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Title: Valuable Piece Of Jazz History
Review: This is another album I avoided in my youth but now own and cherish. While it is a bit uneven - you can tell that they got together to just blow as opposed to arrange and rehearse - I truly appreciate the sounds. I find myself grabbing this one often to take in the car. The minor technical grievances by both Mulligan and Monk do not really detract that much. Both of these jazz giants had better days - but not together. Monk's rhythm section was great here.I suppose it was the assumed clash between styles that I feared most when I was learning the sax and acquiring a jazz library. Somehow it comes down to the fact that Bop meeting Cool still = Jazz. DownBeat magazine had it about right at 4.5 stars when it first came out. Most fans of combo jazz will appreciate this recording. The alternate takes in the CD reissue prove quite interesting.
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