Quando Andy Summers descobriu Thelonious Monk... " I was sixteen when I first heard Monk' s music. It knocked me out, got under my skin. It was jazz but it was something else, African - magical - cubist - primitive - Monk' s world. At the time I was listening hard " Monk at the Town Hall." A friend has loaned me his copy, I loved it and spent many hours hunched over a Dansette trying to get my teenage fingers around those tunes. Monk came to England, I had to see him play. It was six hours on a cold train to London. I wasn't disappointed, he played solo piano, sandwiched between Dizzy Gillespie and Roy Elridge. Monk took the music to another place altogether. His playing hit me in the gut - it was the essence, the distillation of jazz and the American life. A black and white movie. I couldn't talk about it then, only sense it - feel it. I have always loved Monk and his music, he created his own universe, one that has not only stood the test of time, but also been a wonderful inspiration. Thanks Monk!"
Sting encontra Gil Evans num clube de jazz: " I first met Gil when he was performing at Ronnie Scotts's in London a few years ago. I've been a fan of his since I was 15. So I had the nerve to introduce myself and he said, 'I've heard of you. I remember 'Walking On The Moon' - it's got a great bassline'. Well, I couldn't believe this great man knew about me." Ecos de "So What" e "Monk's mood" em " Walking on the moon"... Um abraço
Quando Andy Summers descobriu Thelonious Monk... " I was sixteen when I first heard Monk' s music. It knocked me out, got under my skin. It was jazz but it was something else, African - magical - cubist - primitive - Monk' s world. At the time I was listening hard " Monk at the Town Hall." A friend has loaned me his copy, I loved it and spent many hours hunched over a Dansette trying to get my teenage fingers around those tunes. Monk came to England, I had to see him play. It was six hours on a cold train to London. I wasn't disappointed, he played solo piano, sandwiched between Dizzy Gillespie and Roy Elridge. Monk took the music to another place altogether. His playing hit me in the gut - it was the essence, the distillation of jazz and the American life. A black and white movie. I couldn't talk about it then, only sense it - feel it. I have always loved Monk and his music, he created his own universe, one that has not only stood the test of time, but also been a wonderful inspiration. Thanks Monk!"
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ResponderEliminarSting encontra Gil Evans num clube de jazz: " I first met Gil when he was performing at Ronnie Scotts's in London a few years ago. I've been a fan of his since I was 15. So I had the nerve to introduce myself and he said, 'I've heard of you. I remember 'Walking On The Moon' - it's got a great bassline'. Well, I couldn't believe this great man knew about me." Ecos de "So What" e "Monk's mood" em " Walking on the moon"... Um abraço
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