Thelonious Himself

最近買到Thelonious Monk-Thelonious himself這張CD,初次聆聽發現沒有想像中那些樂評提的有什麼孤獨感,反倒覺得很順耳,相當喜愛的一張專輯.

拿出了Thelonious Monk、山下洋輔、Bill Evans三人不同版本的'Round Midnight出來比較一番,果然各有風格,若再加上Miles Davis的小喇叭版的話就更有意思了呀!

Thelonious Monk - Thelonious himself
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曲目:
1. April In Paris
2. (I Don't Stand) A Ghost Of A Chance (With You)
3. Functional
4. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
5. I Should Care
6. 'Round Midnight
7. All Alone
8. Monk's Mood
9. 'Round Midnight

Thelonious Monk - piano
John Coltrane - tenor saxophone(on "Monk's Mood")
Wilbur Ware - bass(on "Monk's Mood")

April 5 & 16, 1957

October 22, 2004