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 

I’m glad you enjoy head hands and feet. There are so many bands from the sixties and seventies that put out such good music, but they never made it BIG. Me and a couple other friends have been collecting albums from mostly that time period and we’ve been sharing. Friday, I borrowed twenty one Brian Auger albums and have been listening to them as time permits. I think I’ve listened to five of them so far.


All the best.

@asvjerry 

  I played Chicken in high school, but “The Circumcision Game” is one game I’ve never played!
 

OUCH!!

Glenn Hughs,   You Are The Music, We Are The Band.(With Trapeze)

Another excellent tune.

Dickie Betts,  Hand Picked.

I’m not a lover of country music, but this tune always makes me smile.