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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.




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reubent
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@aolmrd1241 - Yep, but with a name like Morphine, it was destined to end badly. A sad loss. They were an excellent band.
reubent
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Dwight Yoakam - Dangerous Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdzuWx2sToA


aolmrd1241
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ruebent. Here is a quote from Mark Sandman on how the bands name Morphine came about. He died of a massive heart attack,not drugs as some believe.  

"The word 'Morphine' comes from the word 'Morpheus,' who is the god of dreams, and that kind appealed to us as a concept...I've heard there's a drug called 'morphine' but that's not where we're coming from...we were dreaming, Morpheus comes into our dreams...and we woke up and started this band...we're all wrapped up in these dream messages, and we were compelled to start this band."

reubent
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@aolmrd1241 - Thanks for the info. I recalled back at the time that the reported cause of his death was drug abuse. It would have been pretty easy to come to that conclusion just based on the Band name and the fact that several of their songs seemed to be drug related. Anyway, I did a quick search and read some interesting information about Mark Sandman. Seems there is little/no basis for the old drug abuse claims. 

Thanks again for setting me straight........
aolmrd1241
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My intentions were not to set you straight reubent, but rather, present the facts in how the death of Mr. Sandman came about. Glad to be of some assistance to you though...8)
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