Cd - THELONIOUS MONK - MONK 'ROUND THE WORLD

Album Features UPC: 825005932329 Artist: Thelonious Monk Format: CD Release Year: 2004 Record Label: Hyena Records Genre: Bebop, Jazz Instrument Track Listing1. Epistrophy2. Blue Monk3. Ruby, My Dear4. Rhythm-a-Ning5. Bemsha Swing6. Hackensack7. Epistrophy (Closing Theme) Detas Playing Time: 56 min. Producer: Joel Dorn stributor: Ryko stribution Recorng Type: Live Recorng Mode: Stereo SPAR Code: n/a Album NotesThis release includes a bonus DVD featuring live performances of "Criss Cross," "Rhythm A Ning," and "Nutty" recorded in London, England in 1965.Personnel: Thelonious Monk (piano); Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone); John Ore, Butch Warren (bass guitar); Ben Rey, Frankie Dunlop (drums).Liner Note Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabar.Given the plethora of live recorngs made of Thelonious Monk in the 1960s (when everyone suddenly seemed to recognize his genius 20-plus years after he began composing and playing), this compation provides a valuable service in bringing together the best of those performances. Between 1961 and 1965 Monk toured regularly with a quartet that featured Charlie Rouse on tenor sax and a revolving bassist and drummer, and was particularly well received (and documented) in Europe. MONK 'ROUND THE WORLD collects seven tracks from those years.The tunes are among Monk's best, and have rightfully become standards--they wl be famiar to anyone with a knowledge of classic jazz. The sprightly, angular sections of "Epistrophy," the stealthy groove-prowl of "Blue Monk," the beautiful ballad "Ruby, My Dear," and the witty, spastic "Rhythm-A-Ning" are included here in excellent versions. The three quartets featured (with Monk and Rouse the constants) splay stellar rapport, exploring the quirks and possibities of Monk's songs. The sc comes with a bonus DVD of in-concert footage, making this a definitive document/package of latter-period Monk.Etorial ReviewsRouse is a delight here, mixing lots of things you don't usually hear him doing with his more famiar devices.JazzTimes MINT CD E' COME NUOVO