T.S. Monk - Take One (1992)

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Title: Take One
Year Of Release: 1992
Label: Blue Note [CDP 7 99614 2]
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 66:38
Total Size: 424 MB(+3%) | 157 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

01. Monaco (Dorham) - 6:34
02. Skippy (Monk) - 3:40
03. Infra-Rae (Mobley) - 6:07
04. Waiting (Sulieman) - 5:43
05. Boa (Hope) - 4:49
06. 'Round Midnight (Monk) - 7:28
07. Jodi (Davis) - 4:34
08. Bear Cat (Jordan) - 3:54
09. Capetown Ambush (Brown) - 5:35
10. Shoutin' (Turrentine) - 6:13
11. Minor's Holiday (Dorham) - 5:22
12. Think of One (Monk) - 6:39

personnel :

T.S. Monk - drums
Bobby Porcelli - alto saxophone
Willie Williams - tenor saxophone
James Genus - bass
Ronnie Mathews - piano
Don Sickler - trumpet

Drummer T.S. Monk's debut as a leader in jazz found him discarding his earlier R&B-ish music in favor of heading an impressive hard bop revival group. With trumpeter Don Sickler transcribing obscure songs from 1960s-era records, Monk and his band were able to perform little-played numbers by Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Idrees Sulieman, Elmo Hope, Walter Davis, Jr., Clifford Jordan, Donald Brown and Tommy Turrentine in addition to three by Monk's father Thelonious. Sickler and Monk are joined in the consistently exciting group by altoist Bobby Porcelli, Willie Williams on tenor, pianist Ronnie Mathews and bassist James Genus. The T.S. Monk Sextet was just beginning its long life with this recording; all of its CDs are highly recommended to hard bop fans.~Scott Yanow