Charles Lloyd "Somewhere" off Figures in Blue - lovely!
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.
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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@zx10: The someone who mentioned Brian Wilson may have been me; I have long maintained that his "God Only Knows" is the "best" song ever written. In the case of this song, it was sung by Carl, whose voice has been likened to that of an angel. Brian sang all The Beach Boys falsetto parts. Al Jardine sang "Wouldn't It Be Nice", which I've been hearing every day for months in some TV commercial.
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Iris DeMent: "When My Mornin' Comes Around". This song simultaneously brings me to tears and makes me thankful for being alive.
https://youtu.be/FYsG_KVBgQk?si=ih0XzfFcFHuFLNwg
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