Monk, Thelonious / Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960
| Album: | Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Monk, Thelonious | Added: | Aug 2017 | |
| Label: | Saga | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2017-08-10 | Pull Date: | 2017-10-12 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Oct 1 | Sep 17 | Sep 10 | Aug 27 | Aug 20 | Aug 13 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 15, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum
Pannonica (45 Master) |
4. | Sep 14, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Six In One |
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| 2. | Oct 11, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum
Crepuscule With Nellie |
5. | Sep 03, 2017: | The Daily bump
Light Blue |
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| 3. | Sep 24, 2017: | The Daily Bump
Well, You Needn't (Edited Version) |
6. | Aug 24, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
By And By |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2017-08-05
Reviewed 2017-08-05
THELONIOUS MONK: Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 Saga, 2017
CLASSIC JAZZ – Previously unreleased, this session was used as the soundtrack to a French film in 1960. Monk's working quartet of the time, featuring his longtime tenor sax man Charlie Rouse, is enhanced with a second tenor (Barney Wilen) on a few tracks. Despite the hype surrounding the release, this is nowhere near the sort of major find we had a few years ago with the Monk/Coltrane Carnegie Hall set. But there are a few nice additions to the legacy here, especially the speedy versions of "Rhythm-a-Ning" and the improvised blues "Six in One."
Fo’s Picks: I – 1, 2, 3, 7, II – 1, 3, 5
DISC ONE
1. 5:47 – YES! fast romp dives in: playful piano, breezy saxes, driving rhythm
2. 5:16 – slow, moody ballad: eccentric solo piano alternates with trio
3. 4:28 – relaxed piano: a beautiful solo blues improvisation, after-hours feel
4. 4:57 – walking groove, awkward edit in intro (unedited version on disc 2)
5. 2:27 – slow solo piano ballad, first of 3 versions, a bit halting and lopsided
6. 2:55 – slow solo piano ballad, more soulful than #5 with added fragility
7. 6:20 – relaxed quartet ballad: the most inviting of the 3 versions, lovely end
8. 6:57 – relaxed blues stroll drifts off-center; cool sax solos bracket piano
9. 2:47 – just weird: stiff repeating drum figure makes everything awkward
10. 1:47 – calm spiritual for piano/sax/bass trio: nice sound, wish it was longer
DISC TWO
1. 5:36 – fast boppin fun, a bit more straightforward than the version on disc 1
2. 2:29 – slow solo/trio ballad, shorter & less cohesive than disc 1
3. 6:53 – relaxed quartet ballad, slightly warmer than the disc 1 version
4. 4:09 – relaxed and slouchy, this time the stiff drum figure thing almost works
5. 6:47 – jaunty midtempo walk, loosens up w/bright sax solo, quirky piano
6. 14:14 – the final versions of "Light Blue" just don't work, so do you really want to hear 14 minutes of the band trying to figure out the beat?
[ Fo ] - 5 August 2017
CLASSIC JAZZ – Previously unreleased, this session was used as the soundtrack to a French film in 1960. Monk's working quartet of the time, featuring his longtime tenor sax man Charlie Rouse, is enhanced with a second tenor (Barney Wilen) on a few tracks. Despite the hype surrounding the release, this is nowhere near the sort of major find we had a few years ago with the Monk/Coltrane Carnegie Hall set. But there are a few nice additions to the legacy here, especially the speedy versions of "Rhythm-a-Ning" and the improvised blues "Six in One."
Fo’s Picks: I – 1, 2, 3, 7, II – 1, 3, 5
DISC ONE
1. 5:47 – YES! fast romp dives in: playful piano, breezy saxes, driving rhythm
2. 5:16 – slow, moody ballad: eccentric solo piano alternates with trio
3. 4:28 – relaxed piano: a beautiful solo blues improvisation, after-hours feel
4. 4:57 – walking groove, awkward edit in intro (unedited version on disc 2)
5. 2:27 – slow solo piano ballad, first of 3 versions, a bit halting and lopsided
6. 2:55 – slow solo piano ballad, more soulful than #5 with added fragility
7. 6:20 – relaxed quartet ballad: the most inviting of the 3 versions, lovely end
8. 6:57 – relaxed blues stroll drifts off-center; cool sax solos bracket piano
9. 2:47 – just weird: stiff repeating drum figure makes everything awkward
10. 1:47 – calm spiritual for piano/sax/bass trio: nice sound, wish it was longer
DISC TWO
1. 5:36 – fast boppin fun, a bit more straightforward than the version on disc 1
2. 2:29 – slow solo/trio ballad, shorter & less cohesive than disc 1
3. 6:53 – relaxed quartet ballad, slightly warmer than the disc 1 version
4. 4:09 – relaxed and slouchy, this time the stiff drum figure thing almost works
5. 6:47 – jaunty midtempo walk, loosens up w/bright sax solo, quirky piano
6. 14:14 – the final versions of "Light Blue" just don't work, so do you really want to hear 14 minutes of the band trying to figure out the beat?
[ Fo ] - 5 August 2017
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