Time Out, by The Dave Brubeck Quartet, released in 1959 on Columbia Records, was recorded at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in New York City. It is based on the use of time signatures that were unusual for jazz such as 9/8 and 5/4. The album is a subtle blend of cool and West Coast jazz. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard pop albums chart, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA, the first jazz album to ever achieve that status.
The album was intended as an experiment using musical styles Brubeck discovered abroad while on a United States Department of State sponsored tour of Eurasia, such as when he observed in Turkey a group of street musicians performing a traditional Turkish folk song that was played in 9/8 time, a rare meter for Western music.
Blue Rondo Ala Turk Take Five Move Summertime Fugue On Bop Themes There Will Never Be Another You Slow and Easy (a.k.a. Lawless Mike) Things Ain't What They Used To Be Walkin' Shoes Five Brothers Keepin' Out of Mischief Now River, Stay 'Way From My Door C Jam Blues Bea's Flat Big Bear Soul Sauce Take Ten A Handful of Stars Black Coffee St. Louis Blues Castilian Blues
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