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Originally Posted by AllHandsOnTheBigOne
Thelonoious fucking Monk bitches.
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amen.
i've been HUGE into Thelonious lately.
studying and listening to his discography and how each record fits accordingly to any particular period in his life.
from Blue Note to Prestige to Riverside to Columbia. all of it.
also read both Leslie Gourse's book and Thomas Fitterling's book.
both good, but Gourse's is so much more packed with great info.
fascinating man.. fascinating stuff.
also everyone should watch "Straight, No Chaser"
the documentary on Monk
watch it in it's entirety here
i'll upload one Thelonious record (ALL of Thelonious is worth listening to)
the album i'm closest to, his first Prestige recording,
the '52/'54 recording,
Thelonious Monk Trio (originally released as
Monk's Moods)
with Art Blakey/Max Roach on drums and Percy Heath/Gary Mapp on bass.
it opens with Monk's favorite version of "Blue Monk" and i can see why.
"Bemsha Swing" is also recorded but doesn't compare to the perfect recording on
Brilliant Corners
also on here is the first recording (I think) of "Little Rootie Tootie"
which is funny and dancy and you can't help but picture lil' Thelonious Jr. rolling 'round, choo chooing.
tons of great shit in there, many of his great classics. the piano is a bit out of tune but its all there.
also the absence of horns is extremely refreshing here, imo.
it keeps things clean, simple and tight.
i still don't have his Blue Note recordings "The Genius of Modern Music" etc. gotta buy those.
Monk's Music is another great recording.
Criss-Cross opens beautifully with "Hackensack" and has a really good recording of "Tea For Two"
and of course his 1958 Five Spot recordings (
Misterioso and [/i]Thelonious In Action[/i]) etc etc etc etc.
fuckin' love Monk.
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Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Monk Trio "Monk's Moods"
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Originally Posted by (AMG)
Half of Thelonious Monk's Prestige recordings are reissued on this CD in the Original Jazz Classics series. With either Percy Heath or Gary Mapp on bass and Art Blakey or Max Roach on drums, Monk introduces such compositions as "Little Rootie Tootie," "Bye-Ya," "Monk's Dream," "Twinkle Tinkle," "Bemsha Swing" and "Reflections." Although Monk was suffering from lack of work and a complete lack of recognition from the public, his music was virtually the same as it would be five years later when he was suddenly "discovered." Brilliant performances.
-Scott Yanow
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hxxp://www.sendspace.com/file/kg06b1
ps- does anyone happen to have Monk's 1954 Solo recording in Paris?
i can't find it to download anywhere. it'd be awesome.