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The Dancing Monk
By Eric Reed
Label: Savant Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Ask Me Now; Eronel; Reflections; Light Blue; Ruby, My Dear; Pannonica;
Ugly Beauty; The Dancing Monk; 'Round Midnight; Blue Monk.
Eric Reed: The Dancing Monk
by Greg Simmons
Every jazz pianist stands somewhere in the shadow of Thelonious Monk (1917-1982), and Eric Reed has embraced that shadow, with The Dancing Monk. Interpreting the near-mythic pianist/composer's music--let alone making an entire album of his tunes--poses significant challenges to any modern musician, and especially for a pianist. First, Monk's compositions are, indeed, challenging, in ...
