Isis Big Band - Take Five & Mission Impossible

. Bartók Béla Concert Hall, Szombathely “Take Five“ is a jazz piece written by Paul Desmond and performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet on their 1959 album Time Out. Recorded at Columbia’s 30th Street Studios in New York City on June 25, July 1, and August 18, 1959,[1] this piece became one of the group’s best-known records, famous for its distinctive, catchy saxophone melody and use of the unusual quintuple (5/4) time, from which its name is derived.[2] While “Take Five“ was not the first jazz composition to use this meter, it was one of the first in the United States to achieve mainstream significance, reaching #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on Billboard’s Easy Listening survey, the precursor to today’s Adult Contemporary charts, in 1961, two years after its initial release. “Take Five“ was re-recorded and performed live multiple times by The Dave Brubeck Quartet throughout the group’s career. In addition, there have been var