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"The Monk Project" By Saxophonist Dan Willis & Velvet Gentlemen Due July 17 From Belle Avenue Records
Dan Willis puts his idiosyncratic spin on the tunes of the godfather of jazz idiosyncrasy with the July 17 release of The Monk Project (Belle Avenue). The saxophonist/multi-reedist’s fourth album with his ensemble Velvet Gentlemen—guitarist Pete McCann, keyboardist Ron Oswanski, bassist Evan Gregor, and drummer John Mettam (with special guests bassist Kermit Driscoll and drummer Ian ...
The Monk Project
By Jimmy Owens
Label: IPO Recordings
Released: 2012
Track listing: Bright Mississippi; Well You Needn't; Blue Monk; Stuffy Turkey;
Pannonica; Let's Cool One; It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That
Swing); Brilliant Corners; Reflections; Epistrophy.
Jimmy Owens: The Monk Project
by Hrayr Attarian
Who better to pay homage to one of the musical geniuses of the 20th century than seven of today's most idiosyncratic artists? The septet is lead by Jimmy Owens, who is known for his versatility in settings as diverse as swing bands and avant-garde ensembles; most notably, for this undertaking, he organized a concert of Thelonious ...
Jimmy Owens: The Monk Project
by Mark Corroto
Jimmy Owens' tribute to the indomitable music of Thelonious Monk is a luxurious road trip that travels on smooth roads once precarious and quite perilous. His septet, an experienced large/small ensemble, glides almost effortlessly through the opulence of this music.The ease in which these musicians maneuver through the nine Monk compositions, plus Duke Ellington's ...
Jimmy Owens: The Monk Project
by Edward Blanco
With a career spanning over 45 years, legendary trumpeter Jimmy Owens has had the privilege of performing with many giants of jazz, including trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, pianist Billy Taylor, bassist Charles Mingus, drummer Max Roach and the incomparable pianist Duke Ellington. Though he never had the opportunity to record with pianist Thelonious Monk, he did know ...
Jimmy Owens: The Monk Project
by Dan Bilawsky
Albums built on the idea of reworking the music of Thelonious Monk have become so commonplace as to risk being seen as old hat before the shrink wrap even comes off the CD, but the success or failure of these projects doesn't rest with the actual recasting of the legendary pianist's work. The manner by which ...
The Monk Project
By Jimmy Owens
Label: IPO Recordings
Released: 2011
Track listing: Bright Mississippi; Well You Needn't; Blue Monk; Stuffy Turkey;
Pannonica; Let's Cool One; It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That
Swing); Brilliant Corners; Reflections; Epistrophy.
Jimmy Owens: The Monk Project
by Greg Simmons
Thelonious Monk is not suffering from inattention in 2011; it seems, in fact, that he's having a great year, for someone who died in 1982. His singularly quirky tunes have become the staples of hundreds of set lists, and it's hard to swing a dead cat in a record store without hitting dozens of new releases ...