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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reubent,

Thanks for posting those links. I remember checking out their later releases a while back and it's been long enough now that I can't remember if they were available on vinyl at all, or just out at that time. They do have some great music. Love Cracker as well.
"Solitary Man" & "Red Red Wine"  Neil Diamond from "Hot August Nights" MFSL.

Close to perfection!
arcam88,

"No Anchovies, Please"  How does one think up stuff like that outside of a dream?
reubent,

I had time to listen to only part of one of the video links yesterday. I will listen further this weekend. Thanks for the post!
reubent,

I listened some more to Dawg Yawp. I find them very interesting and certainly, they stand out from the crowd. I thought it could be worth buying (it is available on vinyl) but upon listening over Amazon, the SQ seemed too digital. Thanks for making us aware.
(Before I get any remarks about "too digital", let me explain. I have many digital recordings on vinyl. Some make the grade. Others do what some digital recordings do worse..... overall fatiguing to listen to or even start listening to, highlights the extremes of any frequency range as to make it unnatural, can be heard as "sterile or bright".)
The Velvet Underground "Foggy Notion".

What a great song!. I just compared it between my only two copies...

The Sundazed Box
"VU" / gold stamped promo

The "promo/"VU"  killed the Sundazed version, by a mile!

One of my favorite all time songs.
I failed to mention on "Sweet Thistle Pie" the great Joan Osborne provides backing vocals.
Outlaws.. a 4 man guitar/front line assault! No one has done it since, IMO. High energy, straight-up rock n roll!