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Duo Libertaire: Hint Of Monk
ByTurning the page (century-wise) this tribute by guitarist Pascal Bréchet and drummer Thierry Waziniak is quite unlike the releases cited above. It is even dissimilar to the guitar-drum duo Hat & Beard: The Music of Thelonious Monk (Trio Records And Productions, 2013) by Ken Aldcroft And Dave Clark. While Aldcroft & Clark play covers in a waking and insouciant manner, Bréchet and Thierry Waziniak approach the oeuvre as if in a dream. Their libertaire music (anarchy music) is a misnomer. Their music is best described as fractured or fragmented Monk. Their ten covers, plus one original composition, allude to Monk's works as if there were secret codes that only a skilled cipher (or Monk partisan) could solve. Of course that is the delight of their Hint Of Monk. Bréchet trades in Monk fragments while Waziniak rattles and jangles the pulse. "Trinkle Tinkle" is traded both in open conversation and as coded dialogue. Same for "Work," which is a most delicate dance of abstraction, but not nearly as abstract as "In Walked Bud," identifiable only from its euphonious dental records. The 'straightest' version here might be "Hackensack," but even this cover is cloaked in the metaphysical. So, what would Monk say? "There are no wrong notes; some are just more right than others."
Track Listing
Let’s Call This; San Francisco Holiday; Three Or Four Shades Of Monk; Evidence; Japanese Folk Song; Trinkle Tinkle; Think Of One; Ugly Beauty; Hackensack; Work; In Walked Bud.
Personnel
Additional Instrumentation
Pascal Bréchet: guitar; Thierry Waziniak: drums.
Album information
Title: Hint Of Monk | Year Released: 2021 | Record Label: Intrication Label
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