Monk 'Round the World
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CD & DVD |
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10 |
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55:53 (CD) |
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Monk 'Round the World is a posthumously produced album by Thelonious Monk . The audio and film recordings, which were made between May 16, 1961 and February 22, 1964, were released on August 3, 2004 as CD and DVD as a production by the Monk son Thelonious Monk junior on Thelonious Records and Hyena Records.
background
Thelonious Records continued its collaboration with Hyena Records with this production and released an edition containing a CD with selected live performances from Paris, Monterey, Stockholm and an unknown European location between 1961 and 1863 and a DVD with a playing time of 25 Contains minutes from a live performance at the Marquee Club on March 14, 1965 in London. The Monk Quartet presents a program of six extensive compositions by the pianist, covering many, but not all, of Monk's most famous pieces - "Epistrophy", "Blue Monk", " Ruby, My Dear ", "Rhythm a Ning", " Bemsha " Swing ”and“ Hackensack ”. In addition to Thelonious Monk (piano) and Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone), John Ore (bass in "Epistrophy", "Rhythm A Ning", "Bemsha Swing"), Butch Warren (bass in "Blue Monk", "Ruby My Dear", "Epistrophy (closing theme)"), Larry Gales (bass in "Hackensack"), Frankie Dunlop (drums in "Epistrophy", "Rhythm A Ning", "Bemsha Swing") and Ben Riley (drums in "Blue Monk", "Ruby My Dear", "Epistrophy (closing theme)", "Hackensack"). On the DVD, Thelonious Monk plays with Charlie Rouse, Larry Gales and Ben Riley.
The liner notes for the album were written by producer Joel Dorn and basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar . The footage was shot for the BBC TV show Jazz 625 . The sound material appeared - coupled with recordings from 1964 by JJ Johnson 's All Stars from London - on the album The Be Bop Legends in 1988 , released by the Italian label Jazz Up (JU 302).
Track list
- Thelonious Monk - Monk 'Round the World (Hyena Records TMF 9323, Thelonious Records TMF 9323)
- CD
- Epistrophy 6:15
- Blue Monk 10:16
- Ruby My Dear 8:45 am
- Rhythm A Ning 9:07
- Bemsha Swing 9:13
- Hackensack 11:08
- Epistrophy (Closing Theme) 1:09
- DVD
- Rhythm A Ning
- Nutty
- Criss Cross
- All compositions are by Thelonious Monk.
reception
Ken Dryden gave the album four stars in Allmusic and wrote: “Monk's roots in stride piano occasionally come into focus. It's impossible not to smile during Monk's humorous solo on 'Hackensack' (based on Gershwin's ' Oh, Lady Be Good '), although the exchange between Larry Gales and Ben Riley is delightful too. ”The three-track footage from one set from 1965 in the Marquee Club in black and white is remarkably well preserved; “It's also a rare opportunity to really appreciate how focused his quartet with Rouse, Gales and Riley actually was.” The definitive attitude is shown by Monk, who turns slightly to the audience and smiles. This is a great opportunity, the author sums up, “to close a wonderful new addition to the pianist's extensive discography. Highly recommended."
John Kleman gave the album 3½ (out of five) stars in All About Jazz and wrote: “Supported by a fluctuating band but having one constant in tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse, he may not have composed much new music, but his gigs in particular in concert, were among the most spirited of his career. ”According to Kelman, the CD is a perfect introduction for new listeners and clearly of archival interest for Monk fans. Regardless of who is part of the rhythm section , Monk and Rouse showed that there is nothing wrong with looking for new ways to approach existing material. At this point in his life, when Monk may not have composed much, his exploration of the nooks and crannies of his melodies was as important as ever.
In JazzTimes , Duck Baker said those familiar with the Columbia recordings of the period would enjoy the variations that Monk and Rouse brought to the subject. The DVD captured the group with Gales and Riley in good shape in London in 1965.
John Fordham ( The Guardian ) also gave the album four stars; According to the critic, the line-ups also vary the quality of the pianos, but the common factor, aside from Monk himself, is the underrated tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse. He played with such a rhythmic urge in the guest performance at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1963 and with such tenderness in the Paris version of "Ruby, My Dear" that he seems to compensate for a later time when his boss leaned back a little.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b John Kelman: Thelonious Monk: Monk 'Round the World. All About Jazz, August 4, 2004, accessed March 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed February 29, 2020)
- ↑ JJ Johnson / Thelonious Monk - The Be Bop Legends at Discogs
- ↑ Thelonious Monk - Monk 'Round the World at Discogs
- ^ Review of the album at Allmusic (English). Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- ↑ Duck Baker: Thelonious Monk: Monk 'Round the World. JazzTimes, November 1, 2004, accessed March 3, 2020 .
- ^ John Fordham: Thelonious Monk, Monk Around the World. The Guardian, November 17, 2006, accessed March 1, 2020 .