Today's Listen:
Thelonious Monk -- LIVE AT THE JAZZ WORKSHOP (complete)
Monk is in fine form. This could just as easy have been, Charlie Rouse at the Jazz Workshop. A very under recognized player. I think that's often true when a player plays with a legend. Sort of like McCoy with Coltrane.
2-CD set with two problems. First there are 7 tunes that appear on both CD. 'Epistrophy' is played three times. That seems always to be a problem with Monk. Listening to either of the CDs is fine, but if you listen to both at the same session, the sense of sameness prevails..
The second problem is the noise, chatter, from the audience. It's not in support of, or in reaction to the music, it's just people talking as if the man is not even playing. Another great performance 'wasted' on idiots.
Happens a lot in Jazz.
Other than the chatter, the sound is fine. Closely miked. The playing is great. All his 'Hits' are here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrDLxJWKcZk&list=PLrR6QlNIqj5m3bTtyAp8gnaKxjmkdE_Bs
Listen to this today also. Sounded so awesome had to post it. Was it Peabo or my Polks?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0XMn0U9b2Y
Cheers
Thelonious Monk -- LIVE AT THE JAZZ WORKSHOP (complete)
Monk is in fine form. This could just as easy have been, Charlie Rouse at the Jazz Workshop. A very under recognized player. I think that's often true when a player plays with a legend. Sort of like McCoy with Coltrane.
2-CD set with two problems. First there are 7 tunes that appear on both CD. 'Epistrophy' is played three times. That seems always to be a problem with Monk. Listening to either of the CDs is fine, but if you listen to both at the same session, the sense of sameness prevails..
The second problem is the noise, chatter, from the audience. It's not in support of, or in reaction to the music, it's just people talking as if the man is not even playing. Another great performance 'wasted' on idiots.
Happens a lot in Jazz.
Other than the chatter, the sound is fine. Closely miked. The playing is great. All his 'Hits' are here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrDLxJWKcZk&list=PLrR6QlNIqj5m3bTtyAp8gnaKxjmkdE_Bs
Listen to this today also. Sounded so awesome had to post it. Was it Peabo or my Polks?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0XMn0U9b2Y
Cheers