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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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"Get Out Of Denver" by Dave Edmunds, his fantastic recording of a song written and first recorded by Bob Seger. The opening track on Edmunds' perfect album Get It, his debut on Swan Song Records. Robert Plant is a big fan of Dave's, and personally signed him to the label.

I couldn't believe my ears when in 1977 I played the album for the first time. The best pure American 100 proof Rock 'n' Roll I had ever heard! Still is.

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"Taboo" Santana

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Alison Krauss & Union Station do a good version of "Dimming Of The Day" (as does Bonnie Raitt). But I find the original by Richard & Linda Thompson quite a bit better. A great, great song.

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I couldn’t wait for tomorrow ;-) .

"When My Morning Comes Around" by Iris DeMent is as beautiful a song as I have ever heard. A perfect song for a Sunday morning.

I absolutely adore Iris.

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"You’ve Done Nothing Wrong" by Iris DeMent. Oh my God, songwriting and singing just don’t get no better. Listen to Iris to discover why John Prine, Merle Haggard, and Emmylou Harris held/hold her in such high regard.

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