"Interpretations of Monk"
Don't know if this is still available, but its a terrific 4CD set covering 24 Monk compositions.
Four sets recorded at Columbia University on November 1, 1981
Don Cherry
Steve Lacy
Charlie Rouse
Roswell Rudd
Richard Davis
Muhal Richard Abrams (Set 1)
Barry Harris (Set 2)
Anthony Davis (Set 3)
Mal Waldron (Set 4)
Ben Riley (Sets 1,3)
Ed Blackwell (Sets 2,4)
Originally posted by SeitseThis has nothing to do with music but i just read a book by Carlos Fuentes titled "The Old Gringo."
I hear you, man.
I am not exactly the biggest fusion fan either, but one has to recognize when the
music is just plain smashing.
It centers around the Mexican revolution during Pancho Villa times. Maybe you've read it?
Bobo Stenson Trio - Kulturhuset, Hörsalen, Stockholm Sweden 2008
Aldo Romano - Live at Jazzfest Frankfurt, October 29, 2000
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