Read what bloggers are saying about Monk. We scan music blogs around the world for mentions of this artist.
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Mixtape Madness Hour Twenty-One
by Burning Dervish
"Triste by Antônio Carlos JobimBeale Street by Donald ByrdDeed I Do by Diana KrallDaddy Bug by Roy Ayers UbiquityCome Sunrise by Grant GreenJust You, Just Me by Thelonious MonkThe Cat by Rusty BryantPassion Dance by McCoy TynerTotem Pole (Alternate Take) by Lee MorganAsk Me Now by Joe HendersonDownload Burning Dervish..."
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Musical archaeology in Washington D.C. :: The Library of Congress yields buried treasure
by I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS
"Archaeology is so hot right now. If you saw the new Indiana Jones movie (or maybe in spite of seeing the new Indiana Jones movie) perhaps you got a little hot under the collar as I often do when I think about trawling through the dust and under the veil..."
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Shelly Manne... Spontaneous Music Ensemble... Thelonious Monk...
by wordsandmusic
"Shelly Manne made an album called 'The Three and the Two' in 1954 – the Three being himself, Shorty Rogers on trumpet, Jimmy Giuffre on assorted saxes and clarinet, the Two a duo with Russ Freeman on piano. No bass on either – which poses interesting questions in both lineups......"
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Stan Getz/Bob Brookmeyer... Sonny Rollins... Jimmy Lyons... George Adams/Don Pullen
by wordsandmusic
"Coming in for a fast hit today...Introduced by Stan the Man, this is 'Polka Dots and Moonbeams' from the classic 1954 album 'Live at the Shrine.' An easy swing through this ballad, Getz solos first, elegant and smooth. Brookmeyer next, a more bluff tone via the valve trombone, backed by..."