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Bobby Broom
Bobby Broom Plays For Monk
Genres: Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. Ask Me Now (5:15)
2. Evidence (4:17)
3. Ruby, My Dear (5:40)
4. In Walked Bud (5:53)
5. Lulu's Back in Town (5:55)
6. Reflections (6:09)
7. Work (7:07)
8. Rhythm-a-ning (4:57)
9. Bemsha Swing (6:27)
10. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (5:00)

CD Details

All Artists: Bobby Broom
Title: Bobby Broom Plays For Monk
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Origin Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 6/16/2009
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 805558253423

Synopsis

Product Description

For his third Origin release, master guitarist Bobby Broom pays tribute to one of the most important voices in jazz with a set of Thelonious Monk compositions and several standards Monk recorded during his time on Riverside Records. He is joined by his long standing trio-mates, bassist Dennis Carroll and drummer Kobie Watkins, as he again puts his own very personal spin on the classic repertoire. Bobby Broom Plays for Monk will certainly stand as another milestone in Broom's rich catalog of critically acclaimed recordings.

CD Reviews

Playin' with Monk's wagon

Robert M. Ambrose | 08/02/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The nod to one of my favorite album covers of all time puts me in a right mood to enjoy this CD. Remember Monk's Music on Riverside with Trane and Coleman Hawkins? How could you forget. If you've heard Peter Bernstein's Monk trio recording, you may want to make comparisons with Bobby's. They play the same instrument and half the tunes on their respective trio outings are the same. Bobby's phrasing and articulation are a joy to experience. His attack has the right amount of stank on it to make me think Monk would have dug it too if he could have heard it. We know Sonny Rollins digs it. I am constantly amazed at how comfortable he sounds, no matter what the material might be. This CD works from top to bottom. I would have preferred the bass to be just a little more in front, but the overall sound is cool. Bobby can play. And, oh yes, Bobby can improvise. Please check him out on this one. Bobby with the Deep Blue Organ Trio and his own Modern Man on Delmark are also well worth a listen."