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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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My Morning Jacket - "Bermuda Highway" Live So much better than the studio version....... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM6QCZxNSRI |
Wow @slaw, The Junkies do that song? I absolutely love Them's version (wickedly "tough", and even better imo than Big Joe Williams' 1935 original); I can't imagine how Margo sings the song; she and they are so laconic, ya know? Having heard Aerosmith's lame version of Tiny Bradshaw's "Train Kept A Rollin" (done well by The Yardbirds, even better by The Johnny Burnette Trio), I have no doubt they butchered this song as well. |
@bdp24 - And All, Speaking of "Them", this one's been in regular rotation on my playlist for the last few weeks..... Them - "My Lonely Sad Eyes" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDNXigopMq4 Perfection! |
Yeah @reubent, imo Them are under-rated. As a band (ignoring songwriting), I think they and The Kinks were the best of the British Invasion (Manfred Mann perhaps third), and Van Morrison the best singer (followed by Eric Burton and Paul Jones). I actually saw Them live in ’66 (I think it was, though it may nave been in early ’67), the last tour with Van in the band. They were grrreat! "Mystic Eyes" is another killer Them track, and of course "Here Comes The Night." |