Track Listings (9) - Disc #1| All Artists: Thelonious Monk Title: Straight No Chaser Members Wishing: 6 Total Copies: 0 Label: Sony Original Release Date: 8/27/1996 Release Date: 8/27/1996 Genres: Jazz, Pop Styles: Modern Postbebop, Bebop Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 074646488621 |
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The Definitive and Complete Straight, No Chaser! Thelonious Monk's fruitful tenure at Columbia Records resulted in several classic recordings, and coincided with having his portrait on the cover of Time magazine--a distin... more » |
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Album Description The Definitive and Complete Straight, No Chaser! Thelonious Monk's fruitful tenure at Columbia Records resulted in several classic recordings, and coincided with having his portrait on the cover of Time magazine--a distinction bestowed on only five jazz artists. Straight, No Chaser is undeniably one of those classics, and finds Monk in the good company of his long-time companions--Charlie Rouse, Larry Gales, and Ben Riley. For this CD, reissue producer Orrin Keepnews has added approximately 25 minutes of never-before-heard Monk, meticulously re-editing lost portions of issued titles while discovering two complete, previously unissued performances. Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsMy favorite Monk album Maxim | MD, USA | 05/30/2008 (5 out of 5 stars) "There is an internet clip of Monk playing "Straight, No Chaser" at a concert. Playing with both hands, that is. At some point, he needs to play the keys to his extreme right. Rather than shift his hands over to his right side to compensate, HE REACHES ACROSS WITH HIS LEFT HAND OVER HIS RIGHT HAND and continues to play without missing a beat! Someone remarked that this is very, very hard to do. I guess it has to do with how the mind works. Try reaching over with your left foot on the gas while driving in rush hour traffic, and you get the point. Remember he is at a concert, where mistakes could be magnified. That is the best analogy I can come with.
Why do I say this? He was so unusual, yet so talented. Monk is pure genius. And you can't teach genius. He, along with Larry Gales, Charlie Rouse and Ben Riley held nothing back on this album. Rouse is often said to be underrated. In this album, you hear why. In the "Japanese Folk Song" and "We See," you hear the sheer power of his sax. If he was no Coltrane or Charlie Parker, then he is right up there. Even though I had no idea what to expect when I bought it, this is easily my favorite Monk album. And that's saying a lot. I have my fair share of Monk CDs. This might be heresy, but I think I prefer this album to Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue." I agree with someone here that the Japanese Folk Song is worth the price of the CD alone. How each of the guys does his solo and hands over to the next guy is breathtaking. If you don't have this album folks, run and get it. I mean it." |
