View basket “The Composer” has been added to your basket. It’s Monk’s Time Thelonious Monk SKU: CS8984 Barcode: 4260019714152 34.00 £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Speakers Corner Released Date: 30th July 2012 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info With its three compositions by Thelonious Monk, one might call this LP from 1964 “3 Standards and 3 Monks”. The ‘High Priest’ of bebop had reached a further pinnacle in his career and performed with his fantastic, skillful and well-rehearsed quartet at numerous festivals and concerts. As if in a dream, the musicians penetrate the apparently simple yet rhythmically complicated themes, interrupted again and again by Monk’s solo escapades on the piano. On the stage, Monk often stood up and jigged around the piano like a lumbering dancing bear, with one of his distinctive hats on his head; he plonks down on the piano stool after the Charlie Rouse solo; his enormous feet tap back and forth to the beat; he constantly fiddles with the ring on his finger; and he creates the most wonderful improvisations ever heard with his ‘false’ fingering. “Although often unrightfully maligned by self-proclaimed “purists,” Thelonious Monk did some brilliant work during his early- to mid-’60s stint for Columbia Records. It’s Monk’s Time (1964) contains some of the best — if not arguably the best — studio sides that the pianist cut during his final years as a recording musician. The album’s title turned out to be somewhat prophetic, as Time magazine featured Monk as the cover subject for its February 28, 1964, edition…From four sessions in early 1964, It’s Monk’s Time gathers four quartet and two solo sides, presenting the pinnacle of what these musicians offered stylistically as well as from the standpoint of presentation. There is sense of mischievous playfulness in Monk’s nimble keyboard work, especially notable on the beautifully off-kilter unaccompanied opening to “Lulu’s Back in Town,” and the same practically impish quality also drives the solo performance on “Nice Work if You Can Get It.” Both pop standards are prime examples of the bop pioneer’s inimitable approach to arranging, and also provide an uncanny insight to his influences. Immediately evident are the styles of stride legends from the well-known Willie “The Lion” Smith and James P. Johnson to the slightly more obscure and decidedly frenetic playing of Cliff Jackson, as well as the ragtime approach of Walter L. Rose. The results are bound together in Monk’s arithmetically advanced delivery and harmonic composition. The combo — especially Rouse — effectively supports and punctuates the tricky timing of “Stuffy Turkey” and the more aggressive bop of “Brake’s Sake.” The latter title also unleashes some tasty interaction between Monk and Rouse, sonically exemplifying their practically single-minded synergy. The concluding cut, “Shuffle Boil,” is one of the lost gems of the artist’s later work. It sports an effortless swing over a sophisticated and challenging melodic structure. Bassist Warren steps up to the plate, providing a supple and pulsating bed for both Monk and Rouse as they trade solos.” – Lindsay Planer, allmusic.com Musicians: Thelonious Monk, piano Charlie Rouse, tenor saxophone Butch Warren, bass Ben Riley, drums Recording: January – March 1964 Production: Teo Macero Artist Thelonious Monk Genre Jazz Label Speakers Corner Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country Germany Track Listings 1. Lulu's Back In Town 2. Memories of You 3. Stuffy Turkey 4. Brake's Sake 5. Nice Work If You Can Get It 6. 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