This was brilliant! Take Five is one of the most famous jazz tunes of all time and the story of how the piece came to be written was equally fascinating. Dave Brubeck along with musicians such as Paul Desmond who is playing alto sax on the original track and is also its composer, went in search of rhythms beyond their culture. Most musicians know that 4/4 refers to a standard time signature where there are four beats in every bar. 3/4 or waltz time was also quite popular but it was practically u