Credits:

T.S. Monk Band

Description:

T.S. Monk Sextet's First Live Album - A piece that captures the legendary DNA of the T.S. Monk Sextet and its strait-ahead charm. T.S. Monk, known as "Toot," is the son of legendary bebop pianist Thelonious Monk, and has been on the elite road as a drummer, percussionist, and composer. Later, in the late 70s and 80s, he played in various R&B groups and had hits with "Bon Bon Vie (Gimme the Good Life)" and "Candidate for Love" in 1980, but in the 90s he returned to jazz and formed the T.S. Monk Sextet in 1992. In the 1990s, he returned to jazz and formed the T.S. Monk Sextet in 1992. The sextet consists of some of the best jazz musicians.Willie Williams, trained by Grover Washington, Jr. on tenor saxophone; Kenny Davis, a Chicago native who has played with such notable artists as Cassandra Wilson and Kevin Eubanks on bass; Christian McBride New Joan member trumpeter Josh Evans, multi-reedist Patience Higgins, guitarist Dave Stryker, and pianist and composer Helen Son, the first recipient of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance. Three of the seven songs on this recording were performed at the Harlem Jazz Shrine Festival: Jazz Mobile Presentation Minton's Playhouse at Ginny's Supper Club on May 7, 2014, and the others were performed on April 24, 2016 at Bern, Switzerland's Recorded at Marian's Jazz Room.From standards such as Miles' M-4, Randy Weston's M-3, and M-7 to originals such as Josh Evans' ballad M-5, which was featured in "Christian McBride New Joan," and Helen Son's M-2, the program features a variety of hard bop-style numbers that are in a good mood. The program features a variety of jazz numbers, including the ballad M-5 by Josh Evans, which was featured in "Christian McBride New Joan," and the original M-2 by Helen Sung.

Tracklisting:

1.Sierre
2.Brother Thelonius
3.Chessmen's Delight
4.Seven Steps To Heaven
5.Ernie Washington
6.Nommo
7.Little Niles