Monkey-Pockie-Boo is the second album by American jazz guitarist Sonny Sharrock which was recorded in 1970 in Paris and released on the BYG Actuel label.[1][2]
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| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | June 22, 1970 | |||
| Studio | Studio Saravah, Paris | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 33:50 | |||
| Label | BYG Actuel 529.337 | |||
| Producer | Jean Georgakarakos and Jean-Luc Young | |||
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Reception
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| AllMusic |    [3] |
AllMusic awarded the album 2½ stars, stating, " It is an album one wants to like, but it is as difficult to like as the losers at cheerleader tryouts. Not all the problems can be blamed on Big Sonny, but he does decide to lay out on guitar for nearly half of the first side's 17-minute opus... in the end it subtracts from, not adds to, the pleasure of enjoying Sharrock's playing. Of course, there are moments of quality guitar skronking.[3]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Sonny Sharrock except as indicated
- "27th Day" – 16:55
- "Soon" (Linda Sharrock) – 8:00
- "Monkey-Pockie-Boo" – 8:55
Personnel
edit- Sonny Sharrock – guitar, slide whistle, vocals
- Beb Guérin – bass
- Jacques Thollot – drums
- Linda Sharrock – vocals
References
edit- ^ BYG Actuel discography accessed July 13, 2015
- ^ Sonny Sharrock catalog accessed July 13, 2015
- ^ a b Chadbourne, Eugene. Monkey-Pockie-Boo – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 13, 2015.