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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I agree, They are great!

Alan Vega, Alex Chilton, Ben Vaughn / "Sister" off "Cubist Blues"
@slaw - I think "1952 Vincent Black Lightning" may be the tune of the millennium! Happy Friday! And Happy 8000 posts too....... 
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Slaw, nice selections in your recent posts.
The Alarm - "Two Rivers" - 2018 Equals LP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-EBSPN53WQ

The Alarm - Two Rivers - "Two Rivers (Reprise)"  - 2019 Sigma LP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCa6RHnNlJc

Two different versions on two recent, successive albums. Which do you like better?