Brubeck's wife Iola; these lyrics would later be used for other vocal recordings. Jamaican saxophonist Val Bennett covered the song in 1968 in a roots reggae style, in time, and retitled "The Russians Are Coming". Bennett's version became the theme of British television series The Secret Life of Machines in the late 1980s. Al Jarreau recorded an acclaimed scat version of the song for NDR Television in Hamburg, West Germany on October 17, 1975. In 1992, American jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. recorded a version of Take Five for his album Next Exit. Moe Koffman recorded a cover for his 1996 album Devil’s Brew. In 2011, a version by Pakistan's Sachal Studios Orchestra won widespread acclaim and charted highly on American and British jazz charts. In popular culture Canadian animator Steven Woloshen created the 2003 animated short film Cameras Take Five'', which animated an improvised series of abstract lines and figures set to the song. Notes References External links Licensed lyrics of this song at Genius 1950s jazz standards Cool jazz standards Jazz compositions 1959 songs 1961 singles The Specials songs Jazz compositions in E-flat minor Columbia Records singles Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients