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
@bdp24 ,

Hey dude. I found a clean copy of that lp a year or two ago. Very nice!

Great slaw. I'm still listening to the copy I bought at the time of it's original release. Quality is timeless! One of my San Jose peers (he played with some of the same guys I did) was in Maria's band for awhile, and then became a long-time member of Paul Williams' band. Not a favorite of mine, but it's a living!