Natalie Merchant - Kind & Generous
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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“Nice one!” @bdp24 :-) Yes, “I’m Sorry” gets one off the couch and back into bed, works every time! Ha Reignition bdp24, Reignition …. Love Brenda, thanks for thee Album. ;-)
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Ooh, great one @dabel! You might get a kick out of this one:
"I’m Sorry (But So Is Brenda Lee)". 😅
Written by Ben Vaughn, recorded by Marshall Crenshaw. It’s on Marshall’s Downtown album, which he co-produced with T Bone Burnett and Larry Hirsch (except "Blues Is King", which was produced by Mitch Easter). An absolutely fantastic song, great album. |
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"Get Out Of Denver" by Dave Edmunds, his fantastic recording of a song written and first recorded by Bob Seger. The opening track on Edmunds' perfect album Get It, his debut on Swan Song Records. Robert Plant is a big fan of Dave's, and personally signed him to the label. I couldn't believe my ears when in 1977 I played the album for the first time. The best pure American 100 proof Rock 'n' Roll I had ever heard! Still is. |
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