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| Thelonious Monk, Tommy Potter, Percy Heath, Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey, Art Taylor, Willie Jones; Julius Watkins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins |
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| Prestige VICJ-60322 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| GB£10.64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A record of the golden age of modern jazz, where tension and release coexist.Thelonious Monk's inventive piano and Sonny Rollins' powerful tenor collide in this masterpiece, capturing the intimate dialogue that emerges between improvisation and construction. The piano's asymmetrical rhythm creates a unique tension, which Sonny Rollins' tenor responds with a cutting edge. In the moment when the two sounds intersect, the essence of modern jazz emerges. The bass and drum rhythms are simple yet tightly structured, supporting the flow of improvisation. The performance is full of tense concentration and fleeting flashes of inspiration, resonating with a freedom that transcends form. This is a record of a tense artistic dialogue where Monk's architectural beauty and Rollins' powerful voice intersect. |
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Credit
- Drums - Art Blakey (3, 4)
- Piano - Thelonious Monk
- Tenor Saxophone - Sonny Rollins (1, 2, 5)
- Bass - Tommy Potter (1, 2)
- Bass - Percy Heath (3, 4, 5)
- Drums - Art Taylor (1, 2)
- Drums - Willie Jones (5)
