Re: (TV) Jazz

[eric s gregory <esgregory@uswest.net>]

absolutely yeah yeah on monk & i don't think it's any great
surprise 
that w. marsalis might be glossing past the more
adventurous/offbeat characters particularly from the
bop/post-bop era...he's never hidden his conservative
impulses.

Maurice Rickard wrote:
> 
> I haven't been watching the Burns special because my TV's been
> flatlined for several months, and I'm not motivated enough to buy
> another (although I think my wife would prefer having one, so we may
> take the plunge).
> 
> If we did have a working set, I might feel ambivalent about
> watching--apparently a lot of really good stuff get short shrift from
> Wynton.  Monk, for example, is dispensed with in five minutes, so
> I've read in reviews.  To this end, I finally picked up something
> I've been wanting for years, the Complete Riverside Recordings of
> Thelonious Monk.  6 of his most productive years, including the
> _Brilliant Corners_ sessions, _Himself_, the Town Hall Concert, and a
> whole lot of other stuff...on 15 CDs.  It's amazing.
> 
> Just count me as a follower of Monk,
> Maurice
> 
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> Maurice Rickard
> http://mauricerickard.com/
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