Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins
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Artikel Name: Thelonious Monk & Sonny RollinsGenre: Jazz Produkt Typ: LP (Vinyl) Label: Concord / OJC / Prestige Titelanzahl: 5 Dauer: 33:49
Trackliste LP - 1
1. Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins - Way You Look Tonight 5:09 2. Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins - I Want to Be Happy 7:41 3. Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins - Work 5:15 4. Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins - Nutty 5:13 5. Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins - Friday the 13th 10:31Beschreibung
Beschreibung
This disc contains an all-star cast headed up by Thelonious Monk (piano) and includes some collaborative efforts with Sonny Rollins (tenor sax) that go beyond simply inspired and into a realm of musical telepathy. The five tunes included on Work are derived from three separate sessions held between November of 1953 and September of the following year. As is often the case, this likewise means that there are three distinct groups of musicians featured. Whether by design or happenstance, the tracks compiled for this EP present Monk in the favorable confines and settings of smaller combos, ranging from the intimacy of the Percy Heath (bass) and Art Blakey (drums) trio on "Nutty" as well as the equally grooving title track. Both utilize Monk's uncanny and distinct sense of melody and are conspicuous for Blakey's rollicking percussive contributions -- which, at times, become thrust between Monk's disjointed chord work. The larger quartet and quintet settings are equally as inventive, retaining the highly inventive atmosphere. However, the undeniable highlight is the interaction between Monk and Rollins. Leading off the disc is a definitive and freewheeling reading of the pop standard "The Way You Look Tonight." Equally as scintillating is "I Want to Be Happy," both of which are also highlighted by Art Taylor (drums) and Tommy Potter (bass). They provide a supple and unencumbered framework for the soloists to weave their inimitable and often contrasting contributions. The final track is the beautifully dissonant and extended "Friday the Thirteenth," which is ironically the first fortuitous collaboration between the two co-leads. Rollins is able to entwine a sinuous lead throughout Monk's contrasting chord counterpoint. Enthusiasts seeking additional tracks from these and the remainder of Monk's sessions during his brief residency with Prestige should consider the suitably titled four-CD Complete Prestige Recordings compilation. ~ Lindsay Planer
Lindsay Planer
Beschreibung
The material that eventually ended up on this disc has been issued under several other names as well, most notably Work. After a slight reshuffling of the running order, Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins remains as one of the most inspired collaborative efforts to feature either Monk (piano) or Rollins (tenor sax). While the pair are not highlighted on every track, when the two lead the various ensembles their combined contributions reach beyond simply being extraordinary and achieve a rare sense of musical telepathy. The five pieces were taken from a trio of sessions held between November of 1953 and September of 1954 -- with each recording date featuring a unique set of participants. These include Monk in his favorable confines of smaller combos such as the three-piece band featuring Percy Heath (bass) and Art Blakey (drums), as heard on "Nutty" as well as the percolating "Work." Both tracks incorporate the inimitable timing and advanced rhythms that had become Monk's sonic calling card, as well as Blakey's rollicking percussive contributions punctuating the pianist's left-of-center chord progressions. In the slightly expanded quartet and quintet, Monk and Rollins wield a free-boppin' interpretation of "The Way You Look Tonight" and match it with a primordial and definitive reading of "I Want to Be Happy" -- anchored by a lightly structured rhythm section including Art Taylor (drums) and Tommy Potter (bass). The opening and enticingly dissonant piece "Friday the 13th" was the first collaborative effort between Monk and Rollins. The tenor sax lines weave hypnotically amongst the pianist's strident chord-derived counterpoint. [The suitably titled Complete Prestige Recordings four-CD set offers a more thorough examination of these, as well as Monk's other sessions during this post-Blue Note/pre-Riverside era.] ~ Lindsay Planer
Lindsay Planer
Mitwirkende
- Piano: Thelonious Monk
- Sax (Tenor): Sonny Rollins
- Bass: Tommy Potter
- Drums: Willie Jones
- Drums: Art Taylor
- Performer: Sonny Rollins
- Record Label: Prestige
- Drums: Art Blakey
- French Horn: Julius Watkins
- Bass: Percy Heath
- Record Label: Concord
- Record Label: OJC
- Producer: Ira Gitler
- Guest Artist: Percy Heath
- Guest Artist: Art Taylor
- Producer: Bob Weinstock
- Guest Artist: Art Blakey
- Guest Artist: Julius Watkins
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