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Thelonious Monk

Jazz Album Review: “Monk: Palo Alto” — An Unlikely but Welcome Discovery

This 1969 concert by the Thelonious Monk Quartet was produced by a high school student and recorded by his school’s janitor. It presents this particular group at its optimistic best.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Ben Riley, Charlie Rouse, Impulse, Larry Gales, Monk: Palo Alto, Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Monk Quartet

Jazz Review: Thelonious Monk’s: “Les liaisons dangereuses 1960” – Times Retrieved

But, good as the support is, it’s all about Thelonious Monk, who is in superlative form throughout.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Art Taylor, Barney Wilen, Les liaisons dangereuses 1960, Nellie Monk, Saga Jazz, Sam Jones, Sam Records, The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith, Thelonious Monk

Jazz Feature: Pianist Jason Moran Repays It Forward

Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original by Robin. D. G. Kelley

From James P. Johnson to Thelonious Monk to Jason Moran, inspired mentors carry the past into the future.

By: J.R.Carroll Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Jason Moran, New England Conservatory, Robin D. G. Kelley, Thelonious Monk

Jazz Preview / Commentary: Jason Moran’s Monk Project

So Jason Moran has decided to re-create something that is already a pinnacle of a master’s work –- something that could hardly be improved on. You could be expected to ask Why? and How?

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: In My Mind, Jason Moran, Jazz, John-Coltrane, The Town Hall concert, Thelonious Monk

The Annual Arts Fuse Holiday Gift Roundup — Tips From the Experts

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Wondering about what to give the arts and culture lover on your gift list? No problem — the sage writers for The Arts Fuse (with an assist from our readers) come to the rescue with thoughtful suggestions.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Books, Dance, Featured, Film, Jazz, Music, Theater Tagged: & Memoirs, A Pocket Philosophical Dictionary, Alex Alvear, Ambrose Bierce, and Almereyda, arts, Branagh, Cinematic Hamlet: The Films of Olivier, gifts, holiday, Jimmie Lunceford, John-Coltrane, Library-of-America, Mango Blue, Mosaic-Records, New World Jazz Composers Octet, Patrick J. Cook, Paul Lieberman, Tales, The Devil's Dictionary, Thelonious Monk, Thomas-Bernhard, Victor Halfwit: A Winter's Tale, Voltaire, Zeffirelli

Coming Attractions in Jazz: November 2009

By J. R. Carroll After the New England Conservatory’s well-deserved turn in the limelight last month in celebration of the 40th anniversary of their jazz studies program, the Berklee College of Music comes to the fore in November with a strong series of performances on- and off-campus. Photo by Jesus Angel Hernandez de Rojas, available […]

By: J. R. Carroll Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Jazz, Music Tagged: Ben Ratliff, Berklee College of Music, Berklee Performance Center, Bloco AfroBrazil, Boston Jewish Film Festival, cell biology, Christian McBride, Claudio Ragazzi, Club 939, Coolidge Corner Theatre, George Garzone, Greg Osby, Harold Varmus, Harvard Book Store, Issac Delgado, Jacob Varmus, Joe Lovano, Latin Music, Marcus Santos, Mili Bermejo, Milton Nascimento, MPB, Museum of Science, Nando Michelin, Oscar Stagnaro, Pannonica de Koenigswarter, Patricia Elena Vlieg, Regattabar, Ryles, Scullers, Sofia Rei Koutsovitis, Thelonious Monk, Timba, Victor Mendoza, World Music

Music Review: Becoming Coltrane: Part One

By J. R. Carroll This review/commentary will focus on Coltrane’s recordings with the Miles Davis Quintet for Columbia (in October 1955 and June and September 1956) and Prestige (in November 1955 and May and October 1956), as well as a variety of sideman dates and nominally leaderless sessions, many of which have recently been reissued […]

By: J. R. Carroll Filed Under: Jazz Tagged: bebop, blowing-session, Blue-Note, Charlie-Parker, Columbia, Concord-Music-Group, discography, Elmo-Hope, Henry-Martin, Interplay, J-R-Carroll, Jazz, John-Coltrane, Johnny-Griffin, Lewis-Porter, Mal-Waldron, Miles-Davis, Mosaic-Records, Music, Paul-Chambers, Pepper-Adams, Prestige, Riverside, Sonny-Rollins, Tadd-Dameron, Thelonious Monk

Coltrane Redux

It is remarkable that two prime discoveries in John Coltrane’s recording history should appear in the same year; one of them an improved elevation from the world of underground tapes, the other a total surprise.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Music Tagged: Jazz, John-Coltrane, Milo Miles, Thelonious Monk

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