Live at the It club
the IT club was on adams street, los angeles, near where i used to live. on this occassion monk led from the piano, with old faithful, charlie rouse (tenor sax), larry gales (bass) and ben riley (drums). the record was produced by teo macero
PASSing on Monk- Birthday Special
Jazz saxophonist Steve Lacy was a diehard follower of Thelonious Monk. He wasn’t just a fan, either; Lacy became known for his recorded renditions of Monk tunes and later played in Monk’s band of the early ’60s. When the master spoke, Lacy listened — and even wrote down Monk’s words of wisdom. Stay with us here, because another great saxophonist and music educator, Jamey Aebersold, recently shared some of Lacy’s handwritten notes with the good folks at Steve Maxwell Drums, …