More Monk is an album by Steve Lacy. It features solo saxophone performances of eleven tunes written by Thelonious Monk.[3]
| More Monk | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | April 18–19, 1989 | |||
| Studio | Barigozzi Studio, Milan | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 55:40 | |||
| Label | Soul Note | |||
| Producer | Giovanni Bonandrini | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [2] |
Recording and music
editThe album was recorded at Barigozzi Studio, Milan, on April 18–19, 1989.[4] All of the eleven pieces were composed by Thelonious Monk,[1] and played as solo soprano saxophone performances by Steve Lacy.[2]
Releases and reception
editMore Monk was released by Soul Note in 1991.[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz suggested that the album was more accessible than Only Monk, an earlier solo Lacy album of Monk compositions, and most of the material was more commonly played.[2] More Monk was also released in 2011 as part of the 6-CD Solos Duos Trios: The Complete Remastered Recordings on Soul Note.[4]
Track listing
edit- "Shuffle Boil" - 4:42
- "Straight, No Chaser" - 4:31
- "Off Minor" - 5:20
- "Ruby My Dear" - 6:32
- "In Walked Bud" - 4:16
- "Trinkle Tinkle" - 5:00
- "Comin' On The Hudson" - 6:27
- "Introspection" - 6:10
- "Jackie-ing" - 4:10
- "Crepuscule With Nellie" - 4:00
- "Bye-ya" - 4:32
- All compositions by Thelonious Monk
Personnel
edit- Steve Lacy - soprano saxophone
References
edit- ^ a b "Steve Lacy: More Monk". AllMusic. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ a b c Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. pp. 776–777. ISBN 978-0-14-051368-4.
- ^ Jazlists: Steve Lacy discography, accessed February 1, 2019
- ^ a b c "Discography of Steve Lacy". nyds-discographies.com. January 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2018.