Joe Bartone, guitar, Sean Rainey, drums, Kyle O’Donnell, tenor Sax, Brandon Schmidt, Acoustic Bass. Thelonious Dub is a group, with an eponymous Monk album available from cdbaby.com.
OK, you know the story on Thelonious Dub, but what about “Bemsha Swing,” which I’ve been playing a lot? Monk wrote the tune with drummer Denzil Best, who supplied the name, written down as “Bemsha Swing,” but what Denzil meant was “Bimshire Swing.” Which means what? “Little Bimshire” is an old name for Barbados, where Best was born. Why was Barbados also known as “Little Bimshire”? That one really seems to be up in the air. Enjoy!
