Jazz for aficionados
Highly unusual. My Mistake. There are 12 tracks, four of them were recorded before the musical opened, but it's not relevant, because, although the music appears on the CD, it was not part of the musical. They went into the studio to record 'Fiddler' the month after it opened. Which is still sort of soon. Fiddler opened Sept 22, 1964. Cannonball went into the studio to record on Oct 19, 1964. Thanks Cheers |
Today's Listen: Thelonious Monk / John Coltrane -- THELONIOUS MONK WITH JOHN COLTRANE Monk(p), Coltrane(ts), Coleman Hawkins(ts), Ray Copeland(t), Gigi Gryce(as), Wilbur Ware(b), Art Blakey(d), Shadow Wilson(d) Riverside, 1957 It's Monk and Coltrane, that's all you need to know. ruby, my dear https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6liAgg4SN88 trinkle, tinkle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riDTMHPuiig nutty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4Mu53GifBI functional https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awJTWX_iDnc Monk will play HIS tunes, no matter what. Cheers |
All one needs to know for sure. Great music from two of the few true giants. Now, within each level of gianthood there is great, GrEaT, and then there’s GREAT. And, before anyone goes off the rails over my next comment, this is a purely subjective reaction. FOR ME, this is one of the less satisfying records by either Monk or Coltrane. There is something about the combination of Monk and Trane that just doesn’t completely work for me. Hard to explain, but I think it comes down to the mix of two extremely strong musical personalities that are too different. Monk is quirky, angular and very economical with a very different kind of flow in his playing from Coltrane; who sometimes sounds as if he is holding back. Just me. How can it not be great? Great record with a great back story. |
