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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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bdp24
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The Notorious Cherry Bombs, great album Steve! I wish Rodney Crowell, Vince Gill, Tony Brown, Richard Bennett, Hank Devito, and Eddie Bayers (now THAT is a supergroup!) would make a second album. The song "Wait A Minute" has an infectious hook, I've sometimes played that song ten times in a row.

The album has not been issued on LP, how did you hear it?

 

robert53
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The safe and sound video, which you can watch on YouTube, with Sheryl Crow and Sting is excellent. It’s heartfelt.

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slaw
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@bdp24, Eric, I finally bought a SACD/CD player. It is a great album for sure!

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bdp24
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Damn Steve, your first?

 

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slaw
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Yeah man. Got an Esoteric K-05x.

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