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.




77jovian
Montrose "Lucky Man"

I had forgotten that Montrose' first lp featured Bob James as their vocalist. The next Montrose lp (S/T) featured Sammy Hagar. It's easy to think this was Montrose' first lp.

The two vocalists sound surprisingly similar.
"Tunes" is OK with me.
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Ray LaMontagne "How Come"    whew!
Alejandro Escovedo "Sally Was a Cop"  ….turn it WAY up!

don’t let this one slip away...……...
Same to you, slaw.  Keep posting!
I enjoy following the things you  listen to.

Ambrosia "Running Away"

Man, I learn so much from this thread.  +1 for Donna the Buffalo.
@slaw 
KILLER song from a fantastic album.  
Helps the appreciation to have been there (once).  
Archie Bell & The Drells "Tighten Up"

Heard this a while ago on the local college radio. Love it!
matthew sweet, "passerby"--he's been prolific of late, with three new albums this year--i initially thought they sounded good but somewhat formulaic until i heard this gem, which is as purty a song as he's written
Nikki Sudden "Death Is Hanging Over Me"

@bdp24, I love Them. I need to check out Dave Edmunds as you’ve mentioned him before.
Great song slaw (BPDG). I’m sure you’ve already heard it, but comparing the version by Them (with a very young Van Morrison singing) to the original by Muddy Waters illustrates why Them’s version is just about my all-time favorite cover song. That and Dave Edmund’s reworking of Smiley Lewis’ "I Hear You Knocking". Love live Rock ’n’ Roll!