Pianist and composer Dave Brubeck's innovative time signatures and irresistible melodies minted him as one of the superstars of jazz in the '50s and '60s. A California native, Brubeck helped define the breezy West Coast cool jazz sound. His biggest hit, 1959's "Take Five", perfectly encapsulated his style: an unusual 5/4 time signature that wound Paul Desmond's intricate saxophone melody around his blocky piano chords and hard-swinging beat. The song earned Brubeck the first million-selling jazz record and a career that lasted more than a half-century before his death in 2012.