Reed, Eric / Baddest Monk, The
| Album: | Baddest Monk, The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Reed, Eric | Added: | Aug 2012 | |
| Label: | Savant Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2012-08-12 | Pull Date: | 2012-10-14 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Oct 14 | Oct 7 | Sep 30 | Sep 23 | Sep 2 | Aug 26 | Aug 19 |
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| Airplays: | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 20, 2016: | No Cover, No Minimum
Epistrophy |
4. | Oct 12, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum
Green Chimneys |
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| 2. | Sep 26, 2014: | Rebop
Epistrophy |
5. | Oct 11, 2012: | Love Den
'round Midnight, 'round Midnight |
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| 3. | Apr 19, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum: Track 6
Evidence |
6. | Oct 09, 2012: | Rebop
The Baddest Monk |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2012-08-11
Reviewed 2012-08-11
ERIC REED: The Baddest Monk
Savant, 2012
MAINSTREAM JAZZ – Friendly, appealing covers of Thelonious Monk tunes from the ever-tasteful Reed, leading a really sharp quintet. It’s always tricky handling Monk’s work without either doing a lame imitation or making the music sound forced, but Reed does a good job of focusing on the rhythmic essence and thus retains his own high-class sound while staying true to the earthy, oddball material. It’s a winner!
All good! Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9
1. 5:08 – slick, funky snap: piano solo really gets into the groove
2. 7:13 – midtempo glide: intro is quite Monkish; very slippery round of solos
3. 6:19 – hot drive: simple, snappy tune built on sneaky pitter-patter rhythm
4. 4:07 – midtempo, somewhat breezy ballad: very elegant piano, nice drums
5. 8:22 – nice! deliciously soulful Jose James vocal, just him & Reed’s piano
6. 9:12 – solid walking rhythm, playful piano goes all over the place
7. 5:59 – bluesy original tune drops in familiar Monkisms, bass & sax solo
8. 3:29 – uptempo, perky strut: odd meter gives it sort of a second-line feel
9. 3:46 – solo piano: a nice original after-hours blues, oh yeah.
[ Fo ] - 11 August 2012
Savant, 2012
MAINSTREAM JAZZ – Friendly, appealing covers of Thelonious Monk tunes from the ever-tasteful Reed, leading a really sharp quintet. It’s always tricky handling Monk’s work without either doing a lame imitation or making the music sound forced, but Reed does a good job of focusing on the rhythmic essence and thus retains his own high-class sound while staying true to the earthy, oddball material. It’s a winner!
All good! Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9
1. 5:08 – slick, funky snap: piano solo really gets into the groove
2. 7:13 – midtempo glide: intro is quite Monkish; very slippery round of solos
3. 6:19 – hot drive: simple, snappy tune built on sneaky pitter-patter rhythm
4. 4:07 – midtempo, somewhat breezy ballad: very elegant piano, nice drums
5. 8:22 – nice! deliciously soulful Jose James vocal, just him & Reed’s piano
6. 9:12 – solid walking rhythm, playful piano goes all over the place
7. 5:59 – bluesy original tune drops in familiar Monkisms, bass & sax solo
8. 3:29 – uptempo, perky strut: odd meter gives it sort of a second-line feel
9. 3:46 – solo piano: a nice original after-hours blues, oh yeah.
[ Fo ] - 11 August 2012
Track Listing
| 1. | Rhythm-A-Ning | 5. | 'round Midnight | |||
| 2. | Epistrophy | 6. | Evidence | |||
| 3. | Green Chimneys | 7. | Monk Beurre Rouge | |||
| 4. | Monk's Mood | 8. | Bright Mississippi | |||
| 9. | The Baddest Monk | |||||