May 29, 2009 By Cory Frye

Of all the works released that strange, mystical year of 1959, none came close to the cultural saturation or financial bonanza of Time Out, by The Dave Brubeck Quartet. Its million-selling "Take Five" single assured the full platter prominence in any personal stash, which is funny in retrospect, considering Columbia's initial reservations about its potential. Too weird, they said. More