Results for "Sphere"

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Sphere

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Released: 2013
Track listing: 01. Almanacco del giorno dopo; 02. Epistrophy; 03. Storie di rumori e groove; 04. B.S. Suck My Balls; 05. Monk’s Mood; 06. Bye-ya; 07. Usque ad sidera, usque ad inferos; 08. Amore e cilindri; 09. In Walkes Bud; 10. I Mean You.

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Try Trio: Sphere

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 14, 2013

Alternando temi di Monk (di cui Sphere, com'è noto, era il secondo nome), a volte blanditi, presi da lontano, altrove enunciati in maniera più diretta, con brani originali (cinque, tutti a tripla firma, il che lascia intendere che ci troviamo di fronte a improvvisazioni di getto, o - come si suol dire - composizioni istantanee), il ...

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Jimmy Owens: The Monk Project

Read "The Monk Project" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
May 10, 2012

Who better to pay homage to one of the musical geniuses of the 20th century than seven of today's most idiosyncratic artists? The septet is lead by Jimmy Owens, who is known for his versatility in settings as diverse as swing bands and avant-garde ensembles; most notably, for this undertaking, he organized a concert of Thelonious ...

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Sphere

By Sean McGowan

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2011
Track listing: Blue Monk; Rhythm-A-Ning; Bye-Ya; Ruby, My Dear; We See; 'Round Midnight; Trinkle Tinkle; North of the Sunset; Light Blue; Crepuscle With Nellie.

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Sean McGowan: Sphere

Read "Sphere" reviewed by Florence Wetzel

by Florence Wetzel
December 14, 2011

For many jazz lovers, pianist Thelonious Monk's solo recordings of his own compositions are an exquisite pleasure. The simplicity of a single instrument reveals the compositions' elegant architecture, allowing their angular beauty to become refreshingly clear. The challenge and joy of recording Monk's music solo continues to entice musicians, thus creating afresh some of the twentieth ...

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Sean McGowan: Sphere

by David Rickert
November 23, 2011

Those who seek to create a tribute album of Thelonious Monk music face one big obstacle: how do you capture Monk's idiosyncratic style without sounding like a pale imitation? You could just record cover versions of his songs and leave it at that, but the end result wouldn't really capture the pianist's oddball genius, so what ...

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The Microscopic Septet: Friday the Thirteenth: The Micros Play Monk

Read "Friday the Thirteenth: The Micros Play Monk" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
November 18, 2011

If two creative star trajectories were ever meant to cross, it was those of pianist/composer Thelonious Monk and the Microscopic Septet. Sure, Steve Lacy and Mal Waldron had a pretty good Monk gig going, and Sphere was a great tribute band lead by Monk's longtime tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse (followed by Gary Bartz). But, the Micros...here ...

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Jimmy Owens' "The Monk Project" Street Date January 3, 2012

November 17, 2011

NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Owens' debut as a leader on IPO features the legendary trumpeter/flugelhornist leading a stellar septet on a program of his own uniquely original arrangements of Thelonious Monk compositions that are deeply steeped in the feeling of the blues. Owens, who has been heard on countless big band and small group recordings as ...

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Great Sidemen - Great Leaders

by Greg Simmons
April 7, 2011

Being a sideman can be a thankless job. Sure, you might get to play regularly, but you rarely get to call the tune. If your boss is a big star, the gig might even pay pretty well, but if the band is going to Fargo, North Dakota in January, brother, so are you, and you weren't ...

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