Results for "Organ Monk"

Gregory Lewis

Born: November 10

Gregory Lewis, an accomplished mainstay across New York City jazz and blues scenes, is best known for his domination of the Hammond organ and his mastery of the music of the great pianist-composer Thelonious Monk. Growing up as a 70's kid in Long Island City, part of Lewis' societal foundation is deeply rooted in the height of the soul and funk eras. He would eventually fall in love with Monk’s work through his father’s record collection; furthermore, the understandably lasting impression was enough to inspire the young listener to devotedly study the idiosyncratic music for piano

Organ Monk

Featuring the music of Greg Lewis
Duration: 9:15
August 26, 2012

Organ Monk

By Greg Lewis

Label: Point of Departure
Released: 2011
Track listing: 1. Trinkle Tinkle; 2. Jacking; 3. Criss Cross; 4. Light Blue; 5. Played Twice; 6. Boo's Birthday; 7. Coming in the Hudson; 8. Four in One; 9. Locomotion; 10. We See; 11. Monk's Mood; 12. Think of One; 13. Work; 14. Introspection; 15. Kohl's Here.

Greg Lewis: Organ Monk

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 11, 2011

Alla guida del suo trio, completato da Cindy Blackman alla batteria e Ron Jackson alla chitarra elettrica, l'organista newyorkese Greg Lewis dà alle stampe l'album di debutto Organ Monk, nel quale propone quindici brani tratti dal repertorio di Thelonious Monk, ponendo come linea di condotta principale, e imprescindibile, la figura melodica prodotta dal suono tipico dell'Hammond ...

Organ Monk

By Greg Lewis

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2010
Track listing: Trinkle Tinkle; Jacking; Criss Cross; Light Blue; Played Twice; Boo's Birthday; Coming in the Hudson; Four in One; Locomotion; We See; Monk's Mood; Think of One; Work; Introspection; Kohl's Here.

Greg Lewis: Organ Monk

by Dan Bilawsky
October 23, 2010

Fairly recent work from guitarists Bobby Broom and Peter Bernstein helped open up possibilities for Thelonious Monk's music as guitar repertoire; Greg Lewis' debut looks to do the same for the organ. Monk's music has been notoriously tough to translate on other chordal instruments, partially because of the song structures and melodies themselves, ...

Greg Lewis: Organ Monk

by Ernest Barteldes
August 14, 2010

Reinventing the music of Thelonious Monk is no easy task, but organist Greg Lewis does precisely that on Organ Monk. Backed solely by drummer Cindy Blackman and guitarist Ron Jackson, Lewis goes through fifteen of Monk's timeless classics, adapting them to the feel of an organ trio.Kicking off with an up-tempo take on “Tinkle ...