Thelonious Monk • Thelonious Monk Trio

 

Review
by Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.
Any Thelonious Monk album that kicks off with a seven-minute version of "Blue Monk" is worth listening to. Backed alternately by bassists Percy Heath and Gary Mapp and drummers Art Blakey and Max Roach, Monk unleashes his idiosyncratic piano lines against a spare backdrop. Beautifully rendered, the opening piece is a highlight of the album, oddly combining disharmonic riffs within a melodic and very memorable structure. It's followed, surprisingly, by a rather tepid version of "Just a Gigolo," more lounge than jazz in execution. The set picks up again, however, on "Bemsha Swing" and later with a noisy "Little Rootie Tootie," another fascinating study in dissonance with some great drum work by Blakey. Because the album was pieced together from three different sessions, it's often difficult to identify the supporting players on individual cuts. Nonetheless, the small settings used on all ten pieces feature intricate interplay between bass, drums, and piano. They allow the necessary space for Monk's explorations, which conjure up images of a mathematician working out geometric patterns on the keyboard. While mathematical music may sound a bit cold and soulless, pieces like "Monk's Dream" and "Trinkle, Tinkle" evoke a sublime beauty as they build order out of chaos. Intimate, intense, and inspired, Thelonious Monk Trio offers 35 minutes of professional musicians practicing their craft.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/thelonious-monk-trio-mw0000658116

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Revista
por Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.
Merece la pena escuchar cualquier álbum de Thelonious Monk que comience con una versión de siete minutos de "Blue Monk". Respaldado alternativamente por los bajistas Percy Heath y Gary Mapp y los baterías Art Blakey y Max Roach, Monk da rienda suelta a sus idiosincrásicas líneas de piano sobre un fondo sobrio. Bellamente interpretada, la pieza inicial es uno de los puntos álgidos del álbum, combinando extrañamente riffs disarmónicos dentro de una estructura melódica y muy memorable. Le sigue, sorprendentemente, una versión más bien tibia de "Just a Gigolo", más lounge que jazz en su ejecución. Sin embargo, el conjunto se anima de nuevo con "Bemsha Swing" y más tarde con una ruidosa "Little Rootie Tootie", otro fascinante estudio de la disonancia con un gran trabajo de batería por parte de Blakey. Debido a que el álbum se recopiló a partir de tres sesiones diferentes, a menudo es difícil identificar a los músicos de apoyo en los distintos cortes. No obstante, las pequeñas configuraciones utilizadas en las diez piezas presentan una intrincada interacción entre el bajo, la batería y el piano. Permiten el espacio necesario para las exploraciones de Monk, que evocan imágenes de un matemático elaborando patrones geométricos en el teclado. Aunque la música matemática pueda sonar un poco fría y desalmada, piezas como "Monk's Dream" y "Trinkle, Tinkle" evocan una belleza sublime al construir el orden a partir del caos. Íntimo, intenso e inspirado, Thelonious Monk Trio ofrece 35 minutos de músicos profesionales practicando su oficio.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/thelonious-monk-trio-mw0000658116

Tracks:

1 - Blue Monk - 7:36
2 - Just A Gigolo
Written-By – Caesar*, Brammer*, Casucci* - 2:59
3 - Bemsha Swing
Written-By – Best*, Monk* - 3:08
4 - Reflections - 2:46
5 - Little Rootie Tootie - 3:04
6 - Sweet And Lovely
Written-By – Arnheim*, Tobias*, Lemare* - 3:33
7 - Bye-Ya - 2:44
8 - Monk's Dream - 3:05
9 - Trinkle, Tinkle - 2:47
10 - These Foolish Things
Written-By – Link*, Marvell*, Strachey* - 2:45

Credits:
    Bass – Gary Mapp (tracks: 3 to 10), Percy Heath (tracks: 1, 2)
    Composed By – Thelonious Monk (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 7 to 9)
    Cover [Cover Design] – Gil Melle*
    Drums – Art Blakey (tracks: 1, 2, 5 to 8), Max Roach (tracks: 3, 4, 9, 10)
    Editor [Editorial] – Rikka Arnold
    Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
    Piano – Thelonious Monk
    Recorded By, Engineer – Irv Green (tracks: 3, 4, 9, 10), Les Cahan (tracks: 5 to 8), Rudy Van Gelder (tracks: 1, 2)
    Reissue Producer – Bob Porter, Nick Phillips (2)
    Reissue Producer [Additional Assistance] – Larissa Collins, Zev Feldman
    Reissue Producer [Assistance] – Stuart Kremsky
    Reissue Producer [Reissue Production Assistance] – Chris Clough, Stuart Kremsky
    Remastered By – Rudy Van Gelder
    Supervised By – Bob Weinstock (tracks: 1, 2), Ira Gitler (tracks: 3, 4, 9, 10), Teacho Wiltshire (tracks: 5 to 8)

Notes:
Recorded at Beltone Studios, New York City on October 15 (#5-8) and December 18, 1952 (#3, 4, 9, 10); at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, on September 22, 1954 (#1, 2).

Label:    Prestige – PRCD-30164
Series:    RVG Remasters
Country:    US
Released: 1982
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/1176833-Thelonious-Monk-Trio-Thelonious-Monk-Trio

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