LoginThelonious Monk in Action
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Among Thelonious Monk's brilliant musical associations, the one with tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin sometimes gets overlooked. This 1958 recording catches the quartet with bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik and drummer Roy Haynes on its home turf, New York's Five Spot Cafe. Griffin's gruffly compressed sound and high-speed, coiling lines are a fine foil for Monk's spare and pointed comping, bringing a distinct and special intensity to Monk's music. Together the group turns in classic renditions of familiar Monk tunes, including a brilliant Griffin performance of "Blue Monk." --Stuart Broomer
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Manufacturer: Ojc
Release date: 25 October 1990
EAN: 0025218610322 UPC: 025218610322
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Release date: 25 October 1990
EAN: 0025218610322 UPC: 025218610322
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