Christoph Niemann (German, b.1970)
“Night Cityscape” n.d.
Illustration
A graphic designer and illustrator, his work appears regularly on the covers of The New Yorker, National Geographic and The New York Times Magazine.
On this day in 1959, the Dave Brubeck Quartet recorded “Take Five”
Two years later it became a surprise hit and the biggest-selling jazz single ever.
Revived since in numerous movie and television soundtracks, the piece still receives significant radio airplay. The single was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1996.