Countdown/Eleven Four/Why Phillis/Someday My Prince Will Come/Castilian Blues/Castilian Drums/Fast Life/ Waltz Limp/Three’s A Crowd/Danse Duet/Back To Earth
Countdown Time In Outer Space was another LP in the time signature themed category from Dave Brubeck based around the contemporary fascination with space travel. (US:24)
“A spacey, yet entertaining, adventure. Worth checking out if you like Dave Brubeck and his quartets 'Time' series.”
"Somehow it feels like the quartet run into a bit of a rut on this one. The title track and Castilian Blues are quite nice, but otherwise I see no reason to really venture into what's going on here. Whilst Brubeck gears himself once more into his timesignature themed works (some with more intriguing aplomb than others), the most impressive advancement here is that of the percussion emphasis. All in all a bit of a let-down in terms of quality overall, but if you're a hardcore jazz fan, check it out.” “The group's use of time signatures is extremely creative and always natural sounding - always musical, not just technical.”
“The outer space theme is a fun one, and every song is great. There are also more songs on it than I believe any of the other odd time albums. The time signature experiments are more interesting on this one than on some others. If you liked Time Out, you'll like this one as well.”
“This is a very fine album in both music and performance. The Brubeck team was continuing its unusual time explorations and improvised melodies, so key to this period of 'progressive jazz'. Except for one song, there are no catchy tunes, no memorable tour de force; instead, there is just superb playing and musical poetry, especially that smooth, unique sound of Paul Desmond.”
“This album should be considered classic Brubeck. The quality is maintained through all these experiments with differing time signatures. Desmond is in pure form here. It's a shame that this album didn't get the recognition it deserves.”
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