Time Out is the Dave Brubeck Quartet's 1959 landmark on Columbia, the album that took odd time signatures into the mainstream without ever sounding like a lesson. Paul Desmond's alto glides over Joe Morello's drums and Eugene Wright's bass as Brubeck moves from the 9/8 rush of "Blue Rondo a la Turk" to the 5/4 cool of "Take Five," Desmond's own composition and still one of the most recognizable tunes in jazz. "Strange Meadow Lark" and "Kathy's Waltz" show the group's gentler side. A cornerstone of any jazz collection, pressed on 180g black vinyl.