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 ,

Yes. Because I chose a long time ago to support vinyl only. I do have a CD player in my truck that gets little use.
Bummer, @slaw. I have a fair number of LP's which have yet to make it onto CD, and a lot of albums which are not available on LP, being released in the CD era. I put the music first, and if it must be on CD, so be it.
@bdp24 ,

I don’t feel I can take my lp playback to the level I want and keep it there if I have to invest in other equipment/music. If I were a wealthier man with a larger house.......
Understood @slaw. Well, The Houston Kid makes for great driving music ;-) .