Title: The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out

Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1959, Jazz, Cool Jazz, San Francisco

Matrix #: CS 8192

Condition: VG+, sounds great, light background noise, looks good

Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle Dave Brubeck nearly lost his playing career after a serious 1951 diving injury damaged his back and forced him to rethink his piano technique.
2. Studio Lore Columbia let the group gamble on unusual time signatures; “Take Five” and “Blue Rondo a la Turk” helped make odd meter feel strangely mainstream.
3. Media Narrative Critics were unsure, but Time Out became a rare jazz blockbuster, helping move modern jazz into suburban living rooms and college campuses.

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