Musicina Blender

Mashup in 5/4: Take Five Meets The River Man

Dave Brubeck vs. Nick Drake: Take Drake

There aren’t many tunes that have their rhythm is 5/4 time. These two are probably the most well-known—The Dave Brubeck Quartet’s 1959 recording of Take Five; and River Man, from the late British sing-songwriter Nick Drake, recorded in 1969.

I’ve got a supplentary source for each tune as well—pianist Brad Mehldau’s solo recording of River Man, from a 2003 concert in Japan; and Grover Washington, Jr’s version of Take Five, from 1992.

With help from my trusty Ableton Live software, here’s the mix. 

(Mashup art by RichLost)