NRBQ Plays Ruby, My Dear

[Teasing the Korean]

 

[soulpope]

https://www.styleweekly.com/interview-pianist-terry-adams-of-nrbq-talks-about-his-lifetime-love-of-thelonious-monk/

[John L]

Thanks.  That was nice.  I wonder what Thelonious would have thought of it?  

NRBQ has consistently been one of the most interesting rock bands (IMO).

[soulpope]

Probably about time to re-spin this one ....

[mikeweil]

They understand the tune better than most jazz guys who just run the changes. Their ending of the tune is great!

Wish I could find a copy of this one:

This probably is another one to get:

[JSngry]

I wish they could have gotten Skeeter Davis to sing it 

[Teasing the Korean]

I often think about musical paths that were largely unexplored.  Hearing this video makes me wonder if a subgenre of "rock" versions of jazz tunes could have evolved.  I don't mean like fusion, but simply playing jazz tunes with a more or less rock/R&B approach.  I'm sure there are examples of this kind of thing sprinkled over the decades, but still.  (I realize that the NRBQ players have at least some jazz cred.)

[JSngry]

2 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said:

I often think about musical paths that were largely unexplored.  Hearing this video makes me wonder if a subgenre of "rock" versions of jazz tunes could have evolved.  I don't mean like fusion, but simply playing jazz tunes with a more or less rock/R&B approach.  I'm sure there are examples of this kind of thing sprinkled over the decades, but still.  (I realize that the NRBQ players have at least some jazz cred.)

I've always liked this one;

 

[medjuck]

IIRC Terry Adams (or one of NRBQ) wrote the liner notes for a Columbia Monk album of unreleased numbers. (Away from my cds and can't remember the name.)

[Chuck Nessa]

Keith Spring (The Whole Wheat Horns) used to come see me when he was in Chicago.

[JSngry]

1 hour ago, medjuck said:

IIRC Terry Adams (or one of NRBQ) wrote the liner notes for a Columbia Monk album of unreleased numbers. (Away from my cds and can't remember the name.)

Always Know, iirc.