Time Further Out – THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET****

It’s A Raggy Waltz/Bluette/Charles Matthew Hallelujah/Far More Blue/Far More Drums/Maori Blues/Unsquare Dance/Bru’s Boogie Woogie/Blue Shadows In The Street

Follows the same blueprint as the highly successful Time Out album in which jazz musician Dave Brubeck performs a suite of numbers in differing time sequences. Time Further Out includes the top twenty UK hit single Unsquare Dance, a rare jazz entry. (US:8 UK:12)

“A worthy successor to Time Out. An innovative combination of classical bold tempi with cool jazz rhythms. It starts with the waltz of It's A Raggy Waltz and the moody Bluette, both in a 3/4 beat. Far More Blue and Far More Drums are in the same vein as the well known Take Five, with an absolute gorgeous drum solo on the second one. A tribute to the Maori people Maori Blues is followed by the interesting and unique Unsquare Dance, a solely rhythmic piece with an sweeping tap-dancing performance. Blue Shadows In The Street brings it to an end with a balanced and comforting treat for the ears.”

“The whitest and most mathematically inclined of all jazz pianists does another numerical suite, performing pieces in 3/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, 8/8 and 9/8 time, and far from this being just a mathematical exercise, it's actually a set of nine highly swinging, even danceable tunes. Featuring the same line-up of Paul Desmond, Eugene Wright and Joe Morello as on Time Out, this album is even better, willing to take risks and dive into unusual rhythms and moods. While many people might still regard this as easy listening jazz, this is in fact some of the more advanced and sophisticated Brubeck out there. Maori Blues and Unsquare Dance are the highlights.”

“Pretty good easy-listening jazz. The saxophone here has a soft, unobtrusive tone and never moves at a blistering pace. There are a couple of fun numbers, the upbeat Bru's Boogie Woogie and the more interesting time signature play on Unsquare Dance, in 7/4. But in the end it's mostly more of the same from Time Out, with fewer really memorable tunes. Don't expect anything mind blowing or revolutionary.”

“Time Further Out really goes much further than where Time Out takes you. It moves you between moods and modes, shifting from waltz to jazzy blues, progressing to a more upbeat mood, but never losing the jazzy blues effect with each selection as you continue listening into the album.”