@bdp24 ,
The Houston Kid" sounds intriguing.
The Houston Kid" sounds intriguing.
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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Having just listened to Rodney Crowell’s The Houston Kid, I could nominate any number of songs on this fantastic album. I’ll say "Why Don't We Talk About It", a song Tom Petty wished he could write. The chord progression, the melody and harmonies, the musicianship, all stellar. The song even has a bridge/middle-8, the writing of which is a sadly-dying art. Also on the album is a new song Rodney and his once-Father-In-Law Johnny Cash (Crowell was married to Rosanne Cash) collaborate on, the very cool "I Walk The Line (Revisited)". |
Hmm...that one’s from Fuzzy, an album I don’t really know very well, Slaw. Have spent a good bit of time, however, with other GLB albums - especially Mighty Joe Moon, Copperopolis & Jubilee. Always seemed a prime example of how capricious and often unfair the music industry can be that GLB and Grant Lee Phillips never had more success. Or so I think. Listening to Fuzzy now courtesy of Tidal. |
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Van Morrison - It Fills You Up (from 1977's "A Period of Transition") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=067VzA44vZ4 |