BLUE RONDO A LA TURK

Created on 21/01/2002
Latest update on 28/06/2023

Artist: Dave Brubeck
Author: Dave Brubeck
Label: Columbia
Year: 1959

On Time Out, an lp filled with unorthodox rhythm patterns: Take Five in 5/4 and this one in 9/8 has a Bulgarian folk origin. Bela Bartok used it in Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm. Mozart's Rondo Alla Turca is something completely different, covered by Kenny Ball and Ekseption.

Covers:

1962:

Claude Nougaro [as A bout de souffle]

1967:

Nice [as Rondo]

1969:

Caterina Valente

1970:

Emerson, Lake & Palmer [on the Isle of Wight, their first show ever]

1981:

Al Jarreau [as Round, Round, Round with own lyrics]

1992:

Marcel Dadi

2000:

Catch 22 [as Blue Rondo]

2001:

B.B. King [Live In Nice]

2003:

Brave Combo

After the (unexpected) success of Time Out, Dave Brubeck came up with the sequel Time Further Out, again with deviant rhythms and again with a hit: Unsquare Dance in 7/4; covered by Don Ellis as Pussy Wiggle Stomp.

Contact


If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:

Arnold Rypens
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B-2840 Reet (Rumst)

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