stevebop Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 A while ago I was seeing references to this A&M tribute to Thelponious Monk being reissued. Now, I see nothing about it. It was a 2-LP set of Monk tunes by everyone from Steve Lacy, Barry Harris and Randy Weston to Peter Frampton. I think it was produced by Hal Wilner Has anyone heard about a reissue scheule for it. It was supposed to come out on Verve, keeper of the A&M label archives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 No, but the last cd incarnation omitted some tunes to fit it on one disc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ariceffron Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 oh really peter frampton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Don't see it on jazzmatazz any more, but it's easy to miss individual items there. Well worth searching out the vinyl, I love all of Wilner's stuff like this--Amacord Nina Rota, Stay Awake (Disney), Lost In the Stars (Kurt Weil)--up to but NOT including Weird Nightmare (Mingus). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 The Nina Rota is the standout, for me. Love that record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 I remember when this came out. A little hit-and-miss, but not terribly unpleasant. How's that for cautious optimism? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 I bought the CD, had the record (or perhaps still have, I'm not sure). However, I don't really listen to it much. None of the covers really do much for me. Ah well, to each their own. Perhaps I should put it up for sale on Ebay B) Anyone know what it's going for these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebop Posted April 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Thanks for your responses. I thought I had the vinyl but when I went looking for it I couldn't find it. I might have hastily sold it in anticipation of the CD reissue I saw being teeased on Jazzmatazz. It wasn't the Peter Frampton I was longing to hear again. It was Monk's tunes by Johnny Griffin, Gil Evans, Charlie Rouse, Barry Harris (playing tack piano), Steve Lacy, Roswell Rudd, etc. I'll be patient! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 For a first class Monk Tribute, try to get the 4-CD box on DIW-395/398, Interpretations of Monk, documenting a concert at Columbia University on November 1, 1981, produced by Verna Gillis. Each of the four hour-long sets is led by a different pianist: Muhal Richard Abrams, Anthony Davis, Barry Harris, Mal Waldron, with two different rhythm teams - Richard davis with Ben Riley or Ed Blackwell - and a frontline of Don Cherry, Steve Lacy, Charlie Rouse and Roswell Rudd. What more can you ask for? And they do not duplicate tunes! AMG link AMG link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 (edited) For a first class Monk Tribute, try to get the 4-CD box on DIW-395/398, Interpretations of Monk, documenting a concert at Columbia University on November 1, 1981, produced by Verna Gillis. As AMG alludes to: These were also released by Koch as two 2-disc sets in the late 90s. Not sure what their availability is like these days, but definitely worth the purchase. I see there's a copy of Volume 1 listed at half.com for $21.99. Edited April 21, 2004 by Hank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 I have kept my copy of the 2LP release of that Monk tribute. A nice album full of surprises and fun ideas like 'Little Rootie Tootie' played by NRBQ or 'Reflections' with Steve Khan on guitars and Donald Fagen on synthetizers. Jazz interest was pretty high with several duets featuring Steve Lacy (with Gil Evans on 'Bemsha Swing', Elvin Jones on 'Evidence', Charlie Rouse on 'Ask Me Now'), Carla Bley's band - with Johnny Griffin - on 'Misterioso'. Peter Frampton was on 'Work' with Chris Spedding, Marcus Miller and Anton Fig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 22, 2004 Report Share Posted April 22, 2004 NOT including "Weird Nightmare"? THAT's the keeper if you ask me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted April 22, 2004 Report Share Posted April 22, 2004 Lon/Jazzbo, For me Weird Nightmare was just trying too hard to be eclectic and 'interesting' and just generally too focused on Mingus the character (not that that's exactly uninteresting, but...) and not enough on Mingus the musician (not that you can totally seperate the two). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 22, 2004 Report Share Posted April 22, 2004 (edited) Well, it's grown on me over time, and the mingling of the instrumentation of Harry Partch with the music of Mingus has proven to be the keynote holding its interest for me. Really, I didn't get that man and music thing at all to be any differently than the Monk lps, which I found the interpretations much less interesting than was the case with Weird Nightmare. Maybe it was the huge bass marimbas and cloud chamber bowls that made the difference. . . . Either way I really enjoy Weird Nightmare and even have two copies, an Austrian and an American. Just in case. . . B) Thanks for explaining! Edited April 22, 2004 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted April 22, 2004 Report Share Posted April 22, 2004 Perhaps I'll have to give it another go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted April 24, 2004 Report Share Posted April 24, 2004 It doesn't look like Verve ever did a two-CD version of the 2 LP Monk tribute. Another excuse to hook up a turntable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 It doesn't look like Verve ever did a two-CD version of the 2 LP Monk tribute. Another excuse to hook up a turntable. As I have recently hooked up a turn-table, this was towards the top of my list to listen to. I didn't realize that there was a truncated version of this on CD floating around. I wonder what was dropped. I guess some people think it is corny, but I really dig "Work". While some of the Monk tributes by more traditional jazz artists (including the one on Koch mentioned above) often have a higher level of musicianship, I really like the contrasting styles and approaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Fitzgerald Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 Here's what didn't make the CD issue: Shuffle Boil - John Zorn, Arto Lindsay, Wayne Horvitz In Walked Bud - Terry Adams and friends Criss Cross - Shockabilly Jackie-ing - Mark Bingham, John Scofield, Steve Swallow, Brenden Harkien, Joey Baron Friday the 13th - Bobby McFerrin Gallop's Gallop - Steve Lacy Bye-Ya - Steve Slagle, Dr. John, Steve Swallow Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeway Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 What are some of the other Monk "tributes" worth listening to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted November 14, 2004 Report Share Posted November 14, 2004 The McFerrin piece is no great loss. The Koch 4 disc set is quite good. I think it is OOP, but copies float around. I got mine through DMG. My collection is very scrambled at the moment, but I will list some of my favorites later. One of the more unusual is Monk Suite by the Kronos Quartet. Believe it or not, they got Ron Carter to sit in on about half the album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted November 14, 2004 Report Share Posted November 14, 2004 What are some of the other Monk "tributes" worth listening to? The DIW / Koch 4 CD set I recommended earlier in this thread may be the best ever done. Besides that: Tommy Flanagan - Thelonica (ENJA) Bud Powell - A Portrait of Thelonious (Columbia Legacy) of course, the many albums Steve Lacy dedicated to the Monk songbook Giorgio Gaslini Plays Monk Eddie Lockjaw Davis & Johnny Griffin - Lookin' at Monk (OJC) Not all tribute albums in the strict sense, but all worth a listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted November 14, 2004 Report Share Posted November 14, 2004 I really like these: The latter is actually a really enjoyable record despite the 'all-star' setting. There's obviously lots of other Lacy Monk to choose from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted November 14, 2004 Report Share Posted November 14, 2004 If you are looking for major jazz artists reinterpreting Monk, then there is Milt Jackson's Memories of Monk and Randy Weston's Portraits of Monk (Weston also did Portraits of Duke Ellington, which I like). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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