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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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slaw
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Rush  "Red Lenses"
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Neil Finn gets taken for granted as a songwriter. To me he is sort of the British (or is Neil Welsh, Irish, or Scottish?) Marshall Crenshaw---great chord sequences (employing chords lesser songwriters aren’t even aware exist), melodies, harmonies, and arrangements, a little on the "softer" side in presentation.
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@bdp24

Neil’s a "Kiwi"!

...but, yes, excellent composer in a "British" sort of tradition (at least to these American ears); otherwise, agree with all you say about him.
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Oh yeah gh, an Aussie! The drummer/singer of Crowded House committing suicide was a real shame.
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...well, almost!, the Finn brothers are actually New Zealanders.  Paul Hester's death absolutely tragic.  For one of those foreshadowing sort of "omens" only obvious in hindsight, take a look at the cover art of  Crowded House's first album.  
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