Monk on Monk de
T. S. Monk enregistré en 1997 est un bel hommage d'un fils à son père
Monk on Monk was honored by journalists as “Recording of the Year” at the first Jazz Awards Ceremony in New York’s Alice Tully Hall.
La liste des musiciens invités sur cet album est incroyable
Virgil Jones (tracks 1, 4 & 8), Laurie Frink (track 2), Arturo Sandoval (track 6), Wallace Roney (tracks 8 7 9), Clark Terry (track 7) – trumpet
Roy Hargrove – flugelhorn (tracks 1 & 4)
David Amram (tracks 3 & 9), John Clark (track 5) – French horn
Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone (track 2)
Bobby Watson – alto saxophone (track 9)
Jimmy Heath (track 6), Grover Washington Jr. (track 1) – tenor saxophone
Geri Allen (track 9), Herbie Hancock (track 5), Danilo Pérez (track 1) – piano
Ron Carter (tracks 1, 2 & 5), Dave Holland (tracks 3 & 9), Christian McBride (track 6) – bass
Nnenna Freelon (track 7), Kevin Mahogany (track 4), Dianne Reeves (track 7) – vocals
Et...mention spéciale pour cette version de "crépuscule with Nellie" (1 de mes morceaux de Monk préféré) sur lequel les cuivres sont excellents
