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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"I Wouldn’t Be Me Without You" by Rodney Crowell, just one great song off his excellent Tarpaper Sky album. The song (written by Rodney), his singing of it, the musical accompaniment by some of the best musicians in the world (Steuart Smith on guitar, Will Kimbrough on acoustic guitar and accordion, Eddie Bayers on drums, Jerry Douglas on dobro, Jim Horn on sax), the great harmony singing by Shannon McNally, Chely Wright, Vince Gill, and Ronnie McCoury.

Fellers, it just don’t get no better’n this. Mastered specifically for vinyl LP by New West Records, the current best music label in the world.