''Time Further Out'' (subtitled '' Miró Reflections'') is a

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studio album by the

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released by Columbia Records in November 1961. It features the "classic" lineup of the quartet:

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and leader Dave Brubeck,

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, bassist

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, and drummer

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. The album was recorded by engineer

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and produced by

Teo Macero Attilio Joseph "Teo" Macero (October 30, 1925 – February 19, 2008) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer. He was a producer at Columbia Records for twenty years. Macero produced Miles Davis' '' Bitches Brew'', and ...

Overview

''Time Further Out'' continues the Quartet's exploration of unusual

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s that began on their 1959 album '' Time Out''. The tracks are ordered by the number of beats per bar: "It's a Raggy Waltz" and "Bluette" are in ; " Charles Matthew Hallelujah", a tribute to Brubeck's newborn son, is in ; "Far More Blue" and "Far More Drums" are in ; "Maori Blues" is in ; " Unsquare Dance" is in ; "Bru's Boogie Woogie" is in ; and "Blue Shadows in the Street" is in . The time signature of each song is listed on the cover of the album (where they are referred to as "

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s").

Cover art

Echoing its predecessor ''Time Out'' (whose cover featured a painting by S. Neil Fujita), ''Time Further Out'' also features a piece of abstract modern art on its cover, this time by the

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artist Joan Miró. The work depicted on the cover is Miró's 1925 painting ''Calculation''. In his liner notes, Brubeck says the album is a "jazz interpretation" of the painting, and was conceived as a "blues suite".

Track listing

All pieces composed by Dave Brubeck. #"It's a Raggy Waltz" – 5:12 #"Bluette" – 5:21 #"Charles Matthew Hallelujah" – 2:52 #"Far More Blue" – 4:38 #"Far More Drums" – 4:00 #"Maori Blues" – 3:54 #" Unsquare Dance" – 2:00 #"Bru's Boogie Woogie" – 2:28 #"Blue Shadows in the Street" – 6:35 The 1996 CD reissue adds the following tracks: #

"Slow and Easy (A.K.A. Lawless Mike)" – 3:29 #"It's a Raggy Waltz" (recorded live at Carnegie Hall in 1963) – 6:37

Charts

In the United States, the album peaked at #8 on the ''Billboard'' 200. On the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart, " Unsquare Dance" peaked at #74.

Personnel

* Dave Brubeck –

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– alto saxophone *

–

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– drums

References

{{Authority control Dave Brubeck albums 1961 albums Albums produced by Teo Macero Cool jazz albums Columbia Records albums Legacy Recordings albums