https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHLtky5Gejk Sorry, no video, just a recording of an 84-year-old man playing Monk on unaccompanied trumpet, from Smith’s new album, Solo: Reflections and Meditations on Monk. Sound a bit austere? Well, maybe. Is his technique less than it was? Yes. Is the full album ever anything less than exceptional? No. Is it for everybody? No,…
