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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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Toad the Wet Sprocket  "Something's Always Wrong"
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Been a little while but looks like Dulcinea is yet another example of overlapping taste.  Great sonics throughout.  For me the track that is most moving: Begin.  Thanks for the reminder about this great recording.  Up next for me.
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It's always good to have an affirmation. The fact that it comes from my "brother" is extra special!

This lp was for years/decades now, I guess, a sonic treat!

Cheers!
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Here is a good song. A recent discovery for me. 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3-XagOyzQ0


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What Happens Next from Joe Satriani's album of the same name.  

Nutty turned me on to this.  I gotta change my O-pinion of Joe if this is typical of his stuff.  I always thought he was just another shredder.  But these are nicely structured hooky songs.  No self-indulgent noodling.  Re sound quality...could breath more.  It is REALLY loud with great bass but I'm guessing pretty compressed?  Has a kind of dense feel like a ton of lead coming down (heavy, heavy, heavy) but not a lot of air or space.  Still, it DO rock.  Great rhythm section.  It's on repeat.
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