"Take Five": One Hit
The Dave Brubeck quartet went into the studio on July 1, 1959 to record a new album. Drummer Joe Morello, who had joined the group in 1956, was tired of playing in strictly 4/4 time and pressed the...
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  The division of labor between solo and ensemble is clear in this early masterwork by the pioneer of big band jazz-Fletcher Henderson, who also composed the piece. The whole performance reflects Louis Armstrong's impact on jazz, particularly in the solos of Rex Stewart, who had replaced Armstrong in this band; Joe Smith, who plays the longer trumpet solo midway; and Coleman Hawkins, whose chorus is considered to be his first classic improvisation.

(F. Henderson); Fletcher Henderson, piano; Russell Smith, Joe Smith, trumpet; Rex Stewart, cornet; Bennie Morton, trombone; Buster Bailey, Coleman Hawkins, Don Redman, reeds; Charlie Dixon, banjo; Ralph Escudero, brass bass; Kaiser Marshall, drums. Solos: Stewart; Hawkins (tenor sax); J. Smith; Stewart; Rec. New York, May 14, 1926. Columbia 654-D (mx. W 142205-3); Originally Released 1926