Inimitable Ben Riley on drums, Monk and Rouse elaborate on immortalĬompositions like "Ugly Beauty." On "In Walked Bud," the quartet is Monk, one is assured of an invigorating set of music-and thisĬollection is no exception. Understated saxophone talents of Charlie Rouse accompany Thelonious Of this wholly distinctive and unorthodox pianist-composer. Underground was recorded in 1967, about 20 years into the career
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In the professional life of Thelonious Monk. It is likewise an apt bookend to this chapter Hustle and bustle of the real and spontaneous underground Harlem jam who provides lyrics and vocals on "In Walked Bud" - recalls the The disc ends as it begins with a new twist on an old favorite. Newer material, such as the playful "Green Chimneys" - namedĪfter the school Monk's daughter attended - as well as the unbalanced hypnotism of "Raise Four," asserts the timelessness and relevance of Monk's brand of bop. Solos that weave synchronically as if performed by the same pair of Each musician functions as an extension of the other, creating "Ugly Beauty" best captures the sacred space and musical rapport that he and Monk Presence of Charlie Rouse throughout the album is certainly worth noting. Two decades earlier when he first recorded the track for Blue Note. Track, "Thelonious." The instantly recognizable stride piano lines areĭelivered with the same urgency and precision that they possessed over The tradition continues with the autobiographical leadoff
Recording career is the revisitation of titles from his voluminous backĬatalog. One of the motifs running throughout Monk's Underground became Monk's penultimate studio album, as well as the final release to feature the '60s quartet: Charlie Rouse (tenor sax), Ben Riley (drums), and Larry Gales (bass) behind Monk (piano). Gave the establishment more than the brilliant swinging sounds in the Certainly the Grammy-winning coverĪs a World War II French revolutionary toting an automatic weapon. This release has long been considered Thelonious Monk'sĪcknowledgement to the flourishing youth-oriented subculture from The Thelonious Monk Quartet, and the last featuring Charlie Rouse (who appears on only half the tracks, having missed a recording session to attend his father's funeral). It contains a number of new Monk compositions, some of which appear in It features Monk on piano, Larry Gales on bass, Charlie Rouse on tenor sax, and Ben Riley on drums.Īlthough this album is most widely known for its provocative cover image, which depicts Monk as a fictitious French Resistance fighter in the Second World War,
Underground is a 1968 album by Thelonious Monk.
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