Results for "Greg Lewis"

Greg Lewis - Organ Monk

Featuring the music of Greg Lewis
Duration: 11:00
March 26, 2012

Jimmy Owens: The Monk Project

by Dan Bilawsky
January 1, 2012

Albums built on the idea of reworking the music of Thelonious Monk have become so commonplace as to risk being seen as old hat before the shrink wrap even comes off the CD, but the success or failure of these projects doesn't rest with the actual recasting of the legendary pianist's work. The manner by which ...

Organ Monk

By Greg Lewis

Label: Point of Departure
Released: 2011
Track listing: 1. Trinkle Tinkle; 2. Jacking; 3. Criss Cross; 4. Light Blue; 5. Played Twice; 6. Boo's Birthday; 7. Coming in the Hudson; 8. Four in One; 9. Locomotion; 10. We See; 11. Monk's Mood; 12. Think of One; 13. Work; 14. Introspection; 15. Kohl's Here.

Greg Lewis - Organ Monk (CDBaby, 2010)

September 29, 2011

Thelonious Monk's music is so iconic and malleable that it lends itself to almost any instrument imaginable. Organist Greg Lewis leads a wonderfully swinging trio on a Monk themed program accompanied by Cindy Blackman on drums and Ron Jackson on guitar. I have always found a particular joyousness in Monk's music as if it was written ...

Greg Lewis: Organ Monk

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 11, 2011

Alla guida del suo trio, completato da Cindy Blackman alla batteria e Ron Jackson alla chitarra elettrica, l'organista newyorkese Greg Lewis dà alle stampe l'album di debutto Organ Monk, nel quale propone quindici brani tratti dal repertorio di Thelonious Monk, ponendo come linea di condotta principale, e imprescindibile, la figura melodica prodotta dal suono tipico dell'Hammond ...

Organ Monk

By Greg Lewis

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2010
Track listing: Trinkle Tinkle; Jacking; Criss Cross; Light Blue; Played Twice; Boo's Birthday; Coming in the Hudson; Four in One; Locomotion; We See; Monk's Mood; Think of One; Work; Introspection; Kohl's Here.

Greg Lewis: Organ Monk

by Dan Bilawsky
October 23, 2010

Fairly recent work from guitarists Bobby Broom and Peter Bernstein helped open up possibilities for Thelonious Monk's music as guitar repertoire; Greg Lewis' debut looks to do the same for the organ. Monk's music has been notoriously tough to translate on other chordal instruments, partially because of the song structures and melodies themselves, ...

Greg Lewis: Organ Monk

by Ernest Barteldes
August 14, 2010

Reinventing the music of Thelonious Monk is no easy task, but organist Greg Lewis does precisely that on Organ Monk. Backed solely by drummer Cindy Blackman and guitarist Ron Jackson, Lewis goes through fifteen of Monk's timeless classics, adapting them to the feel of an organ trio.Kicking off with an up-tempo take on “Tinkle ...

Greg Lewis - Organ Monk (Self-Released)

August 11, 2010

Don't let the barefaced cover art on this one act as a disqualifier before disc meets laser. Organist Greg Lewis might be a bit lead-handed with his monastic imagery, but his work on the B-3 is brimming with shades and subtlety. It certainly helps that the side-persons he's chosen for the date include the redoubtable Cindy ...