Thanks to its unusual 5/4 time signature and memorable melody, the Dave Brubeck Quartet's "Take Five" is one of the best-known jazz tunes. Composer Paul Desmond nailed the melody on alto sax.
There's a cover of it that I never hear anywhere, though. In his version, Toots Thielemans shows how well the melody translates to the harmonica. That's not the first instrument most listeners would likely think of as suitable for covering the tune, I would guess, but Thielemans shows how appropriate it is.
