Most of us have this in our collections ....

Take 5 is played in the unusual 5/4 time signature, which is difficult to do well, as bdp24 says. Here's an interesting experiment which transforms the song Take 5 into Take 4 (4/4 time) as well as Take 3 (3/4) time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-_NXexIcns

^^^ Proving that Paul Desmond sounds great at all times. :>)

I attended a drum clinic hosted by Joe Morello, and he was so cool. He played and and spoke about Take 5 with a very good combo. 

Oregonpapa,

I would have loved to have seen the Jazz clubs in Los Angeles in the 50's and 60's. I go to some Jazz clubs now in L.A. But I am sure it's not even close to what you saw. Actually for a big city L.A. Has a pretty lame Jazz scene nowadays. When you went it was the heyday.

I've always enjoyed Desmond's self-deprecating description of his sound on the sax: "like three dry martinis".