ListeningToPrestige Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 This is for my book on Prestige, but I'm looking for what must have been an album on Columbia. There's a very weird liner note on the back, from a noted jazz critic, where he talks about his teenager daughter hearing a Monk recording and saying "He's cool -- he sounds sort of like Tim Hardin." Or something like that. Ring a bell with anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AllenLowe Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 (edited) 2 hours ago, ListeningToPrestige said: This is for my book on Prestige, but I'm looking for what must have been an album on Columbia. There's a very weird liner note on the back, from a noted jazz critic, where he talks about his teenager daughter hearing a Monk recording and saying "He's cool -- he sounds sort of like Tim Hardin." Or something like that. Ring a bell with anyone? who are you? Can you id yourself? 21 minutes ago, AllenLowe said: who are you? Can you id yourself? Sorry Tad, didn't realize that was you. It's not that exciting but I have one unknown Prestige anecdote that involves Weinstock, Miles, and Dave Schildkraut Edited June 7 by AllenLowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ListeningToPrestige Posted June 7 Author Report Share Posted June 7 Jsngry -- Thanks a lot. Just what I was looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 Happy to help. Looking forward to this book of yours! You could always count on Zwerin and, especially, Ralph J. Gleason to get kissy-kissy warmfuzzy with "the kids" and to confer on them wisdom beyond their years...or, often, their capacity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ListeningToPrestige Posted June 10 Author Report Share Posted June 10 I wonder how often Monk's music got referred to as dreamy and sexy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopkins Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 For what it's worth, that album (Monk's Greatest Hits) is available on the Internet Archive. They have the liner notes in PDF format, which makes it easy to copy/paste the text if you want to quote it. https://archive.org/details/cd_monks-greatest-hits_thelonious-monk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 Another Columbia move to make Monk relevant to the late 60's "youth" market: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 Hopefully Monk was amused. I remember reading that someone suggested that Cannonball Adderley be photographed cannonballing into a pool, but that idea was shot down in a hurry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 13 minutes ago, Ken Dryden said: Hopefully Monk was amused. I remember reading that someone suggested that Cannonball Adderley be photographed cannonballing into a pool, but that idea was shot down in a hurry. It didn't stop him from being photographed jogging in a track suit! 20 minutes ago, felser said: Another Columbia move to make Monk relevant to the late 60's "youth" market: Love that album cover, and I think that was my first Monk album! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 13 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said: Love that album cover, and I think that was my first Monk album! It (the cover) won a Grammy! 2 hours ago, ListeningToPrestige said: I wonder how often Monk's music got referred to as dreamy and sexy. Did anybody ask Nica about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 Maybe we need to revive the worst album cover thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 This Monk cover has always haunted me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 I've always considered this cover low budget by a third rate artist. Both men look like post-nuclear mutants and are shown playing guitar left handed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 12 hours ago, JSngry said: It (the cover) won a Grammy! I did not know that! 15 hours ago, ListeningToPrestige said: I wonder how often Monk's music got referred to as dreamy and sexy. I would refer to it as mechanized, geometric, and futuristic. It is like the musical equivalent of Richard Powers' paperback illustrations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmonahan Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 On 6/10/2024 at 5:59 PM, John L said: This Monk cover has always haunted me 🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 Haunting? I sure hope that that one was staged... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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