Comments on: A LESSON IN MONK | JAZZ & SNAZZ

By: michael magnotta

michael magnotta — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:21:48 +0000

Thelonious Sphere Monk – his name said it all….

By: phil

phil — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:29:26 +0000

Monk was the greatest, perhaps America’s greatest 20th century musician. The red wagon album is one of his best, with both Coleman hawkins and Coltrane, plus Art Blakey on drums , his best drummer in my opinion.

By: Alpha

Alpha — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:32:21 +0000

There is a killer line of tees called Friend or Foe that does amazing things with Mr. Monk’s album art. They also do many other iconic jazz/blues greats.

By: Charlie Gup

Charlie Gup — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:29:57 +0000

Those shoes are amazing!! I will be ordering a pair very soon!

By: drinkinanddronin

drinkinanddronin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:30:35 +0000

The man played phenomenal music, and had a sense of style far beyond his time. Great post.

Straight! No chaser!

By: Giuseppe

Giuseppe — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:01:14 +0000

Thanks for the jam. That was 10 minutes worth of awesome.

By: abh1wordpress

abh1wordpress — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:18:27 +0000

Perhaps I’m not as much a fan of the atonal. But I found two jazz albums on iTunes that coincidentally were recorded in 1955 and 1956 and I love them both:

Clifford Brown with Strings. Evokes late night New York, West Village.

http://www.amazon.com/Clifford-Brown-Strings/dp/B000006P6U

The Paul Desmond Quintet.

http://www.amazon.com/Paul-Desmond-Quintet-Quartet/dp/B000000YX2

Just pour yourself a Scotch and soda and sit back and relax….