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Paddy Milner — Unsquare Dance
Album: Walking On Eggshells
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Released: 2004
Length: 2:52
Plays (last 30 days): 3
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 martin1451 wrote:

These guys, all the time.


Also RP , try some Michael Kaeshammer, an extremely talented  pianist and singer with a style that weaves through blues, boogie-woogie, pop and jazz. Impossible to sit still listening to him!  kaeshammer.com 
Posted 1 year ago by Roku    [ Reply ]
what is this gorgeous piece of music and is there more from him on RP?
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 smartn1 wrote:

This is an amazing composition. Are there any records of Dave Brubeck performing it himself? Not that this recording isn't excellent.




YES!  ...And it is on the RP PLAYLIST!  PS: this IS an excellent version of it!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
RP has ONLY 1 TUNE  by him on the PLAYLIST.  PLEASE ADD MORE TUNES. Thank You!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 Isabeau wrote:
Dave Brubeck said he wrote this to shut up the critics who insisted on a 'toe tapper.' He claimed this was it and they should stfu now. 
Paddy gives it a fantastic play.


I've always love Brubeck's comment! And no, I CANNOT tap my toe to this!
Posted 2 years ago by bimmerfan739    [ Reply ]
GREAT!!   A Dave Brubeck tune!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 unclelonghair wrote:

Any dude who can make up a song like this in 7/4 time in his head is whack.  Try counting out the measures... 1-2-3-4-5-6-7, 1-2-3-4-5-6-7...


I usually find it easier to count 1-2-3-4-1-2-3, 1-2-3-4-1-2-3
Posted 2 years ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
Exceptional!! The more I hear this tune, the more I like it.  Thank you RP!   
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 leaf wrote:

Who needs coffee when you've got this little ditty?




It made me realize that I did not make coffee and ran (as fast as one can sans-caffine) to the machine to make some!
Posted 2 years ago by xrdstv    [ Reply ]
Wasn't the beginning of this used in the film "Baby Driver?" When sitting in the room and imitating the piano on the table in the room of criminals...? And Great tune!
Posted 2 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
This is an amazing composition. Are there any records of Dave Brubeck performing it himself? Not that this recording isn't excellent.
Posted 2 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
AMAZING!!! I never heard of him before. Thank You RP!  
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
Straight after Take Five, played by Carnival 99. Brilliant. 
Posted 3 years ago by davidrsim    [ Reply ]
Instant joy!  Smitten.  
Posted 4 years ago by luminouslass    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Many people have composed in times other than 4/4.
 

Jethro Tull, Enya ...

Probably Joni Mitchell, or maybe her outside-the-norm-ness was limited to her guitar tunings.
Posted 4 years ago by mread    [ Reply ]
Get a Mario video game soundtrack vibe off of this.
Posted 4 years ago by ProjectGemini07    [ Reply ]
Merci Radio Paradise.
Radio Paradise : c'est d'enfer
:-)
Posted 4 years ago by Froggy_Matt    [ Reply ]
Love this, but didn't it just get played two days ago? 
Posted 4 years ago by dmcanany    [ Reply ]
Dave Brubeck said he wrote this to shut up the critics who insisted on a 'toe tapper.' He claimed this was it and they should stfu now. 
Paddy gives it a fantastic play.
Posted 5 years ago by Isabeau    [ Reply ]
 phoenix wrote:
Isn't this in that art thief movie with Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo?
 
That film is "The Thomas Crown Affair" of 1999. AFAIK it's a remake.
I can't find any reference to this (later) version or to Brubeck's original for this film.
You were very probably thinking of the excellent "Sinnerman" by Nina Simone, which RP also plays. It's in the key scene near the end, and on YouTube.

https://www.soundtrack.net/album/the-thomas-crown-affair-soundtrack/
Posted 5 years ago by ce    [ Reply ]
That man is a crazy cat. That damn time with the hand clapping. Drive ya nuts.
Posted 5 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Great tune!  This one is going in the library.
Posted 5 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
They should play this instead of a fire alarm to help people escape a burning building.
Posted 5 years ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
Enough Brubeck covers. Just. Play. Brubeck.
Posted 5 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Many people have composed in times other than 4/4.

 
That's for sure. I think Mr. Brubeck was more successful than anyone in bringing the odd times to the masses, though.
Posted 6 years ago by zair99    [ Reply ]
Wynton Mareselis did/does a live jazz show for kids and his band covered this and he pauses to explain it to the kids  It really cool.  
Posted 6 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 Prius wrote:

How comes that nobody except Dave Brubeck composes using these stunning rhythms?

Ok, except for Nova Nova's "Tones" which is 11/4.
 
Many people have composed in times other than 4/4.
Posted 6 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
great fun a 10{#Cheesygrin}
Posted 7 years ago by LAwolf8    [ Reply ]
 Prius wrote:

How comes that nobody except Dave Brubeck composes using these stunning rhythms?
 
These guys, all the time.
Posted 7 years ago by martin1451    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:

https://www.pianohag.com/piano-monkey.jpg
"This 7/4 time is a breeze. Now where did I leave that banana?"

 
How comes that nobody except Dave Brubeck composes using these stunning rhythms?

Ok, except for Nova Nova's "Tones" which is 11/4.
Posted 7 years ago by Prius    [ Reply ]
A little love for that piano player!  {#Group-hug}
Posted 14 years ago by farbenblinde    [ Reply ]
 unclelonghair wrote:
Any dude who can make up a song like this in 7/4 time in his head is whack.  Try counting out the measures... 1-2-3-4-5-6-7, 1-2-3-4-5-6-7...
 
https://www.pianohag.com/piano-monkey.jpg
"This 7/4 time is a breeze. Now where did I leave that banana?"


Posted 14 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Har! I enjoyed that. {#Dance}
Posted 14 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
As usual, I applaud your selection of 'unusual' covers ...
Posted 14 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
I've heard this dozens of times here at RP and I never tire of it.  He's got serious ability.  {#Mrgreen}
Posted 14 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
Any dude who can make up a song like this in 7/4 time in his head is whack.  Try counting out the measures... 1-2-3-4-5-6-7, 1-2-3-4-5-6-7...
Posted 15 years ago by unclelonghair    [ Reply ]
I still like Dave Brubecks version better...This is still pretty darn good though.
Posted 15 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
 vit wrote:
Great "impossible deadline" music.
 
{#Think}..{#Yes}
Posted 15 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Great "impossible deadline" music.
Posted 15 years ago by vit    [ Reply ]
Perfect for the end of a Friday when you're fading fast and still have a couple of hours of work to get through. Thanks
Posted 15 years ago by GerJib    [ Reply ]
Who needs coffee when you've got this little ditty?
Posted 15 years ago by leaf    [ Reply ]
 Rotterdam wrote:
Who would have thought that another cover of this song could be so much fun and as wonderful as the original? I am absolutely floored!

 

I totally agree, Brubecks original always seemed like a means to show off how he could play with time signatures. this version has a real sense of fun to it.......I have to check out this cd and this band...
This really was wonderful.

(Not sure that following it with the Flogging Molly - Requiem For A Dying Song really worked though...)


Posted 15 years ago by glydev    [ Reply ]
spectacular

Posted 15 years ago by lophrequa    [ Reply ]
Who would have thought that another cover of this song could be so much fun and as wonderful as the original? I am absolutely floored!
Posted 15 years ago by Rotterdam    [ Reply ]
cardinalfan wrote:
I should have stuck with the piano lessons

Ditto. Holy smoke.


Posted 15 years ago by lawman    [ Reply ]
I should have stuck with the piano lessons{#Bananapiano}
Posted 15 years ago by cardinalfan    [ Reply ]
 whtahtefcuk wrote:
Trite
 

Let's hear you play it. 
Posted 15 years ago by coffee-eyes    [ Reply ]
Swiiiinging ... can't sit still to this hit!  Oh Daddy!!
Posted 15 years ago by JoBo    [ Reply ]
amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing whouh ... worth a 10
Posted 15 years ago by petesku    [ Reply ]
woooooooooooooooooooooooww!!

and the cover is also awesome!
Posted 15 years ago by federico    [ Reply ]
 pomalley wrote:
wow.  go cat go.{#Dancingbanana_2}Dancingbanana

 
And here's Dancingbanana_3 {#Dancingbanana} and _4  {#Dancingbanana}!!
Posted 16 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
wow.  go cat go.{#Dancingbanana_2}Dancingbanana

Posted 16 years ago by pomalley    [ Reply ]
no comment   -   8.
Posted 16 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Seen his video? A Modern day Bobby Crush... Yikes!
Posted 16 years ago by Montyontherun    [ Reply ]
Love this take on Brubeck!
Posted 16 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
Love the title!  Very fitting!   {#Bananapiano}
Posted 16 years ago by SantaFeGrace    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 16 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
Delightful, and certainly unsquare.
Posted 16 years ago by Phlegmaticman    [ Reply ]
 kysmet wrote:
kind of annoying.

 

Where's the Prozac?
Posted 16 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
terrible album cover, unsquare dance is a great tune
Posted 16 years ago by tobstar    [ Reply ]
Trite
Posted 16 years ago by whtahtefcuk    [ Reply ]
Don't they play this in movie theaters?
Posted 16 years ago by rowdydaisy    [ Reply ]
Sounded a bit like Michael Kaeshammer to me.
Posted 16 years ago by Squirreley    [ Reply ]
Isn't this in that art thief movie with Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo?
Posted 16 years ago by phoenix    [ Reply ]
kind of annoying.
Posted 16 years ago by K_Love    [ Reply ]
drealester wrote:
Sounds a bit schizophrenic
That's the beauty of it!
Posted 16 years ago by coolpeople_rule    [ Reply ]
Sounds a bit schizophrenic
Posted 16 years ago by felam    [ Reply ]
buddyweiser wrote:
some real garbage
Agreed. Dreck. It's like the Disney/Broadway/Muzak bastardization of Brubeck's classic. Hooked On Classics, anyone?
Posted 16 years ago by NHMick    [ Reply ]
Roll over, Art Tatum!
Posted 16 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Tight man, tight.
Posted 16 years ago by kindermanltd    [ Reply ]
buddyweiser wrote:
some real garbage
come on now!
Posted 16 years ago by sunny_day    [ Reply ]
some real garbage
Posted 17 years ago by buddyweiser    [ Reply ]
Bought this album. Very good mix of jazzy / instrumental arrangements. This is definitely the most exciting and fast paced, but his skill shows through out. So Magicaltrevor, where did the cow go?
Posted 17 years ago by FeydBaron    [ Reply ]
Misterfixit wrote:
Nope: One piano but the guy has six fingers on each hand. Really.
What a fascinating rumor to start. Too bad it's not true.
Posted 17 years ago by MagicalTrevor    [ Reply ]
Euphemism wrote:
When this first started, I got the strange feeling like I was waiting on the Trolley in Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. Great groove to this one, muchas gracias.
They played a version of this song on Captain Kangaroo in the 1960s, with someone dressed in all black but white gloves, clapping to it. I fell in love with it then.
Posted 17 years ago by ronniegirl    [ Reply ]
Wow! Fab.
Posted 17 years ago by madaxeman    [ Reply ]
This is a really FUN take on Brubeck!
Posted 17 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
hcaudill wrote:
That's got to be two pianos, right?
Nope: One piano but the guy has six fingers on each hand. Really.
Posted 17 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
Now that was fun! Went to their website to get more information and they have a video cartoon of a song that tells the story of how their gig van was stolen and the ensuing mayhem. Hehe... quite amusing... Think I'll be picking this one up. Kinda like Ben Folds Five meets the horn section from Madness.
Posted 17 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
Good information on this fellow at Wikipedia. He was born in 1980. He recorded this piece when he was 24. Sheesh.
Posted 17 years ago by shayde    [ Reply ]
Ok, that was friggin' INSANE!!!
Posted 17 years ago by DoctorHooey    [ Reply ]
Sounds like its from the sound track of a 1970's Columobo episode but I kind of like it :) Dave
Posted 17 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
No more meth for Paddy...
Posted 17 years ago by liser    [ Reply ]
Wow! That is some hot piano playing.
Posted 17 years ago by rtremmel    [ Reply ]
That's got to be two pianos, right?
Posted 17 years ago by hcaudill    [ Reply ]
nice
Posted 17 years ago by skyguy    [ Reply ]
Not a fan of this genre but that was good.
Posted 17 years ago by sutcliff    [ Reply ]
Isn't this on the soundtrack to an episode of Pee Wee's Playhouse?
Posted 17 years ago by MinMan    [ Reply ]
Damn! I imagine there was a team of firefighters standing by to douse the piano afterwards. 8 for content, 10 for energy. It's a 9! =)
Posted 17 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
Wow! I have to hear more...does the rest of the album sound like this?
Posted 17 years ago by radiomao    [ Reply ]
That was truly annoying!
Posted 17 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
It's hard not to smile when hearing this.
Posted 17 years ago by Inamorato    [ Reply ]
tapping along gave me heart palpitations!
Posted 17 years ago by OldFrenchie    [ Reply ]
no words needed......10!!!!!
Posted 17 years ago by Restless    [ Reply ]
Hot fingers!
Posted 18 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
I love brubeck's version, but this one's got swaang!
Posted 18 years ago by x3n0b07    [ Reply ]
This piece never fails to make me smile.
Posted 18 years ago by djinnthespazz    [ Reply ]
Cool cool song. Hooked me first time I heard it, went to their website and dl'd it - played it for a week straight. Then I heard it as a theme song on a CBC show here in Toronto. Very toetappity... BTW, saw Brubeck close the MTL Jazz festival - that guy is still kicking it!
Posted 18 years ago by NewFee    [ Reply ]
Pretty good chops...
Posted 18 years ago by -relayer-    [ Reply ]
This is cool
Posted 18 years ago by westsound    [ Reply ]
Good CD, too.
Posted 18 years ago by winter    [ Reply ]
Not that I want to hear this all the time but it's a great diversion from the ordinary
Posted 18 years ago by Johnny_Wave    [ Reply ]
This is just dreadful. Am I caught in Willy Wonka's Toy factory?
Posted 18 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Aaaah that got me going!!!! Who needs caffeine....
Posted 18 years ago by pyxxel    [ Reply ]
Sounds like something from a Sonic the Hedgehog game. Maybe a casino stage.
Posted 18 years ago by pummisher    [ Reply ]
Zep wrote:
Much as I detest this version, I think Brubeck would be very amused! 2 for this arrangement, 10 for Dave's.
FYI: Dave said "I love it. I wouldn't change a note". I think they have met a few times as well. https://www.paddymilner.com/
Posted 18 years ago by outerspace    [ Reply ]
Shave and haircut - two bits!
Posted 18 years ago by Gambrinus    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by parrothead    [ Reply ]
Much as I detest this version, I think Brubeck would be very amused! 2 for this arrangement, 10 for Dave's.
Posted 18 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
This is the intro to one of the CBC radio 1 programs... I can't remember which one though. Catchy tune for sure.
Posted 18 years ago by StickerSticker    [ Reply ]
More More More!!!!
Posted 18 years ago by biodiesel    [ Reply ]
What a pianist!!! Thanks, Bill!
Posted 18 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
You need to stop playing music that I end up buying on my lunch hour. 5 albums this week. I mean I am supporting RP so they can get me to spend money on CDs. What is going on.
Posted 18 years ago by ElSupreme    [ Reply ]
Cool, daddio!
Posted 18 years ago by susafina    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
RP does it again, so much new music, so little time :-)
Posted 18 years ago by g1lgam3sh    [ Reply ]
Pretty good, but still much prefer Brubeck's origianl.
Posted 18 years ago by Old_Pat    [ Reply ]
W000t! I was thinkinng about this earlier today.
Posted 18 years ago by callum    [ Reply ]
Yowzah! Wow.... those guys can play. Very very cool. Play it again Sam.... or, Bill. That's the kind of set I tune in to RP for.
Posted 18 years ago by Dude    [ Reply ]
My toes were a'tapping.
Posted 18 years ago by shakylegs    [ Reply ]