(Contemporary Jazz, Modern Jazz) Aki Takase - David Murray / Blue Monk - 1993, FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

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Aki Takase, David Murray / Blue Monk
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REM GENRE Jazz
REM DATE 1993
REM DISCID 980DF70A
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v1.0b2"
PERFORMER "Aki Takase, David Murray"
TITLE "Blue Monk"
FILE "Aki Takase, David Murray - Blue Monk.flac" WAVE
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    PERFORMER "Aki Takase, David Murray"
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    TITLE "Ask Me Now"
    PERFORMER "Aki Takase, David Murray"
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    TITLE "Presto V.H."
    PERFORMER "Aki Takase, David Murray"
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    INDEX 01 08:07:62
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    TITLE "Body & Soul"
    PERFORMER "Aki Takase, David Murray"
    INDEX 00 13:09:22
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    TITLE "Ellingtonia"
    PERFORMER "Aki Takase, David Murray"
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Pulled this one off the shelf the other day. The case was kinda dusty. Hadn’t been played for years. I was thinking that Aki Takase has recorded quite a few duets with reed players sinse this was put out back in the early nineties and most of them are quite satisfying. Blue Monk with David Murray is in that category as well.
From the first notes on, it’s clear that Aki Takase has a great feel for Monk’s music (partner Alex Schlippenbach shares her affinity). Takase’s confident pianistics are outstanding throughout. Although just four of the ten numbers are from Thelonious’ pen, the session itself is somehow permeated in Monk. David Murray would seem to be a logical choice for a Charlie Rouse replacement, if Monk were alive today. He has always been a strong player with an infinite amount of energy and imagination. His musical contributions on numerous projects are always an added bonus. His tenor and bass clarinet work on this album are typical Murray, full of zest and spunk, probing, daring, and true to the roots melodic. “Ellingtonia” with Murray on bass clarinet and Takase’s old school finger popping is one of the highlights for these ears. “Body and Soul” is given a gut wrenching workout that doesn’t break a sweat, but doesn’t have to. The final-and longest-cut on the disc, a Murray original entitled “Ballad For The Blackman” is an emotional tour-de-force indicating that Murray’s playing definetely is a continuance of the tenor tradition. The rest of the program is just as varied and interesting. This studio session is getting close to twenty years old now, yet still retains some of the original magic from that day. Non-essential but nice to have.

David Murray - bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
Aki Takase - piano