Drechsler/Steger/Tanschek Trio

Drechsler/Steger/Tanschek Trio: The Monk In All Of Us

by Mark Corroto
January 24, 2005

Remember when you first encountered Thelonious Monk's music? His compositions came at you from such a new perspective that you might have rejected them flat out. Or perhaps, interest piqued, you listened to more, succumbing to Monk's logic.

Yes, now you are a member of Monk's world. One with crazy dances and headgear, a knowing world, nearly a quarter century after the composer's death, that has never failed to be hip.

Covers and cover bands abound. ...