Stunning! My favorite Monk song and 11 minutes worth with Johnny Griffin's sax masterpiece as a bonus. Lead with joy and everything else will fall into place.
Super!!...one of the best live albums Thelonious Monk ever made....Johny Griffin superb on tenor......Roy Hanes great on his drums, this will never ever happen again in history.......
Just so you know, Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell were best friends.
This one is about how he felt when Bud walked into the room. Just listen to the first few notes. Off tone and at a very strange timing. Just like when a certain friend of mine walks into the room and ups the conversation several notches and more.
I hope everyone is lucky enough to have a friend like that.