''Time In'' is a 1966 studio album by

Dave Brubeck David Warren Brubeck (; December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Often regarded as a foremost exponent of cool jazz, Brubeck's work is characterized by unusual time signatures and superimposing contrasti ...

, the last of Brubeck's 'Time' series. All the compositions on it were written by

(two co-written with his wife Iola Brubeck), and performed by the

Dave Brubeck Quartet David Warren Brubeck (; December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Often regarded as a foremost exponent of cool jazz, Brubeck's work is characterized by unusual time signatures and superimposing contrasti ...

. Stylistically, they cover a considerable range, from slow ballads in a

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sound, to some of the religiously themed work he began to essay in the later 1960s (''Forty Days'', which would later appear in his ''The Light in the Wilderness: An Oratorio for Today''), to more driving

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-influenced numbers.

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's reviewer Thom Jurek wrote that it was "one of his most musically adventurous. ... of all the 'Time' recordings, this is the least commercial ... Though it is seldom celebrated as such, this is one of Brubeck's finest moments on Columbia."

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's Jeff Wilson wrote: "This 1965 release ended the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s series of time-themed albums, the most famous being 1959’s '' Time Out'', which contained the ever-popular '

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'. ''Time In'' was also one of the final records by a much-loved quartet that included Paul Desmond on alto saxophone. With more than two dozen albums behind them by the time this album was recorded, was the foursome a spent force? Definitely not—and, in fact, one listen to ''Time In'' will dispel any notions of the quartet as 'polite jazz'. On the ironically-titled opening track, 'Lost Waltz' , the group swings with an urgency that reaches its peak during Brubeck’s vigorous solo. 'Softly, William, Softly' is a deeply expressive ballad, and 'Lonesome' is equally moving. Throughout ''Time In'' Brubeck’s compositions bring out the best in Desmond, whose light, airy sound was the musical equivalent of a martini so dry it would have passed inspection by

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Track listing

#"Lost Waltz" (

) 3:52 #"Softly, William, Softly" (D. Brubeck) 5:38 #"Time In" (D. Brubeck) 3:57 #"40 Days" (D. Brubeck) 4:38 #"Travellin' Blues" (D. Brubeck,

Iola Brubeck David Warren Brubeck (; December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Often regarded as a foremost exponent of cool jazz, Brubeck's work is characterized by unusual time signatures and superimposing contrasti ...

) 5:57 #"He Done Her Wrong" (D. Brubeck) 2:14 #"Lonesome" (D. Brubeck, I. Brubeck) 7:10 #"Cassandra" (D. Brubeck) 4:18 Bonus Tracks added to 2004 CD issue #"Rude Old Man" (Eugene Wright) 2:22 #"Who Said That?" (D. Brubeck) 3:32 #"Watusi Drums" (D. Brubeck) 2:23 (''Times are as given on the CD; the album numbers differ slightly.'')

Personnel

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Paul Desmond Paul Desmond (born Paul Emil Breitenfeld; November 25, 1924 – May 30, 1977) was an American jazz alto saxophone, alto saxophonist and composer, best known for his work with the Dave Brubeck Quartet and for composing that group's biggest hit, " ...

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alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

Gene Wright Eugene Joseph Wright (May 29, 1923 – December 30, 2020) was an American jazz bassist who was a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Career Wright was a cornetist at high school and led the 16-piece band Dukes of Swing in his 20s. He was large ...

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Joe Morello Joseph Albert Morello (July 17, 1928 – March 12, 2011) was an American jazz drummer best known for serving as the drummer for pianist Dave Brubeck, as part of the Dave Brubeck Quartet, from 1957 to 1972, including during the quartet's "classic ...

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References

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