Where can I find this recording?
It is unreleased.
RT
Monk was anything but sloppy. His music was precise and exacting as any
will
discover on attempting to play it. And oh how he swung!
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roman Turovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "gary digman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "lutelist" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 6:21 AM
Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Karamazov
There are some out there who think Monk was a sloppy player.
Karamazov is also a Monk fan (as I am, as well), and,
guess what-
he recorded a few Monk tunes on a small THEORBO (single-strung). Very
well
done.
RT
----- Original Message -----
From: "gary digman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "lutelist" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 4:43 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Karamazov
> Is there somebody out there who thinks Thelonius Monk was incompetent?!
> FYI
> Monk was a master stride pianist among other things. Stride piano is
> one
> the
> most challenging jazz styles. If you think Monk was incompetent, I
> challenge
> you to play a couple of choruses of " Trinkle Tinkle". Then we'll talk.
>
> Gary
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Roman Turovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "howard posner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Lutelist Net"
>> <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 3:37 PM
>> Subject: [LUTE] Re: Karamazov
>>
>>
>> > >> No, no, you misunderstand me. I wasn't trying to insult you,
>> > >
>> > > Ah, but it's you who misunderstands me. I didn't think you were
>> > > trying to insult me, or commenting about me. I was just pointing
out
>> > > that self-expression without competence isn't terribly rewarding,
at
>> > > least for anyone other than the self-expresser.
>> > I agree with that. With a BIG PROVISO- self-expression without
> competence
>> > is JUST NOT POSSIBLE, at least has not been observed in the wild
>> > (and
>> don't
>> > try to invoke Th. Monk).
>> > And Karamazov is supremely competent: his bizarre antics are
absolutely
>> > meaningful and justified musically.
>> > RT
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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