Take Five celebrates the birthday of pianist ... So, in the spirit of fair play, it's a fine time to celebrate the original five-tool player of jazz, Nat King Cole. Cole is credited with launching ...

“Take Five,” a 1959 track by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, was always a musical oddity: a swinging, instantly catchy jazz piece written in the uncommon time signature of 5/4. But it was also a ...