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

Hello Curiousjim,

Oh man, bought me a nice pair of quality dress shoes during one of my few Beale Street outings. That particular trip, May of 2005 and three months prior Hurricane Katrina.

Oh yeah, them there shoes are upstairs in my closet. :-)

Anyone know how many covers of Voodoo Child (slight return). There are? There’s Hendrix and Vaughan and???

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"The Weight", one of Robbie Robertson's best songs. Another is "It Makes No Difference".

@slaw

Those two hundred fifty or so (pristine) CD Albums were given to me by my Sister-n-Law, no longer a need. Very thankful ....

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