Take Five
Context
Composed by saxophonist Paul Desmond, this track is built on a five-beat meter, rare in popular jazz. Released as a single, it was a major commercial success from 1961 on and is often cited as the best-selling jazz single. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1996.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to West Coast, Cool (Birth of the Cool). Among the origins and influences of West Coast: Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Cool (Birth of the Cool), Bossa nova, jazz samba.