Frank Kimbrough Plays The Complete Thelonious Monk

[John L]

I just had a chance to hear this one.   Very very nice!   Kimbrough has a strong personal feel for Monk's music.  The arrangements are imaginative, completely loyal to the compositional structures but also creative.   I think that Monk himself would be pleased and honored with most of these interpretations.

 

[Clunky]

18 hours ago, sidewinder said:

Mine just landed in the mail. 

Mine too- pretty amazing value at £14 when I ordered it although it’s now listed north of £60

[mikeweil]

Mine was scheduled to be delivered today, and just when I returned from work the mailman arrived with a pile including some conspicuous objects. It wouldn't have passed the mailbox slit, and amazon.co.uk's thin cardboard envelopes make my neck hair rise. Will give it a listen tomorrow.

Edited February 28, 2019 by mikeweil

[mikeweil]

Had a listen to the first disc earlier today, and it more than fulfills my expectations. Bemsha Swing on bass sax - hell yeah! And the slow rubato treatment of Light Blue moves it closer to Monk Ballads like Crepuscule with Nellie - if it goes on like this, it's the new box set of the year. I passed on the Schlippenbach set as their approach was much too sloppy for my taste - don't mess with Monk! But this here hits the perfect balance between respect and personal attitude.

[king ubu]

Got mine (and one more for a friend) today ... going to the opera but will start listening tomorrow! 

[sidewinder]

I like the version of ‘Reflections’ on disk 1.

[Clunky]

Eronel- disc 2 is good. Departs a fair bit from Monk’s usual take.