Today's Listen:
Carmen McRae -- CARMEN SINGS MONK
with / Al Foster(drums), George Mraz(bass), Clifford Jordan(Sax), Eric Gunnison(piano), Charlie Rouse(tenor sax), Larry Willis(piano)
Notes, explaining why different titles are listed on the CD.
"The reason for these title changes is simply insistence by the music publishers, since the instrumental versions have become part of a separate Monk literature."
Outstanding support from the instrument players. Most of the Lyrics by Jon Hendricks.
straight, no chaser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnjFkuxwpFY
ruby, my dear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFE6GiMcL7g
well you needn't
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paYODQGwdz4
blue monk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3qK3mpaSPE
rhythm-a-ning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLszKax6L-U
Has anyone else ever tried to 'sing' Monk?
Cheers
Carmen McRae -- CARMEN SINGS MONK
with / Al Foster(drums), George Mraz(bass), Clifford Jordan(Sax), Eric Gunnison(piano), Charlie Rouse(tenor sax), Larry Willis(piano)
Notes, explaining why different titles are listed on the CD.
"The reason for these title changes is simply insistence by the music publishers, since the instrumental versions have become part of a separate Monk literature."
Outstanding support from the instrument players. Most of the Lyrics by Jon Hendricks.
straight, no chaser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnjFkuxwpFY
ruby, my dear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFE6GiMcL7g
well you needn't
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paYODQGwdz4
blue monk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3qK3mpaSPE
rhythm-a-ning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLszKax6L-U
Has anyone else ever tried to 'sing' Monk?
Cheers