" Take Five " is a jazz standard composed by saxophonist Paul Desmond and originally recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet for their album[a][2] Time Out at Columbia Records’ 30th Street Studios in New York City on July 1, 1959.[3] Two years later it became a surprise[4] hit[b] and the biggest-selling jazz single ever.[5][6] Revived since in numerous movie and television soundtracks,[7] the piece still receives significant radio airplay. The single was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1996
