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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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"We'll Make it Through" Ray LaMontagne
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"Another Way In" The Rosebuds
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"Old Soul" &  "My Only Child" The Highwomen
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"California Dreamin'" Mamas & Papas  (chills everytime I hear it)
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Here’s a timely yet timeless song: "Vigilante Man", written by Woody Guthrie. Being born too late to have heard his recordings when they were contemporary, I heard the song first by my (and a lot of musicians I know) favorite guitarist, Ry Cooder. The song is included on his 3rd album, Into The Purple Valley.

I just watched a fantastic video on YouTube, an interview with Ry Cooder done in England in 1983 (entitled Ry Cooder talks about influences, guitar styles, & more). In the interview, Ry says about the song: "I get a lot of requests for the song. Today, right now, ya know?. It’s not hard to figure out; there’s always somebody who’s the vigilante, and there’s always somebody who’s getting their head beat open."

Or, say, shot dead on the street.

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