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Thelonious Monk: Bright Mississippi (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

One of the most fun tunes Monk wrote, “Bright Mississippi” is based on the melody and chord changes of “Sweet Georgia...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL THELONIOUS MONK PERFORMANCES

The pianist Thelonious Monk (1917-1982) was bebop’s mad genius. He and a handful of others created the jazz form, and...

Thelonious Monk: Blue Monk (1964 live version) (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

Ask me, and I’ll tell you Live at the It Club is Monk’s best record. The latest two-disc version restores virtually e...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL THELONIOUS MONK PERFORMANCES

The pianist Thelonious Monk (1917-1982) was bebop’s mad genius. He and a handful of others created the jazz form, and...

Thelonious Monk: Green Chimneys (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music November 08, 07

“Green Chimneys” was a new composition on this date, named after the school Monk’s daughter attended. At nine minutes...

Thelonious Monk: Thelonious (Rating: 80/100) posted in Music January 14, 09

Monk's tribute to himself is a linear swing that surprisingly does not deviate far from the chart. The tune is perfor...

Gale, Eddie posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Gale, Eddie, trumpeter, composer, educator; b. Brooklyn, NY, 15 August 1941. Gale's musical career began in Brooklyn,...

Shaw, Woody (Herman) posted in Encyclopedia December 16, 08

      Woody Shaw, artwork by Suzanne Cerny A vital link in the chain of modern...

Brookshire, Eddie (Lee) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Brookshire, Eddie (Lee), acoustic and electric bassist, educator; b. Carthage, Miss, 18 August 1941. He moved to Dayt...

Spears, Louie (Louie Butler Spears Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Spears, Louie [Louie Butler Spears Jr.], bass, cello; b. Oklahoma City, 9 March 1935. He has been known by a couple o...

Miner, Neal posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Miner, Neal, bassist, composer, band leader; b. New York City, NY, 3 February 1970. Raised on the Upper East Side of ...

Murphy, Paul posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Murphy, Paul, drummer; b. Worcester, MA, 25 January 1949. He studied music, percussion, and timpani for 9 years wi...

Bernstein, Steven (Michael) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Bernstein, Steven (Michael), trumpet, slide trumpet, mellophone, band leader, arranger, composer, conductor; b. Washi...

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