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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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@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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Chuck Prophet  "In the Mausoleum"

_ell yeah!
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@slaw 
Definitely planning to give Mutations another listen - soon!  Interesting to read the high regard you have for it.  Yup, it preceded by a couple of years Sea Change which was earlier than Morning Phase...so definitely the first installment of my imaginary "trilogy".

I read the Beck entry in Wikipedia.  He's a member of a younger generation and a culture I don't "get" - never the less, I respect the dues he's paid and his obvious talents as a musician.   
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Neil Finn "Chameleon Days"

@ghosthouse ,

(On Beck.. You make a great point that if one doesn’t have any respect for an artist, they’ll never be able to enjoy.) The enjoyment of music requires one's mind, body, and soul.

Check this one out "brother".
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Haha - another example of a shared interest, Slaw. To me, Neil Finn is up there with THE great pop music composers. Have all his solo stuff except "Out of Silence" + everything by Crowded House. I did give Out of Silence a listen a few weeks (months?) back but haven’t revisited it. I was still "digesting" Dizzying Heights.  

Lately, been spending much of my listening time on Michael Brecker...his first 6 studio LPs where he is band leader. Tales From The Hudson probably my favorite of those.
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