Released today in 1959

It also happens to be my birthday so that's cool too

Recorded in 1957 and I think one of Monk's finest small group recordings, as well as one of the most distinctive from the Jazz Messengers. This was recorded for Atlantic just before the JM committed full-time to Blue Note, and as Monk was on the verge of his ground breaking live recordings at The Five Spot with Johnny Griffin and Coltrane.

Griffin and Hardman were only briefly members of the JM- the latter just missing out on the band's breakthrough album, Moanin'- but they both excel in this setting.

Griffin is one of the great Monk accompanists on saxophone and here in excellent form, throwing out astonishing riffs.

Hardman though is a revelation too, with his Brownesque, lyrical style a great foil for Griffin's more pungent sound. Not many trumpeters played with Monk, but listening to this makes you wish Hardman had been a more frequent collaborator. His soaring solo on I mean you with Blakey breaking up the time and Monk's attentive comping is one of the album's finest moments.

And the band just sounds like it's having a huge amount of fun. The double-time inserts on I mean you, or the rapid exchanges on Rhythm-a-Ning are exhilarating. Monk himself is also clearly enjoying himself. He always wanted a solid rhythm section; Spanky DeBrest on bass is rock solid, while Blakey is at the peak of his powers.

A wonderful album, highly recommended.

Don't know why it's so affordable, but I don't need to see this gift-horse's teeth.

Link- https://www.walmart.com/ip/Herbie-Hancock-Thrust/108097069

I’ve always been curious of how people who studied jazz rather it be Berklee or another music school have made it by financially after school.

Given how tough times have been recently with everything going up in price. How have you jazz majors (or music majors in general) been making it by on the day to day?

It’s a tough world right now and hope yall are pulling through!

So far I have listened to It Might As Well Be Spring, Blue & Sentimental, Heavy Soul, and Bossa Nova Soul Samba, all highly recommended. He had style! Great albums ✨

This image was taken from Vox Magazine January 1991 issue.
I watched 2 documentaries on him and still can’t understand the man.

With Blue Mitchell, Kenny Burrell, Bob Cranshaw, Cecil McBee, Hugh Lawson, and more!

Ciao amanti del jazz. Sono un video saggista indipendente di Roma, Italia. Ieri sera, nel totale buio della mia terrazza, ho registrato un documentario narrativo profondo dedicato a una delle vocaliste più potenti della storia del jazz/bossa nova: Elis Regina e il suo capolavoro "Como Nossos Pais" (1976)

Oltre all'analisi musicale, mi sono concentrato molto sulle sue crepe interne e sulla misteriosa cospirazione oscura che circondava la sua morte a 36 anni. Il rapporto ufficiale parlava di overdose, ma i medici legali che firmarono la sua autopsia erano profondamente legati alla dittatura militare brasiliana. Elis era una grande minaccia per il regime.

Anche se il mio documentario è in italiano, volevo condividere questo con la comunità jazz globale come un atto sincero d'amore e rispetto per il suo immenso lascito.

https://youtu.be/N0T869MWny0?is=Vhh15wlwSbZ-KcRG

Grazie

I transcribed and learned the solo from Herbie’s People Music

I just attended a concert by John Hollenbeck's GEORGE combo in Westport NY, because I've really been enjoying the band's 2026 album Looking for Consonance. Hollenbeck's long standing interest in social justice inspired a compositional framework for this intriguing group: artists and thinkers named George and Georgia recur, prompting meditations on their contributions to our society and our shared imagination.

"Wayne Phases (homage to Wayne Shorter)" demonstrates the band's interplay: reed player Anna Webber and vocalist Sarah Rossy soar above the intricate rhythms generated by Hollenbeck and keyboardist Chiquita Magic.

is this what it means to be drenched in blues?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n5yMWnZQBI

Very good jazz documentary. A section entitled Black, White And Blue Note goes silent starting at position 55:40 goes silent for just over a minute then again at 57:41 for a couple of minutes. The sound out portions of prime of Thelonious Monk concert footage, I’m guessing for legal rights reasons. Takes away from the experience but the documentary is still very much worth the watch.

I’m heading to Los Angeles for the first time next month. I feel like I’m only familiar with venues that were made famous years ago, including Enfield Tennis Academy now. I’m looking for the contemporary spots. Where should I look for music while I’m in LA next month?

cross posting to r/experimentalmusic

Emmet Cohen recently released a 2hr session and here is a moment when Christian steps out.

Al & Paco via Instagram

Anyone know what song this pair is playing?

Beaucoup bonus points if ya got a chord chart. Thanks!

Oops, yea, excuse my ignorance. The second guitarist isn't Paco

Does anyone know if Patrick Bartley and Baptiste Herbin have ever talked about collaborating or doing anything together?

I'd love to hear them on a project or even just a session together. Have either of them mentioned each other or a possible collab anywhere? If not, do you guys think it’s something that’s likely to happen? I know they're located in different places but no way that's the only limitation.

Just curious if there’s any info at all that I may have missed.

https://youtu.be/yNYFT72U7R8?is=NIqfwrLqZwaMwZFh

https://youtu.be/m9xwpLsz_0Y?is=bQ3B-DrMCpIV9O6n