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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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It’s good to hear from a fellow Big Head Todd fan @ghosthouse. Their music still seems fresh to me. Haven’t checked into any of their output in a couple decades.

Jesse Sykes is absolutely wonderful. I have a couple of albums by Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter. Check out "Like, Love and Lust and the Open Halls of the Soul" & "Marble Son". Her contribution to The Third Mind is brilliant.

I’ve been a Dave Alvin fan forever and think he’s a wonderful guitarist. When I first read about TTM’s first album, I knew I was gonna get it. Have their second (live) disc on preorder. I’ll be a completest for sure.

Never occurred to me to check out the origin of Sally Go Round The Roses, so thanks for making me aware. I can here some similarities in the was the music’ pace varies. So far the album is my favorite of 2025.

 

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Loggins & Messina, Peace Maker.

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Santana, All I Ever Wanted.

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Led Zeppelin, Traveling Riverside Blues.

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@slaw 

Nice to have a dialog with someone about the music.  I will follow up on your Jessie Sykes recommendations.  Found the first Third Mind album on Tidal and listened to a good bit of it late last night into early this morning.  Will return to it.  I am usually not big on covers but what a selection Dave Alvin chose there.  Great songs and they've definitely brought something fresh to them taking a page from Miles' book.  ALSO, "Dolphins" led me to Fred Neil and that opened up a whole new area.  So more thanks for that.  

Yup...the original "Sally Go 'Round the Roses" goes back to '63.  Had a Japanese made transistor radio glued to my ear in those days listening to 77 WABC out of NYC playing all the hits.  I remember that song very well.       

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