Tune of the Day


"Blue Rondo a la Turk"  on the Two Generations of Brubeck album.  Wow.

There are many fine versions of this tune, but this one gets me dancing, clapping, fist-pounding, whatever, every time....and it's not easy to dance in, what, 9/8?  I love tunes that grow, build, develop, and move through changes.  This one just picks me up and takes me right along with it.  Great melding of jazz and rock idioms, too.  It's fun to imagine Dave Brubeck setting the groove and then sitting back to hear where his kids and their friends take it. 

You can continue exploring Dave and the kids on Two Generations of Brubeck, "The Great Spirit Made Us All".  And Chris Brubeck's rock/jazz band Sky King on "Secret Sauce".

For extra credit, give a "spin" to Chase, "Bochawa" from their last album, Pure Music.

Anyway, that's my two cents today.




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@bdp24 ,

Hey dude. I found a clean copy of that lp a year or two ago. Very nice!
Couldn’t let this day end without...…..

Mary Gauthier "Thanksgiving"
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@nutty,

Thanks for the CP video. Always liked him.
Alejandro Escovedo "Can't Make Me Run"
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@bdp24, If you don't mind my asking, which MG lps do you own now.
@bdp24 ,

I thought that title was familiar. I really enjoyed that lp. If you haven't heard it, check it out.
Sarah Shook & The Disarmers "Misery Without Company".

I don't watch youtube, hardly at all. I sampled 3 videos for this song and the SQ was very poor, unlike the lp, which is great.
Low "Nightingale"
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@bdp24,

I was surprised you haven't chimed in on several of my posts over the last week or so. I was going to wait but, have you heard of Donna the Buffalo? She's from my neck of the woods. She has ties to several of our fine artists. I have her only two records (lps) in the mail as I write this. She is friends with Jim Lauderdale who is in at least one of her videos.
@bdp24,
I ordered "Dance in the Street" (which is from 2018, her latest) and "Tonight, Tomorrow & Yesterday". This one is not easy to find.
These were the only two on vinyl, which drives my purchases. These are on the way to me now.
Thanks for pointing out her solo work, I’ll check into it.
@bdp24 ,

Received the two Donna the Buffalo lps today. From the back jacket on "Dance in the Street".... 100% Analog Recording, Mix and Master.

I’ll probably listen in a day or two. Pretty cool video @ www.donnathebuffalo.com about the making of "Dance in the Street".
I’ve got two today,.....for this season.
Calexico "Green Grows the Holly"
Bruce Cockburn "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"