(Hard Bop) Billy Pierce - Rolling Monk (Epistrophy) - 1992, MP3, 320 kbps

Billy Pierce - Rolling Monk (Epistrophy) Жанр: Hard Bop Страна исполнителя (группы): США Год издания: 1992 Аудиокодек: MP3 (конвертировано из lossless) Тип рипа: tracks Битрейт аудио: 320 kbps Продолжительность: 57:04 Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: нетТреклист: 01. I'm an Old Cowhand (Mercer) - 7:59 02. Bye-Ya (Monk) - 5:50 03. Ugly Beauty (Monk) - 7:13 04. In Walked Toot (Brown) - 5:03 05. Strode Road (Rollins) - 4:27 06. Epistrophy (Monk-Clarke) - 8:09 07. Mr. Glenn Roy (Pierce) - 6:14 08. Criss Cross (Monk) - 5:28 09. Pent-Up House (Rollins) - 6:41Состав: Billy Pierce - tenor saxophone Donald Brown - piano Christian McBride - bass Billy Drummond - drumsRecorded at Sound on Sound, New York on December 22, 1992.  Review by Rick AndersonOn this excellent album, tenor saxophonist Billy Pierce leads an all-star quartet through a challenging set dominated by the compositions of Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins. Opening with "I'm an Old Cowhand" (a Johnny Mercer standard long associated with Rollins) and then diving into two Monk pieces, Pierce is in full control from the beginning, no mean feat with pieces this complex. You could argue that his gracefully Latinized take on Monk's "Bye-Ya" unduly tames the lurching charm of the melody, but his solo is so solid and assured that you end up agreeing with him by the end. Pianist Donald Brown contributes "In Walked Toot," a tribute piece based on "In Walked Bud" and dedicated to Monk's son, while bassist Christian McBride and drummer Billy Drummond have the most fun on "I'm an Old Cowhand." The quartet sounds bit tentative on "Criss Cross," an angular and forbidding Monk tune that is rarely recorded, but they explode spectacularly at the end of the disc with "Pent-Up House," a Sonny Rollins composition that they play with infectious joy. Highly recommended.