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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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Low "Nightingale"
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@bdp24,

I was surprised you haven't chimed in on several of my posts over the last week or so. I was going to wait but, have you heard of Donna the Buffalo? She's from my neck of the woods. She has ties to several of our fine artists. I have her only two records (lps) in the mail as I write this. She is friends with Jim Lauderdale who is in at least one of her videos.
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@slaw, yup, DTB have been on my radar for a while now, but for some reason I’ve passed them by. I’m somewhat skeptical of young Alt-Country/Americana bands, often finding them a little weak in one way or another. But DTB aren’t young anymore, are they! With your prodding (;-) I just took a listen on Amazon, and damned if you’re not right, they warrant further investigation. So which DTB album should I start with?

I noticed DTB singer Tara Nevins has a couple of solo albums, the newest (Wood And Stone) produced by Larry Campbell, whom I like a lot. I took a listen, and oh yeah, I want it. Amazon is selling the LP for less than the CD (!), and had only one copy left in stock. I’ll receive it on Monday. Thanks pal-o-mine! I picked up the new Kelly Willis on LP while I was at it; less than ten bucks!

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The Alboran Trio from their album, Meltemi...

Track 5 Duende

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phGbu-LX57c
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@bdp24,
I ordered "Dance in the Street" (which is from 2018, her latest) and "Tonight, Tomorrow & Yesterday". This one is not easy to find.
These were the only two on vinyl, which drives my purchases. These are on the way to me now.
Thanks for pointing out her solo work, I’ll check into it.
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@slaw, the Tara Nevins and Kelly Willis LP's arrived today, and I gotta say, Amazons' LP shipping cartons are really well designed; both album covers are perfect, no dog-eared corners or dinged edges (a pet peeve of mine).

I haven't yet listened to Taras', but the album credits are impressive; Larry Campbell not only produces, but plays acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel, mandolin, and harmonium, and sings harmony. Levon Helm plays drums on a couple of tracks, Jim Lauderdale and Allison Moore sing harmony on a track each, and the core band is comprised of an excellent drummer and upright bassist. The album was recorded at Levon Helms' studio in Woodstock, and mastered at The Mastering Lab in Ojai, CA, the facility built by Doug Sax (Sheffield Labs). Damn!


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