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Frank Carlberg Trio: Reflections 1952
ByMonk had gained notoriety with his previous Blue Note Record sessions, but his original sound was often overshadowed by the expansion of Monk's trio into a quintet and sextet. This required space for other soloists who often diluted Monk's vision. Carlberg's trio with additional spoken word passages from Priya Carlberg and Paul Lichter hits the sweet spot in this tribute to the Monk 1950s trio by delivering a performance that it is an original conception, but true to Monk's spirit. This is achieved by reimagining his compositions either through an Afro-Cuban lens, as in "Bemsha Cubano," as a spoken Monk quote generator, in "Reflecting Reflections," and mostly as deconstruction of the original materials: "Getting To Trinkle (for "Trinkle Tinkle") and "See You Later" ("Bye-Ya"). Carlberg, Hébert, and Mela use Monk's music as source material much like the great man did with the standard "Just a Gigolo." The trio give us two versions of the composition, the spooky music box "A Crowd Of Gigolo" and an echoey trancelike rendition, both with vocals from Prita Carlberg. Somewhere in heaven, one imagines Monk must be smiling.
Track Listing
Spherical Nightmares; A Crowd Of Gigolo; Sweet And Sour, Pungent and Lovely; Getting To Trinkle; Bemsha Cubano; Some Things Foolish; Reflecting Reflections; See You Later; Nicknames; Azure Sphere; Just A Gigolo.
Personnel
Additional Instrumentation
Priya Carlberg: voice; Paul Lichter: spoken word.
Album information
Title: Reflections 1952 | Year Released: 2022 | Record Label: 577 Music
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