Hey frog, yes that's the one and you found it quickly. Thanks for posting.
The "black jive routine" was just my description of Macero's attempt at being cool and looking the fool. And yes I know he had some serious musical credits, which I assume led to becoming a producer at Columbia. But he simply looks awkward here and possibly even uncomfortable so tries to cover it up by overdoing weak humor.
True point about Monk. He picked his sidemen based upon expected production, if they were good enough they would work it out for themselves. Some were selected and put on stage without even one rehearsal. Man, you'd better have your stuff together! ;^)
And I'm certainly familiar with the connotations of the bad MF label.
The "black jive routine" was just my description of Macero's attempt at being cool and looking the fool. And yes I know he had some serious musical credits, which I assume led to becoming a producer at Columbia. But he simply looks awkward here and possibly even uncomfortable so tries to cover it up by overdoing weak humor.
True point about Monk. He picked his sidemen based upon expected production, if they were good enough they would work it out for themselves. Some were selected and put on stage without even one rehearsal. Man, you'd better have your stuff together! ;^)
And I'm certainly familiar with the connotations of the bad MF label.