Artist page · 04/07/2026
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15 vinyls including classics like Time Out and Jazz Impressions Of Eurasia — original and rare pressings tracked live.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet emerged in the early 50s as a defining force in cool jazz, blending sophisticated piano work with smooth saxophone. Featuring key members such as pianist Dave Brubeck and saxophonist Paul Desmond, the quartet challenged jazz conventions with atypical time signatures and inventive compositions. Between 1951 and 1967, their output spanned studio recordings and memorable live sessions capturing their explorations.
Vinyl collectors can find 15 albums in circulation today, including essential titles like Time Out, Newport 1958, and Jazz Impressions of Eurasia. Numerous original pressings from labels like Columbia command attention, and prices vary in real time on collectors' platforms.
Discography
Studio albums, EPs and notable live records, from newest to oldest. Drag the timeline to browse.
Can-Am Records · 1984
Concord Jazz · 1982
Concord Jazz · 1982
Concord Jazz · 1980
Concord Jazz · 1979
Horizon · 1977
Atlantic · 1972
Columbia · 1969
Columbia · 1968
Columbia · 1967
Columbia · 1966
CBS · 1965
Columbia · 1965
Columbia · 1965
Columbia · 1964
Columbia · 1964
Columbia · 1963
Columbia · 1963
CBS · 1963
Columbia · 1962
Columbia · 1961
Columbia · 1961
Columbia · 1961
Columbia · 1960
Columbia · 1960
Columbia · 1959
Columbia · 1959
Columbia · 1959
Columbia · 1958
Columbia · 1958
Columbia · 1957
Columbia · 1957
Columbia · 1957
The Penn State Jazz Club · 1955
Columbia · 1955
Columbia · 1955
Columbia · 1954
Columbia · 1954
Columbia · 1954
Fantasy · 1953Playlist
The tracks that sum up The Dave Brubeck Quartet's career.
The essentials
Our pick, validated by the editorial team.
A groundbreaking album featuring Take Five. Clocking seven tracks, the record is noted for pioneering rhythms in 5/4 and 9/8 time signatures.
Showcases the quartet's embrace of space-age themes with 11 tracks, including complex rhythmic experiments and jazz improvisations.
A studio album capturing the quartet’s travels across Eurasia, showing world music influences with six distinctive tracks.
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Artists who share part of The Dave Brubeck Quartet's musical DNA.
Collectors
The hidden side of the catalogue: rare pressings, sought-after matrices, Discogs values.
For each reference edition, these cards summarise the state of the global Discogs market. Market position places the average price of a copy between the observed min and max prices. Average price is the price seen for a mint-condition copy. Copies available counts listings currently for sale. Collectors who want it is the number of Discogs users who added it to their wantlist without owning it — a good signal of upcoming demand.
Face B
Studio secrets, touring anecdotes and B-sides worth the whole album.
Take Five became one of the rare hits in jazz, breaking into mainstream with its unique 5/4 rhythm.— Dave Brubeck
In 1959, the quartet recorded Time Out at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in New York City, pioneering unusual time signatures like 5/4 in Take Five, an arrangement led by Paul Desmond.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet's Newport 1958 album documents their acclaimed performance at the famed Newport Jazz Festival, recorded live and originally released in 1959.
Jazz Impressions Of Eurasia (1958) was inspired by the quartet’s 1958 tour across Turkey, Iran, and the Soviet Union, blending international rhythms with cool jazz arrangements.
Paul Desmond, alto saxophonist from the quartet, composed Take Five and was instrumental in shaping the group's signature cool jazz sound from 1951 to 1967.
FAQ
The most common questions about pressings, reissues and limited editions.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet was formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1951.
Take Five is featured on the 1959 album Time Out, a cornerstone of cool jazz.
Most classic releases are available on 12" LP vinyl albums, primarily in mono and stereo pressings from the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Original 1959 pressings of Time Out on Columbia Records can vary in price, often ranging between 6 and 12 euros, depending on condition and rarity.
Key labels include Columbia Records in the United States and Coronet in New Zealand for regional pressings.
The quartet popularized unusual time signatures in jazz, bringing complex rhythmic structures into mainstream jazz music during the 1950s and 60s.
Yes, they performed at notable events like the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958, with live recordings released as albums.
French collectors often seek European pressings from Columbia and Fontana labels released in the late 1950s, available through specialized vinyl sellers and collectors.
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This page is compiled by the vinyles.com editorial team from public sources and our marketplace.
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