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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.




77jovian
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"Six Days on the Road" Mudcrutch
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Now THAT’S interesting, @slaw. Though originally a hit for Dave Dudley, the first version of "Six Days On The Road" I heard was that by Taj Mahal in ’69. The guys I was musically involved with then started performing it live shortly thereafter; always a hit with audiences!

Steve Earle does a great version of the song. I admit I’m surprised to learn Petty and his boys were doing the song, most likely due to its ties to The Byrds (Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman did the song whilst in The Flying Burrito Brothers, another real good version).
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"Grew Up Fast" Tom Petty
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@bdp24,

Yep, Tom was a big Byrds fan. They do Lover of the Bayou on the same lp.
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77jovian,
That entire disc is wonderful. It's called Running in the Family.
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