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Monktober continues with covers from Abbey Lincoln, Art Blakey, Chick Corea, and Billy Higgins. Also new music from Janis Siegel, Bobby Watson, and Others

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In addition to the musicians mentioned in the title, this edition of Exploration includes newly released music from Tommy Flanagan, Amber Weekes, Ray Russell, and more. Birthdays for Freddy Cole, Roy Hargrove, Kazumi Watanabe, and others are recognized.

Playlist

  • Chick Corea and Eddie Gomez and Paul Motian "Little Rootie Tootie" from Further Explorations (Concord Jazz) 00:00
  • Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane "Sweet And Lovely" from Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane—At Carnegie Hall (Blue Note/Thelonious) 13:24
  • John Coltrane "Traneing In" from Blue World (Impulse!) 22:58
  • Sarah Vaughan "Take The 'A' Train" from Compact Jazz (Compilation) (Mercury) 32:24
  • Woody Shaw "Think Of Me" from Blackstone Legacy (Contemporary) 35:01
  • Tony Williams "Tomorrow Afternoon" from Life Time (Blue Note) 45:47
  • Abbey Lincoln "Blue Monk" from Straight Ahead (Candid) 51:14
  • Tommy Flanagan "Straight, No Chaser" from Made In Dublin (Livia) 1:03:01
  • Bobby Watson "Beatitudes" from Continuum (HighNote) 1:08:00
  • Janis Siegel "Bye Bye Blackbird" from The Art Of Vocalese (Origin) 1:16:58
  • Joe Alterman "Like Someone In Love" from Sincerely, Joe: Songs From The Soul (Self-Released) 1:22:40
  • Mike DiRubbo "Striking Distance" from Way Out Northwest (Cellar Music) 1:41:54
  • Amber Weekes "Strong Man" from To Oscar With Love (Amber Inn) 1:48:53
  • Joe Zawinul's Music Odyssey "Elegant People" from Zawinul Legacy Band 3.0 Live At Grafenegg (Ropeadope) 1:54:11
  • Ray Russell "Just For Clicks" from Dangerous Bends (Cuneiform) 1:59:48
  • Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers "In Walked Bud" from Keystone 3 (Concord Jazz) 2:09:48
  • Billy Higgins "Jackie-ing" from Billy Higgins Quintet (Evidence) 2:18:12
  • Freddy Cole "All We Need Is A Place" from Singing The Blues (HighNote) 2:27:55
  • Lee Konitz "Dig It" from Figure & Spirit (Progressive) 2:35:40
  • Roy Hargrove "Top Of My Head (Live)" from Roy Hargrove: Live At KNKX (Roy Hargrove Legacy) 2:40:19
  • Ray Brown with Marlena Shaw "At Long Last Love" from Some Of My Best Friends Are... Singers (Telarc Jazz) 2:46:56
  • Brian Jackson with Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge "Nancy Wilson" from Brian Jackson JID008 (Jazz Is Dead) 2:50:12
  • Kazumi Watanabe "Voyage" from Mobo, Vol. 1 & 2 (compilation) (Gramavision) 2:58:29

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