Both volumes are good companion pieces, historic recordings for sure, nothing earth shattering or revelatory, but decent additions to Monk's discography, probably best appreciated by completists. Performing in a studio in the Netherlands in 1961 we witness Thelonius Monk (1917-1. The second show is noticeably stronger, as Monk himself is engaged as he noticeably was not on the previous set. Rhythm -n- ning - Thelonius Monk 1961Rhythm-n-ning - Thelonius Monk 1961. A typical unison melody played twice for "Blue Monk," and another five minute "Epistrophy" as on Live in Paris, Vol. The longer stride-to-tender moments for Monk's intro, over a minute-and-a-half, alludes to the slow tempo, precluding Rouse's nice chord substitutions prior to overtly long solos, particularly Butch Warren's extended unaccompanied discourse. Charlie Rouse changes up the melody and messes with it a bit during the "Sweet Georgia Brown" adaptation "Bright Mississippi," where the briefer solos move the piece along. Thelonious Monk was an icon of jazz composition and piano playing whose work such as Round Midnight and Bemsha Swing had a life as complicated as his music. A foundation for numerous bebop tunes starting in the 40s - and normally played fast to VERY fast - the changes and 32-bar, AABA form were derived from George Gershwins 1930 hit, 'Ive Got Rhythm. Featured peformers: Thelonious Monk (piano, writer, composer), Art Taylor (drums), Sam Jones (double bass), Barney Wilen (tenor saxophone), Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone). Released 22 April 2017 on Sam (catalog no. The format remains the same throughout with tenor sax-piano-bass-drums solos in strict order between heads and tails. No other form besides the blues has impacted jazz like ‘rhythm changes. Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960, an Album by Thelonious Monk.
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This upgrade is most noticeable during a spirited "Hackensack" where Monk is markedly involved harmonically, but especially on the following number "Rhythm-A-Ning," sharply played with more energy, invention and collective interplay. For Volume Two/set two of the Februlive performances in Paris by the Thelonious Monk quartet, show time is just under an hour, and near the mid-point, the inspiration level palpably increases.
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