The Best Jazz Albums of all Time

3. The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Time Out (1959)

Although it’s swinging vibe and unconventional timing made it an artsy and new record at the moment of its release, flooding the homes of New York City’s most sophisticated crowd, it’s now considered almost traditional. In fact, this album’s songs have been sampled in movies and TV shows regularly, so some people associate jazz with this type of melody and beat (in spit there being much more to the genre). Nonetheless, it’s still one of the best jazz albums of all time.