The title of my tune ‘Monk, Bud and Elmo’ refers to a group of now-legendary jazz pianists, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell and Elmo Hope, who hung out together in the early 1940s, before any of them had reached their greatest prominence.
Atlantic’s Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk was also a studio effort, yet it bristles as a blowing session should, pulsing with a giddy, anything-can-happen energy.Above: Jack Teagarden, Dixie Bailey, Mary Lou Williams, Tadd Dameron, Hank Jones, Dizzy Gillespie and Milt Orent around the piano at Mary Lou Williams’ apartment / Below: the same group in a different order around the phonograph (i.e. Yet they were more about studio craft and introducing new material. He notes: “Riverside’s Brilliant Corners and Monk’s Music are inarguably classic recordings from the same 1956-’57 period. His writing provides historical context about the artists and insightful commentary about their art. That bond makes the album a true meeting of the minds, a beautiful union of Monk’s melodies with Blakey’s unshakable sense of swing on stellar versions of Monk originals like In Walked Bud, I Mean You, and Blue Monk.Īn illustrated booklet comes with the collection and features liner notes by music historian, journalist and producer Ashley Khan. Monk and Blakey frequently recorded together in the decade leading up to the 1957 sessions produced by Nesuhi Ertegun and recorded at Capitol Studios in New York. It was also his only recording with the Jazz Messengers, an ever-evolving collective led by drummer Art Blakey, who’s joined on the album by Johnny Griffin on tenor saxophone, Bill Hardman on trumpet, and bassist Spanky DeBrest. On May 14 and 15, 1957, Thelonious Monk sat in with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers to record a one-off album for Atlantic Records Monk’s lone appearance on the label. The CD and LP versions of the deluxe edition include a newly remastered version of the 1958 album, plus unreleased outtakes on disc two. The vinyl version comes in a replica of the original sleeve, which features photos from the era, including the cover art taken by Lee Friedlander, an award-winning photographer renowned for the portraits of jazz artists he took for Atlantic Records in the 1950s. The music will also be available from digital and streaming services on the same day. Prior to this, in March, new anniversary editions of incredible albums by Charles Mingus ( Mingus Three) and John Coltrane ( My Favorite Things) were announced.Īrt Blakey’s Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk (Deluxe Edition) will be released as a double-LP set on 180-gram vinyl and a double-CD. The music will include a selection of previously unreleased outtakes.
A new anniversary edition of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk is set for release on 20 May.
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