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Article: Album Review

Ben Riley's Monk Legacy Septet: Memories of T

Read "Memories of T" reviewed by J Hunter


Thelonious Monk's place in jazz is quite intact. In addition to the archival efforts of his son, drummer T.S. Monk, plenty of players have overcome the intimidation factor that goes with tackling Monk's singular sound. The issue is not whether Monk covers appear with the same frequency as covers of Ellington or Armstrong; rather, it is ...

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Article: Rhythm In Every Guise

Ben Riley with Thelonious Monk

Read "Ben Riley with Thelonious Monk" reviewed by David A. Orthmann


Ben Riley began his four-year association with Thelonious Monk on a moment's notice, joining the It's Monk's Time recording session devoid of any previous playing experience in Monk's quartet, or even the benefit of a single rehearsal.* Riley thus stepped into the drum chair of one of the greatest working jazz bands of the mid-1960s and ...

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It's Monk's Time

Label: Columbia Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Lulu?s Back in Town 2. Memories of You 3. Stuffy Turkey 4. Brake?s Sake 5. Nice Work If You Can Get It 6. Shuffle Boil 7. Epistrophy 8. Nice Work If You Can Get It (alt. take) 9. Shuffle Boil (alt. take).

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Eternal Spirit

Label: Soul Note
Released: 1989
Track listing: Pinnacle; Golden Sunset; Samba Rasta; Tail Feather; Spiritual Lover; Bobby's Tune; Pinnacle [alternate take]; Golden Sunset [alternate take] ; Spiritual Lover" [alternate take].


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