![]() ![]() ![]() This will always be an essential item standing proudly among unearthed live sessions from Monk and Coltrane, demarcating a pivotal point during the most significant year in all types of music, from a technical and creative standpoint, but especially the jazz of the immediate future. Monks solo piano effort, Functional, is flavored with blues, stride, and boogie-woogie, while a bonus track, Monks Mood, has a Monk-Ware-Coltrane tandem (minus drummer Shadow Wilson) back for an eight-minute excursion primarily with Monk in a long intro, Trane in late, and Wares bass accents booming through the studio. Of the four quartet sessions, the fleet Trinkle Tinkle tests Coltranes mettle, as hes perfectly matched alongside Monk, but conversely unforced during Nutty before taking off. While the mastery of the principals is beyond reproach, credit should also be given to peerless bassist Wilbur Ware, as mighty an anchor as anyone could want.Ī shouted-out, pronounced Off Minor and robust, three-minute Epistrophy with legendary saxophonists Coleman Hawkins, Gigi Gryce, and the brilliant, underappreciated trumpeter Ray Copeland are hallmark tracks that every jazz fan should revere. Ruby, My Dear is bathed in the smoky essence of Hawkins rich textures and Coltranes playful cat-and-mouse aggression. If you can do it with all three songs, (Sintra, Flight, Atchafalaya,) you win.īlom,url:,image: 150x150cache0,ispro:false,isstaff:false,ismoderator:false,coverurl:,datecreated:1409405240,links:self:href:,url:,duration:03:52,composername:Michael LeaguenArr. Snarky Puppy We Like It Here Flac Free And Fantastic. ![]()
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