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Randy Weinstein: HarmoniMonk
by Richard J Salvucci
A caution to Monkophiles of every variety: This is not your grandparents' Thelonious Monk, much less Charlie Rouse's or anyone else. Monk on a chromatic harmonica? Well, keep an open mind and try it. It may prove enjoyable, although this is not Toots Thielemans. Here is a recording for the adventurous listener, especially if hearing a harmonica-tuba combination on “Straight, No Chaser" with the tuba chugging along with some rhythmic offset is not enough to leave ...
Continue ReadingChromatic Harmonica Virtuoso Randy Weinstein Explores Seven Of Monk’s Enduring Favorites On 'HarmoniMonk'
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
Randy Weinstein is a veteran musician who has mastered both the chromatic and diatonic harmonicas, performing jazz, blues and other styles of music in his career. When the COVID epidemic hit, Weinstein used his free time to become expert at recording techniques, and to dedicate himself to recording Thelonious Monk compositions, but in his own way. For HarmoniMonk, Weinstein performs fresh and memorable renditions of seven of Monk’s pieces, creating inventive arrangements that cast a new light on the vintage ...
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