Take Five Live is a 1962 live album by American jazz singer Carmen McRae with pianist Dave Brubeck, focusing on interpretations of his songs. This was McRae's second album with Brubeck; their first, Tonight Only with the Dave Brubeck Quartet, was released in 1961.

Take Five Live
Live album by
Released1962
RecordedSeptember 6, 1961, Basin Street East, New York City
GenreVocal jazz
Length37:17
LabelColumbia
Carmen McRae chronology
Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics
(1962)
Take Five Live
(1962)
Woman Talk
(1966)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Track listing edit

All tracks composed by Dave Brubeck and Iola Brubeck; except where indicated

  1. "When I Was Young"
  2. "In Your Own Sweet Way"
  3. "Too Young for Growing Old"
  4. "Ode to a Cowboy"
  5. "There'll Be No Tomorrow"
  6. "Melanctha" (D. Brubeck, Liz Blake)
  7. "It's a Raggy Waltz" (D. Brubeck)
  8. "Oh So Blue" (D. Brubeck)
  9. "Lord, Lord"
  10. "Travellin' Blues"
  11. "Take Five" (Paul Desmond, I. Brubeck)
  12. "Easy as You Go"

Personnel edit

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

(except Paul Desmond - alto saxophone)

References edit

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 138. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.