Thelonious Monk - Underground
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Artist: Thelonious MonkEdition: Music CD
Format: Enhanced, Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2003-08-19
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Thelonious (Take 1)
- Ugly Beauty (Take 5)
- Raise Four
- Boo Boo's Birthday (Take 11)
- Easy Street
- Green Chimneys
- In Walked Bud
- Ugly Beauty (Take 4)
- Boo Boo's Birthday (Take 2)
- Thelonious (Take 3)
Free Music Notes for Underground
Free Music Review: Almost his best, but not quite...
Hit: 5 Stars
I still maintain that Monk's best album is "Straight, No Chaser." That being said, the same personnel are on this album, and it is a darn good one. My favorites are "Boo-Boo's birthday," "Raise Four," "Easy Street," the self-titled "Thelonious," and "In walked Bud." That about covers the entire album, but it shows how versatile Monk was. I don't include "Green Chimneys" because that is also in "Straight No Chaser." One word about the last song, there are extended solos in this version.
Overall, I'd rate this album my third favorite: behind "Straight No Chaser" and "Monk and Coltrane at Carnegie Hall." The artwork in this album alone is out of this world. I'd include it in your must-have Monk albums.
Underground Poster
Underground was recorded in 1967, about 20 years into the career of this wholly distinctive and unorthodox pianist-composer. Whenever the understated saxophone talents of Charlie Rouse accompany Thelonious Monk, one is assured of an invigorating set of music--and this collection is no exception. Supported by Larry Gales on bass and the inimitable Ben Riley on drums, Monk and Rouse elaborate on immortal compositions like "Ugly Beauty." On "In Walked Bud," the quartet is joined by vocalist Jon Hendricks. With jagged themes and unusual variations of meter and key, Underground showcases an aging Monk's still-brilliant eccentricity on the piano. A good bit looser than much of Monk's earlier work, he and Rouse infuse this date with their tag-team humor and unrelenting musical enthusiasm. --Mitch MyersJazz Music CDs
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