Monk’Estra Vol 2

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Release date: 22 Sep 2017
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Pianist, arranger and composer John Beasley has an impressive CV having worked with artists as diverse as Freddie Hubbard, James Brown, Chaka Khan and Miles Davis to name drop a few.  This is the second volume of interpretations of the legendary Thelonious Monk work.  The arrangements are sharp, fresh and innovative.  Pieces such as ‘Played Twice’ and ‘Evidence’ retain Monk’s unique compositional style whilst adding a quasi-classical approach.  ‘I Mean You’ swings, ‘Light Blue’ ambles and the ballad ‘Work’ is as still as the night.  The arrangement of ‘Criss Cross’ is brilliant and complex, Monk would approve.

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