https://youtu.be/pFFDkqFeBV4 In an earlier review of several dozen albums devoted to Thelonious Monk’s music, I wasn’t too crazy about Jessica Williams’ In the Key of Monk. But her new one, Deep Monk, sounds pretty good. Catch up with Jessica at her website here.
Tag: jazz
Elio Villafranca Trio—“Let’s Cool One”
With Marcus Mc Laurine on bass and Chuck Mcpherson on drums. Recorded at the Bassline, NYC. Posted by ElioVillafranca
Chick Corea— “Rhythm-A-Ning”
More “Rhythm-A-Ning.” Chick Corea, piano, Roy Haynes, drums, Miroslav Vitous, bass. Posted by MuzzaJazz
Dave Freeman Trio— “Rhythm-A-Ning”
Thelonious Monk’s take on George Gershwin’s “I Got Rhythm” chords. Freeman on sax, with Tyrone Jackson on keyboards and Kevin Smith on bass. Posted by DBFreebee
Brilliant Corners
https://youtu.be/6QHposMOOzc “Brilliant Corners,” Monk’s “unplayable” tune—his one recording of it, back in the Fifties, required twenty takes, and, even then, required some primitive surgery to come up with an “acceptable” version. Stanislaus Loken does the arrangement here, featuring three trombones. I can’t resist that. Can you? More versions here. Clarinet – Andrew Conrad; Alto Sax…
Jason Moran—“Thelonious”
Monk’s famous one-note theme, hard to find on YouTube because the search engine just thinks you mean “Thelonious Monk”. Spring 2009, Minneapolis, Whole Music Club. Posted by wholemusicclub
Milt Jackson—“Round Midnight”
https://youtu.be/-5u7TZhL22U With Mike LeDonne, piano, Ira Coleman, bass, and Mickey Roker, drums. Japan, 1990. Posted by diegodobini2
Berklee Wayne Shorter ensemble—“Brilliant Corners”
Tenor sax, Barclay Moffit; Trombone, Elad Cohen; Piano, Eitan Kenner, Guitar, Tommy Holladay; Bass, Jared Henderson; Drums, Dor Herskovits. Posted by dorshkovits
Thelonious Monk— “Bolivar Blues”
https://youtu.be/CTijrDIU-m4 Monk in Japan in 1963 with Charlie Rouse, with a drummer and a bassist whom I should be able to identify but haven’t gotten around to it. Monk wanted the title to be pronounced something along the lines of the “Ba-loo Bolivar Ba-loos-a,” but that didn’t happen. The tune was named for the Bolivar…
Jon Gordon and Bill Charlap—“Bye-Ya”
Jon Gordon and Bill Charlap duo performing Bye-Ya Live at the Jazz Baltica Festival 2001. Posted by jongordonmusic