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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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Radiohead  "Fake Plastic Trees"

Never fails to give me chills...........
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@slaw 
Case in point as per my post elsewhere about, "...similar tastes, maybe", Fake Plastic Trees being one of my favorite songs by Radiohead.

Another good one, "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi"


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@ghosthouse ,

Either we are brothers in music or good taste in music must be contagious! Either one is just fine with me.

I’ll check out the "Weird Fishes".

BTW, how did you like the rest of "Mutations"?  "Bottle of Blues" comes to mind as a stand out.
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@slaw - I did listen to the whole of Mutations straight through and enjoyed it.  I recall checking the title on "Bottle of Blues" because the song struck me (in a good way) and I wanted to know what it was called.  Honestly though, I'd have to go back and re-listen to the album again and maybe a few more times for it to kind of get fixed in my head in support of any deeper comments.  An initial impression is that it is not as consistently strong all the way through as Sea Change or Morning Phase.  I thought the songs in the last 1/2 or last 1/3 were not as good as earlier in the recording BUT, again, I need to give it more time.  I do believe I could hear "seeds" of Sea Change or Morning Phase in it.  Definitely a good recommendation.  Thanks. 
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@ghosthouse ,

You definately have a way, (good way), of describing a first listen. I do believe that your previous post....in need of another lp to complete a trilogy in addition to how or when either one of these 3 Beck lps one hears first, DOES have an affect on the end user’s relational nature of these great lps. And they are great.

Mutations was actually the very first Beck lp I ever purchased, so I may view it in a somewhat different way. I think overall, I take it in as (a whole). I’m putting on my best copy now. (that says something..)

(With "Mutations", one isn’t always ready to hear , what they hear, from one song to the next. This (may) be the reason for the title. This is one lp to explore over & over again......then you’ll be glad you did.)

Could it be his MOST complex/daring lp ever?...IMO, yes. IMO, he was at his peek here, without him knowing it. Absolute Brilliance!

Cheers!
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