Acertified maestroof his time, king ofCool Jazzwith a penchant forunusual time signatures,Dave Brubeckis asprolific as they come. For their third release,Major Keys lovingly remaster and reissuethree of his key pieces asThe Dave Brubeck Quartetincluding theinstantly recognisable Take Fiveon180g vinylin a Major Keys sleeve. On the A side one of themost famous jazz pieces of all time. Released in1959as part of the QuartetsTime Out LP, which become thefirst jazz album to sell more than a million copieswith the Take Five single also taking that that coveted spot whilst going on to become thebest-selling jazz single of all time.Accolades aside, its anintricate, absorbing and elating piece of jazz history,with one of the most recognisable melodies ever to be written.Timeless genius writtenby the quartets saxophonistPaul Desmondand performed byDave Brubeck, Paul, Joe Morello and Eugene Wright, reissued for a new generation of listeners. The B side seesever more experimentationfrom the quartet, with the time signatures Dave heard on thestreets of Istanbulproviding the inspiration that gave birth to the lead track fromTime Out – Blue Rondo a la Turk. Ascool and complexas they get, stirring up those meters like aslick Manhattan. Rounding off the package, American jazz singerCarmen McRaes 1962 vocal version of Take Fivegives an extra dose of sophistication to proceedings. All in all, a must have for anydiscerning music lover.