Re: (TV) Jazz Monk

[Maurice Rickard <maurice@mac.com>]

Cool!  _Monk Himself_ might best be played on repeat, all night. 
(Give it a shot, who knows?  It might rub off...)  I haven't listened 
to the Ellington interpretations much--it's interesting and good, but 
hearing Monk do Monk is the real payoff for me (like hearing 
Ellington do Ellington).
If you need to acclimate your girlfriend to some of Monk's 
larger-band pieces, the Town Hall concert is the way to go.  The 
larger horn section arrangements are incredibly lush, and when they 
kick in (on "Mood" and "Nellie"), it's perfect music.  ('Course, the 
two versions of "Little Rootie Tootie" can wear on me if I'm in the 
wrong mood...)  I see that CDNow has it, so it's in print.  The full 
title: The Thelonious Monk Orchestra At Town Hall.
I'd agree that BC is probably for the headphones before full 
acclimation, but tell me it isn't one hell of a tune!  (And the 
backstory behind the session is fascinating.  I don't think the thing 
was ever played all the way through.)
-Maurice

At 12:31 PM +0000 1/19/01, Per RosÈn wrote:
> Thanks a lot, Maurice!
> I'll try to play Monk Himself and the Ellington-album carefully at 
> home. Maybe it works! Brilliant Corners will be something for the 
> headphones, I'm afraid.
> Per
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Maurice Rickard
http://mauricerickard.com/
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