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.
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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Didn't mean to step on your post, Nutty (hate when that happens to me). Duende from Bozzio Levin Stevens "Black Light Syndrome" is excellent. Great sound quality and musicianship. Worth checking out if someone is unfamiliar with it. https://youtu.be/MkYJb_NVTJ4 |
Bill Withers - Who Is He (And What Is He to You). Mr. Withers is king!!! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9vlM1ekJ144 |
Hey Slaw - When I saw your Fogelberg/Weisberg post, I did think the album title ironic (in a good way) given some of our exchanges. Honestly, though, back in the day (a friend taped that one for me) I was never crazy about it. Probably more Weisberg’s end of things. A little lightweight sounding with that flute, maybe. Fogelberg I generally like. I re-purchased Netherlands not too long ago. An old one I used to have and loved. Got re-issued "audiophile" vinyl (what a load) but the SQ on the recording was a real disappointment. Tipped up high end. Ear bleed stuff. Haven’t played it since. Maybe I should just look for old vinyl or go CD. Take care. |
A great track, Seems Like A Lifetime Ago (Part 1) from a great album: Bill Bruford's Earthworks "Random Acts of Happiness" (live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSxBqhF-iFs |
The bar started off pretty darn high. I’ll have to think about it a while.... It’s a great exercise in music knowledge/discovery though....? Actually, I had a music question ready to go, so here it is... What band if any, has ever covered Pink Floyd's "Interstellar Overdrive"? I do realize this can be looked up on Google. I'm relying on the good faith system. Cheers! |
@slaw - What band if any, has ever covered Pink Floyd's "Interstellar Overdrive"?I can't answer that one. We'll not without Googling it! However, I do know an EXCELLENT cover of STP's - "Interstate Love Song" Steve Ferrone's Farm Fur from the album - More Head - "Interstate Love Song" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWE5QZT3k3Q And if you like that, check out "Steve's Strutt" from the same album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLHJhPOnrDw |