Alfred Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 (edited) Without exaggeration I can suggest to be the biggest Barron fan in my house! I consequently ordered this one: The first live recording from Bradley's (released in 2002) is great! Can't wait to get this one! Edited September 11, 2005 by Alfred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted September 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Some information from the Sunnyside homepage: Track List: House Introduction - 0:34 You Don't Know What love Is - 15:12 The Only One - 12:50 Twilight Song - 11:01 Shuffle Boil - 6:23 Well You Needn't - 14:05 Musicians: Kenny Barron - piano Ray Drummond - Bass Ben Riley - Drums The Perfect Set presents Barron in the purest state of musical creation. A live recording doesn’t rely on producer tricks, multiple takes, or an engineer’s aural alchemy. It rests on the telepathic interplay of the musicians, as evidenced by the riveting rapport between Barron and his cohorts. On the first track, “You Don’t Know What Love Is,” Barron’s opening piano statement flows with the kind of graceful grandeur he’s displayed for the past four decades, then Riley and Drummond turn the tune from a ballad to a stately, midtempo number with a bouncy walking bassline. Next up is a Barron original entitled “The Only One,” a spirited uptempo offering based on Thelonious Monk’s “Hackensack.” Another Barron composition, the haunting “Twilight Song,” (also recorded with bassist Charlie Haden on the CD Night and the City) is rendered here with a bouncy bossa nova beat. The Monk vibe returns again on “Shuffle Boil,” a solo tour-de-force where Barron takes the Harlem stride style rent party rhythms that Monk learned from the legendary James P. Johnson, and updates them for the 21st Century. The set concludes with a supersonic rendition of Monk’s classic, “Well, You Needn’t.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Seems like Barron developped into not only one of jazz' prime pianists, but also one of the best Monk interpreters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Fitzgerald Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 He's got his own thing with Monk - much more fluid and bebop, but with a great understanding of the voicings and accents that define Monk. The discography of Kenny Barron on my website has a composition index and a quick text search for "Thelonious" will reveal every recorded instance of Kenny playing Monk. Over 30 different tunes, including several uncommon ones, with some in over 15 different versions, going all the way back to 'Round Midnight from Kenny's time with Dizzy Gillespie in 1963. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tranemonk Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 I have the 1st one too... and it is fab.... I also preordered this one... KB really is outstanding...!!!! Look forward to cranking it up in my car.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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