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.




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"charlotte anne" by julian cope.  dont know why its in my head.  i despise that song. 

Marjorie Fair - Self Help Serenade 

Track 8, "Cracks In The Wall"

Marjorie Fair - Cracks In The Wall

(Thanks to Pokey77 for the introduction)

 

 

 

"These Days" Jackson Browne 

"Don't confront me with my failures 

I have not forgotten them"

Slaw, you sure have turned me onto a lot of new music here...

"Tattoo" from the The Who Sell Out