Baddest Monk, The
Jazz
| Aug 2012
Reviews
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
Recent airplay
Epistrophy
No Cover, No Minimum — Oct 20, 2016
Epistrophy
Rebop — Sep 26, 2014
Evidence
No Cover, No Minimum: Track 6 — Apr 19, 2013
Green Chimneys
No Cover, No Minimum — Oct 12, 2012
'round Midnight, 'round Midnight
Love Den — Oct 11, 2012
The Baddest Monk
Rebop — Oct 09, 2012
Charting
2012-08-12 — 2012-10-14
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Oct 14 | 3 |
| Oct 7 | 2 |
| Sep 30 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | 1 |
| Sep 2 | 2 |
| Aug 26 | 2 |
| Aug 19 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Rhythm-A-Ning | ||
| 2. | Epistrophy | ||
| 3. | Green Chimneys | ||
| 4. | Monk's Mood | ||
| 5. | 'round Midnight | ||
| 6. | Evidence | ||
| 7. | Monk Beurre Rouge | ||
| 8. | Bright Mississippi | ||
| 9. | The Baddest Monk |