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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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"Did You See What Happened?" by The Dwight Twilley Band. The KILLER, smokin’-hot Rock ’n’ Roll song that is the non-LP B-side on the band’s "I’m On Fire" debut single, which somehow managed to became a Top-40 hit in 1975. Having long-since listened to AM radio, I was unaware of Twilley until I discover Greg Shaw’s wonderful Bomp Magazine in late-’76. Greg was (RIP) a Garage Band and Power Pop fanatic (his collection of Garage Band 45’s numbered over 100,000!), and he predicted The Dwight Twilley Band (a three piece combo: Twilley on rhythm guitar/lead and harmony vocals, Phil Seymour on drums/lead and harmony vocals, and Bill Pitcock IV on guitar) would become a legendary Group. That single, and the fantastic album it appeared on---Sincerely (in my all-time Top 10)---is what inspired Tom Petty’s band Mudcrutch to travel to Tulsa Oklahoma, to meet with the band and ask their advice regarding getting a record deal. Twilley hooked Petty up with Tulsa-local Leon Russell, owner of Shelter Records (the label upon which Sincerely was released), and the rest is history. Though The Dwight Twilley Band---and Twilley and Phil Seymour separately---enjoyed some commercial success, it was Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers who became major Rock Stars. Life ain’t fair ;-) . Listen to Sincerely, then ask yourself: is there a TP & THB album which comes close to equaling the brilliance of Sincerely? In my opinion, no; not even close. I in fact consider Sincerely "better" than any The Beatles album. Or Stones, or The Who, or The Beach Boys (I hear you laughing ;-), or any other Band/Group you can mention. But that’s just me. |
The lyrics ain't much but the playing is. Can't argue with the sentiment... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6Y0dZQ3nYY |
Thanks @slaw and @tubegb, that LP is now in my search for notebook. Now here's one for ya'll: Nick Lowe is of course a member of Little Village, and in 1980 was a member of another super-group, Rockpile. I consider the lone Rockpile album (though the same group appeared on a number of Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds solo albums The 2nd guitarist was Billy Bremner---briefly in The Pretenders, the drummer Terry Williams---formerly in Man, later in Dire Straits.) much better than the Little Village. It was released on Columbia Records in the U.S.A., and on F Beat Records (get it? ;-) in the UK. A great, great album! |
@slaw: Jim McGuinn has said that when he heard "American Girl" on the radio he thought to himself "I don’t remember recording that song." He thought it was The Byrds! I unfortunately never managed to see The Byrds live. I’ve always wished I grew up in Los Angeles, as I feel much more aligned with the music of the 60’s made there versus the Bay Area. Fortunately I had relocated south in time to see the music explosion of the late-70’s and 80’s. For those who think California sucks: just try and imagine music without it. ;-) Speaking of Little Village, I can't come close to describing how great they were live. Think of it: John Hiatt singing, Ry Cooder playing guitar, Nick Lowe bass, and Jim Keltner drums. All singing and playing songs written by John and Nick. It don't get much better! |