Recorded in Barcelona at the Barcelona Só studio, October 11 & 21, 1996. Tenor Saxophone – Jon Robles (tracks: 3, 4 & 9), Víctor De Diego Recognized as one of the most inventive pianists of any musical genre, Monk achieved a startlingly original sound that even his most devoted followers have been unable to successfully imitate. For Monk fans or for those seeking the higher echelon of younger players, this one's for you. Thelonious Monk With the arrival Thelonious Sphere Monk, modern musiclet alone modern culture-simply hasn’t been the same. This is a fine album with many surprises along the way. By using the bass as an instrument that bridges harmonics rather than just as a rhythm instrument - there is a trio of saxophonists and a trombonist - he accomplishes the very thing Monk himself did on the piano, which was marry melody and harmony to rhythm as an inseparable musical effect. His radical reharmonizing of Monk's tunes is far more in keeping with the spirit of the composer than virtually any straight reading of them in memory. He controls tensions, tempos, and intervals. He conducts like Mingus from the bass chair and allows nothing to slip past his ear. With classics like "Bye-Ya," "Brilliant Corners," "Ruby, My Dear," "Straight, No Chaser," "In Walked Bud," and "Bemsha Swing" in the mix - all of which have been murdered by countless jazzmen attempting to realize Monk's genius - are more obscure gems like "Boo Boo's Birthday," "Trinckle Trinckle," and "Ask Me Now." What makes the set work so well is Mengual's iron hand on the proceedings. Boo Boo's Birthdayīassist David Mengual's ballsy tribute to Thelonious Monk is quite remarkable in that there are no easy marks on the arrangements, no Monk clichés in the reharmonization of the tunes, and the set is performed without a pianist. Скачать с: turbobit/gigapeta/rapidgator/katfile 1. "-" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.Название альбома: Monkiana: Tribute to Thelonious Monk Changing of the Guard (Blue Note, 1993).lang, as well as Thelonious performing his father's signature tune, " 'Round Midnight", with Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, and Nnenna Freelon.ĭiscography Studio albums Sponsored by Nissan and the Thelonious Monk Institute, under the guidance of Monk, a historic assemblage of artists gathered for 'A Celebration of America's Music' hosted by Bill Cosby and featuring Natalie Cole, Jon Secada, Tony Bennett, k.d. For two consecutive seasons, December 1996 and January 1998, on ABC, jazz returned to network television after a twenty-five-year absence. This is the "80th Anniversary Birthday Tribute to Thelonious Sphere Monk" featuring 20 guest artists including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Arturo Sandoval, Dianne Reeves, Nnenna Freelon, and Howard Johnson.īy the 1990s, Monk was ready to begin his solo career, in which he has taken a decidedly more jazz-oriented direction. Monk received the New York Jazz Awards First Annual "Recording of the Year" award and Downbeats' 63rd annual Album of the Year Reader's Choice Award for Monk on Monk. To honor his father's legacy and support the efforts of education, Monk created the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. Shortly after his father died in 1982, his sister, Barbara, died of cancer in 1984. The band went on to release two more albums throughout the early 1980s, though singles released from these albums did not fare as well as those on the début. 58 respectively, in the UK Singles Chart. The group's début album, 1980's House of Music, featured several hits that placed on the Billboard R&B chart, including " Bon Bon Vie (Gimme the Good Life)", which featured Monk on lead vocals, and "Candidate for Love". He first toured with a group called Natural Essence and afterward, along with his sister Barbara, formed his own band.īy the dawning of the 1980s, he had formed his eponymous band, which featured him on drums and occasional lead vocals. Monk then launched into the music that had captivated him and his generation, R&B. After earning a reputation in school as a rabble-rouser (and graduating), the young Monk joined his father's trio and toured with his dad until the elder Monk's retirement in 1975. Monk's destiny was sealed when Art Blakey gave him his first drum set at the age of 15, and began lessons with Max Roach. Born in New York City, he began his music career early in his life, honing his skills throughout the 1970s.
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