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

 

Excellent Steve! Mine is also an Esoteric, but an old multi-format player (DV-50s), which I bought from Arthur Salvatore. 46 lbs! It replaced a Marantz CD-80 (itself a very heavy beast), the only other digital player I’ve owned.

 

Loving it Eric! Even with streaming being the next frontier for me, not sorry I got it.

Talk Talk, "Life's What You Make It" off The Colour Of Spring - One of the greatest Piano/Bass lines of all time...