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Thelonious Monk: The Columbia Years (1962-1968)

Read "The Columbia Years (1962-1968)" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella

The first thing you notice about Monk is the clipped phrases and unexpected turns in his compositions. With Charlie Rouse and above average rhythm sidemen, Thelonious Monk always turned heads. This three-disc compilation includes his familiar compositions as well as those not quite so familiar. They’re all fascinating and worthy of dedicated study. Disc One centers ...

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Dave Holland: A Weekend of Bass

Read "Dave Holland: A Weekend of Bass" reviewed by Dave Roberts

by Dave Roberts

There may be no instrument that is more vital yet less heralded in a jazz group than the bass. The bass provides much of the rhythmic and harmonic foundation as well as outlining the form. If the bassist is solid, locking in with the drums and piano, everyone else in the group can relax. And often, ...

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Thelonious Monk: Thelonius Monk Trio

Read "Thelonius Monk Trio" reviewed by David Rickert

by David Rickert

Ben Franklin reported in his autobiography that he once spent the better part of a day sharpening an old ax, determined to return it to its original luster. He finally gave up, concluding that perhaps “a speckled ax was best after all". By this he meant that sometimes the imperfections inherent in things are what make ...

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The Story Of Jazz

By Thelonious Monk

Label: Sony Music
Released: 2000

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Thelonious Monk: Complete Prestige Recordings

Read "Complete Prestige Recordings" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

Sometimes I scare myself. Just when I start believing that I haven’t progressed in my jazz record amassing to the designation a ‘collector,’ a box set like The Complete Prestige Recordings comes along and I deem it a ‘must have.’ Let me explain, in our household essential recordings by jazz artists are acquired without guilt (“we ...

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Thelonious Monk: Complete Prestige Recordings

Read "Complete Prestige Recordings" reviewed by Derek Taylor

by Derek Taylor

One of the primary incentives of box sets is the promise of previous unreleased material. Their comprehensive nature points facilitates (and often mandates) the inclusion of any and all extant recordings by an artist during a given time frame. Frequently such sweeping attention to discographical detail comes at the cost of playability. Verve’s exhaustive approach to ...

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Solo Monk

By Thelonious Monk

Label: Columbia Records
Released: 1999
Track listing: Dinah; I Surrender, Dear; Sweet And Lovely; North Of The Sunset; Ruby, My Dear; I'm Confessin' (That I Love You); I Hadn't Anyone Till You; Everything Happens To Me; Monk's Point; I Should Care; Ask Me Now; These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You).


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