Advent 1

We open the calendar with the only selection that was actually released before my birth. Time Out by the Dave Brubeck Quartet dates from 1959. It upset jazz critics on its release because of its experimentation with obscure time patterns. This means nothing to me I'm afraid but I love the way it all sounds. It is available as part of the fantastic twenty-five CD box set The Perfect Jazz Collection.

The cover alone is a thing of beauty. You will probably recognize track three, Take Five, which is one of those tunes you know but can't attribute.