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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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A (hopefully funny story)...

I was at a local Music Matters event around 3 years ago in which M Fremer attended with one of his (shows).

Somehow, a relevant opening appeared... ( I think the current talk was Classic Records)...I said from my back row seat,,, "like the LAST sticker on the "Rough Mix" lp? Fremer kind of bowed his head after he realized what I meant.
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Have not spun rough mix in ages. Need to do that.  
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The way the story went as I remember it...

Hobson contacted Fremer for his copy of "Rough Mix" to duplicate for the Classic Records release.

Fremer provided his personal copy. It wasn't caught until later that Fremer's copy had a LAST sticker on the back jacket cover.

If you own the Classic Records copy, look and you'll see. It really does blend in if you aren't looking for it.
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Jonathan Wilson  "Valley of the Silver Moon"!!!
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Monkees-"Pleasant Valley Sunday"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUzs5dlLrm0
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