotton Pickers. Richard Cook and Brian Morton, writing for ""The Penguin Guide to Jazz"", refer to the group as ""one of the key small groups of the '20s."" The group"
"Jazz at Massey Hall Jazz at Massey Hall is a live jazz album featuring a performance by ""The Quintet"" given on 15 May 1953 at Massey Hall in Toronto. The quintet was composed of several leading 'modern' players of the day: Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach. It was the only time that the five men recorded together as a unit, and it was the last recorded meeting of Parker and Gillespie. The first pianist considered by the organizers was Lennie Tristano, but he suggested Powell as a more appropriate match for the other musicians."
"Taking Five Taking Five is a 2007 film directed by Andrew Waller. The plot involves two high school girls who kidnap a pop rock band. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 28, 2007. It was filmed at Juan Diego Catholic High School in Draper, Utah and at Hillcrest High School in Midvale, Utah. Devon Thompson (Alona Tal) and Gabby Davis (Daniella Monet) are the ultimate fans of the band ""5 Leo Rise"" (The Click Five). When energy drink Shift sponsors a free ""5 Leo Rise"" concert for the high school that collects the most bottle labels,"
"Take 6 Take 6 is an American a cappella gospel sextet formed in 1980 on the campus of Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama. The group integrates jazz with spiritual and inspirational lyrics. Take 6 has received Grammy Awards well as Dove Awards, a Soul Train Award and nominations for the NAACP Image Award. The band has worked with Ray Charles, Nnenna Freelon, Gordon Goodwin, Don Henley, Whitney Houston, Al Jarreau, Quincy Jones, k.d. lang, Queen Latifah, The Manhattan Transfer, Brian McKnight, Luis Miguel, Marcus Miller, Joe Sample, Ben Tankard, CeCe Winans, and Stevie Wonder. All original members grew up in"
"Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five The Hot Five was Louis Armstrong's first jazz recording band led under his own name. It was a typical New Orleans jazz band in instrumentation, consisting of trumpet, clarinet, and trombone backed by a rhythm section. The original New Orleans jazz style leaned heavily on collective improvisation, in which the three horns together played the lead: the trumpet played the main melody, and the clarinet and trombone played improvised accompaniments to the melody. This tradition was continued in the Hot Five, but because of Armstrong's creative gifts as a trumpet player, solo passages by"
"performer with a harmonic framework supporting improvisation. In Latin jazz guajeos fulfill the role of piano vamp. A vamp at the beginning of a jazz tune may act as a springboard to the main tune; a vamp at the end of a song is often called a ""tag"". ""Take Five"" begins with a repeated, syncopated figure in time, which pianist Dave Brubeck plays throughout the song (except for Joe Morello's drum solo and a variation on the chords in the middle section). The music from Miles Davis's modal period (1958–1963) was based on improvising songs with a small number of"
"Rainbow"" is a set of recordings from that tour. The title song ""Look to the Rainbow"" is from the musical ""Finian's Rainbow"", a Broadway production from the late 1940s. The most recognized song on this album is Jarreau's interpretation of Paul Desmond's classic jazz number ""Take Five"", which was also released as a single in an edited version in 1977. Both tour and album brought him enthusiastic reviews in Germany, where he immediately became a darling of the public, while his recognition in the US remained low until he received his first Grammy in 1978. ""Look to the Rainbow"" is"
"E7). The use of guitar as melody-percussion became one of jazz's defining moments The piece is one of the most widely recognized jazz standards, and has become standard repertoire in most small jazz ensembles. It has been performed by many notable artists, including Maceo Parker, Buddy Rich, Stanley Jordan, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Maynard Ferguson, Eddie Jefferson, Gov't Mule, Jazz Warriors, Monty Alexander with Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare, Michał Urbaniak, The String Cheese Incident, Umphrey's McGee, James Morrison, The Stavertones, The James Bowers Jazz Collective, Vivid Vacuum, Four o'clock Tuesday, Kâmil Sextette, The Bitter End All Star Jam Band,"
"elements from many great players into his own recognizable style. His versatility is evident on these eight selections"". The Trio (Hank Jones album) The Trio (also released as The Jazz Trio of Hank Jones) is an album by American jazz pianist Hank Jones recorded in 1955 for the Savoy label. Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating ""This is a superb Hank Jones date; highly recommended for fans of piano trio music. In 1955, most jazz pianists were immersed in the school of Bud Powell. Jones is unique in that he developed his harmonic concept prior to Powell's ascendancy and"
"Heart"" by The Click Five, ""No Such Thing"" and ""Friday Night"" by Christy Carlson Romano. Taking Five Taking Five is a 2007 film directed by Andrew Waller. The plot involves two high school girls who kidnap a pop rock band. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 28, 2007. It was filmed at Juan Diego Catholic High School in Draper, Utah and at Hillcrest High School in Midvale, Utah. Devon Thompson (Alona Tal) and Gabby Davis (Daniella Monet) are the ultimate fans of the band ""5 Leo Rise"" (The Click Five). When energy drink Shift sponsors a"
"""Basin Street Blues"", ""Tight Like This"", ""Saint James Infirmary"", and ""Weather Bird"". In the last named, only Armstrong and Hines are present, turning an old rag number into a tour-de-force duet. Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five The Hot Five was Louis Armstrong's first jazz recording band led under his own name. It was a typical New Orleans jazz band in instrumentation, consisting of trumpet, clarinet, and trombone backed by a rhythm section. The original New Orleans jazz style leaned heavily on collective improvisation, in which the three horns together played the lead: the trumpet played the main melody, and"
"is in . Sondheim also alternates with (at the passage beginning ""Living like a shut-in"") and and (at ""All I ever dreamed I'd be"") in the song ""In Buddy's Eyes' from ""Follies"" (1971). In 1959, the Dave Brubeck Quartet released ""Time Out"", a jazz album with music in unusual meters. It included Paul Desmond's ""Take Five"", in time. Against all expectations, the album went platinum, and ""Take Five"" became a jazz standard. Brubeck had studied with the French composer Darius Milhaud, who in turn had been strongly influenced by Stravinsky, and is credited with the systematic introduction of asymmetrical and"
"Among these is a statement Davis made in his autobiography: ""Donna Lee"" was recorded by the Charlie Parker Quintet on May 8, 1947 for Savoy in New York City. Musicians with Parker for the session were Miles Davis (trumpet), Bud Powell (piano), Tommy Potter (bass), and Max Roach (drums). ""Donna Lee"" was the first of four tunes recorded during the session and was recorded over four takes, the fourth being the master take. Later in 1947 it was recorded for Decca by Claude Thornhill and his orchestra, which included Gil Evans, Lee Konitz, Gerry Mulligan, Sandy Siegelstein, Bill Barber, and"
"Hot Fives & Sevens Hot Fives & Sevens is a 2000 box set collection of recordings made by American jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong with his Hot Five, Hot Seven, and other groups between 1925 and 1930. First released on JSP Records on 22 August 2000, the set was subsequently reissued on Definitive in 2001. A four-disc compilation, the set has received a ""crown"" as an author's pick in ""The Penguin Guide to Jazz"" and is also included in the book's ""core collection"" recommended for jazz fans. Allmusic concurs that it is ""beyond indispensable"", suggesting that ""you can't have"
"off each other as if in conversation, male and female. Dave Brubeck’s jazz classic “Take Five” is the inspiration for Cameras Take Five (2002), in which fluid lines represent the saxophone voice, moving over top of color fields of electric blue and green interspersed with playful shapes and doodles. These are vibrant, light-hearted works, which capture the spirit and energy of the music. As in jazz, improvisation and chance are important aspects of Woloshen’s work. Because his films are self-funded and the tools of his craft (film leader, markers, inks, brushes and craft knives) are readily available, he can seize"
"a Louis Armstrong collection without this historic set"" or ""any kind of respectable jazz collection"" Alternatively, Ben Ratliff, writing in 2002, preferred Columbia's release ""The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings"". The box set consists of four compact discs. The first and second discs, and part of the third, comprise the Hot Five and Hot Seven recording sessions from 1925 through 1928. The third and fourth discs compile tracks recorded by Carroll Dickerson's Savoyagers, Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra, and Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five (with Earl Hines) between 1928 and 1930. The collection has generally earned"
"a variety of institutions including New York University, Columbia University, The University of Iowa and Berklee College of Music. JACK Quartet The JACK Quartet is an American string quartet dedicated to the performance of contemporary classical music. It was founded in 2005 and is based in New York City. The four founding members are violinists Christopher Otto and Ari Streisfeld, violist John Pickford Richards, and cellist Kevin McFarland. In 2016, violinist Austin Wulliman and cellist Jay Campbell joined the quartet, replacing Streisfeld and McFarland. The quartet met while attending the Eastman School of Music, and have studied closely with the"
"of a few motives is often accented (See ""Section B"" on the fifth and ""Section solo 1""). 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"
"Eric Dolphy & Wes Montgomery, Carmen McRae, George Shearing Quintet, Odetta, and Jimmy Rushing 1962 Louis Armstrong All-Stars, Dizzy Gillespie Quintet, Carmen McRae, Dave Brubeck, Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Stan Getz Quartet, Quincy Jones & the Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra 1963 Carmen McRae, Miles Davis Quintet, Dizzy Gillespie Quintet, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk Quartet, Jon Hendricks, Harry James Orchestra, Jimmy Witherspoon, The Andrews Sisters & the Gospel Song, and Helen Merrill, Joe Sullivan 1964 Duke Ellington Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie Quintet, Miles Davis Quintet w/ Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Tony Williams, Gerry Mulligan, Thelonious Monk Quartet,"
"it is featured on numerous albums, including two renditions on ""The Complete Legendary Rockland Palace Date 1952"". Benny Goodman recorded a memorable version with his sextet, also in 1952; this performance is included on ""Benny Goodman Sextet"". Stan Getz recorded it in 1955, and it was featured as the first track on his seminal double album ""The West Coast Jazz"". One of the most popular recordings was by Louis Armstrong, featured in his 1957 double-album ""I've Got the World on a String"". The Four Freshmen recorded it on their album ""Four Freshmen and Five Saxes"" (1957). Keely Smith recorded it"
"Woody Herman, Howard McGhee, Thelonious Monk, and Charlie Parker. In the Gillespie big band, Jackson fell into a pattern that led to the founding of the Modern Jazz Quartet: Gillespie maintained a former swing tradition of a small group within a big band, and his included Jackson, pianist John Lewis, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Kenny Clarke (considered a pioneer of the ride cymbal timekeeping that became the signature for bop and most jazz to follow) while the brass and reeds took breaks. When they decided to become a working group in their own right, around 1950, the foursome was"
"JACK Quartet The JACK Quartet is an American string quartet dedicated to the performance of contemporary classical music. It was founded in 2005 and is based in New York City. The four founding members are violinists Christopher Otto and Ari Streisfeld, violist John Pickford Richards, and cellist Kevin McFarland. In 2016, violinist Austin Wulliman and cellist Jay Campbell joined the quartet, replacing Streisfeld and McFarland. The quartet met while attending the Eastman School of Music, and have studied closely with the Kronos Quartet, Arditti Quartet, and Muir String Quartet. JACK has received strong critical reception for their performances of quartets"
"such as ""Move over, Rover, and let Jimi take over"" to ""Move over, Rover, and let Mr. Huckleberry take over"" for Slovak (who was also known by his nickname, ""Mr. Huckleberry""). A 1968 rendition by Five by Five reached number 52 on the national ""Billboard"" singles chart. Kingston Wall covered it on their 1992 debut album ""I"". In 1994, the accordion-based rock band Those Darn Accordions recorded a version for their 1994 album ""Squeeze This!"", where it was sung by a then 79-year-old Clyde Forsman, one of the group's accordionists. Alice Cooper covered it on his 1995 compilation album ""Classicks""."