The Legacy

Time Out is a studio album by the American jazz group the Dave Brubeck Quartet, released in 1959 by Columbia Records. Recorded at Columbia’s 30th Street Studio in New York City, the album is noted for its pioneering use of unconventional time signatures for jazz, including 98, 64, and 54. Musically, it represents a subtle fusion of cool and West Coast influences. Time Out peaked at number two on the Billboard albums chart and became the first jazz album to sell one million copies. Its standout single, "Take Five", was also the first jazz single to sell over one million copies. By 1963, the album had sold more than 500,000 units, and in 2011 it was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), recognizing sales of over two million copies.