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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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@bdp24 ,

If one isn't moved hearing Andy Williams sing, something is a little off. I remember watching his television show and Christmas specials every year growing up.
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Yup, me too @slaw. My Dad had only a couple LP’s, one being Andy Williams’ Greatest Hits. My Mom had a few, amongst them Pearl Bailey’s Naughty But Nice and Johnny Cash’s I Walk The Line. I remember opening the Johnny Cash LP when it came to the house (courtesy of The Columbia Record Club ;-) ; the 12" disc was in a thin plastic sleeve, with rounded corners on one end and perforated on the other, for opening the sleeve. Funny, the stuff you remember.
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Matthew Sweet – “Devine Intervention” off of the “Girlfriend” album

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELwRW_2cdBE


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@reubent ,

+1 for the whole lp!
reubent
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@slaw - Absolutely! The whole LP is a winner.
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