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Greg Lewis: Organ Monk

Read "Organ Monk" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

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, ...

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Greg Lewis: Organ Monk

Read "Organ Monk" reviewed by Ernest Barteldes

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 ...

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News: Recording

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 ...