Jazz great Dave Brubeck died this morning, just a day short of turning 92. I know that this is generally an art blog, but I grew up seeing the cover of The Dave Brubeck Quartet's classic Take Five among my mother's pretty extensive record/CD collection and it was one of my first perceptions of modern art. The cover was done by graphic designer Sadamitsu "S. Neil" Fujita (1921-2010) for the original 1959 album, and Brubeck and his quartet also used a work by Joan Miró for their follow-up Time Further Out. Here's a YouTube video of Take Five the composition featuring Fujita's cover, if you literally want to take five in memory of all the talent involved -- musically and visually.
