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.




77jovian

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bdp24,

Thanks for the suggestions. Jellyfish was a great band for sure, and they made two wonderful albums. Excellent songwriting, and each one is like a journey. 

Omg slaw! What a great song. I remember it fondly from many years ago. I'll listen to it tonight. Thanks!

77jovian,
That entire disc is wonderful. It's called Running in the Family.
Clean Money by Elvis Costello.
There's a song that'll get your blood flowing!
I grew up shopping in Hackensack and went to college half a mile away. Good memories.
New Religion is a great Duran Duran song. Also Hold Back the Rain and Last Chance on the Stairway. There's nothing bad on that record! 

Lazyman is a great song. If only they could have continued in that vein. In those years I never could have imagined that they would end up producing such boring tripe later on. Oh well, nothing can stay the same forever.

That's a great song (and disc) slaw. I was listening to it two weeks ago and that song is really haunting.

I recall seeing them at my college during the period when that was a hit for them. They were good together.

@tomcarr 

I still love their music. When Rio came out around '84, I think that I listened to it nearly every day for 3 years. A masterpiece. The one spin off disc by Arcadia is also a real keeper.