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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Is this thread losing steam... Ryan Adams, "Invisible Riverside" off Ashes & Fire - terrific track/mesmerizing LP

"Rich Kid Blues" - Terry Reid, Marianne Faithful & The Raconteurs. Each version is excellent! 

Christone Kingfish Ingram, "Empty Promises" - totally badass jam to start the day

Jeff Buckley, "Last Goodbye" off Grace - think I've played the album at least once every few months since '94

XTC, "Earn Enough For Us" off Skylarking. So many great memories with this one...

St. Paul & The Broken Bones, "Sanctify" off "Sea Of Noise" - great production, big sound...

Counting Crows, "Have You Seen Me Lately" off Accross A Wire (live) - entire LP is fabulous 

Snoop Dogg, "Gin & Juice" off Doggystyle... to start start the weekend and get summer underway. Enjoy!

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, "Let The Day Begin" off Spector At The Feast. Very cool that RLB did his dad's tune,... nicely done!

Heart, "Love Me Like Music" (I'll be Your Song) off Dreamboat Annie. Soph in HS - 1977. 1st GF 2yrs older parking on Revere Beach late-night in her dad's Cadillac. Wore this 8-Track out, lol

Paul Weller (a fav see avatar) "Above The Clouds" off Paul Weller 1992 - cool summer jam!

Joe Jackson, "Drowning" off Laughter and Lust - great tune of a wonderfully produced album 

John Waite, "Isn't It Time" off Wooden Heart - underrated singer/songwriter - fantastic rock voice

Fink, "Perfect Darkness" off Wheels Turn Beneath My Feet. Super slinky jam... entire album is killer

Beck, "Thinking About You" off the new LP Thinking About You - solid tune & album 

Talk Talk, "The Rainbow" off Spirit of Eden - super track of a great LP.

Happy 4th!

The Black Crowes, "Could I’ve Been So Blind" off Shake Your Money Maker - on my top 10 album list. Every track’s a killer!

Velvet Underground, "Oh! Sweet Nothin" off Loaded,... remember it playing in a scene from the movie High Fidelity. One of my forgotten favorite tunes

John Hiatt, "Take It Down" off Crossing Muddy Waters - new tubes in my DAC making a difference 

Mylene Farmer w/ Gary Jules, "Mad World" off Timeless 2013 Live - so good!

"There But For The Grace Of God Go I", Machine - 1979 underground Disco at its finest

Jason Isbell, "Children of Children" off Something More Than Free - Impactful lyrics and deeper story