Title: Surgically cleansed Monk
Product review: I think the reviewer that said, "I don't even like jazz and I like this album" says it all. Here we have yet further evidence of Marsalis trying to cleans jazz of all its communicative African roots in blues.If all you hear in jazz is good tone and swing, then buy up the Marsalis catalogue and call it a day. But if you want to hear "real" jazz...then look elsewhere. If you are looking for a Monk tribute disc (because you own everything in the Monk catalogue and STILL can't get enough), I would suggest either Steve Lacy (he has released many recordings covering Monk) or the 3 disc set with Alexander von SchlippenbachMonk's Casino: The Complete Works of Thelonious Monk.This disc is like a "Kenny G plays Monk" tribute.
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