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Primary Wave taps "Take Five" time signature in Brubeck legacy rights deal
Primary Wave secures partial rights to Dave Brubeck’s publishing and master recordings through a deal with Derry Music Company, gaining access to his name, image, and likeness.
It pledges close collaboration with the Brubeck family on future licensing and creative initiatives, aiming to extend his reach via branding, syncs, and audio-visual projects.
Brubeck’s 1959 Time Out becomes jazz’s first million-seller, led by “Take Five” and rhythmic contortions that sidestep predictability with polite disobedience.
Later years include collaborations with family members and refusal to play segregated venues, foregrounding a career equally defined by musical wit and principled defiance.
