Gary Bartz - Reflections of Monk [LP]

STEEPLECHASE

£24.46

Cat. no: SCS1248
Format: LP
Barcode: 716043124817
Release Date: 19 Nov 2021
Genre: Jazz

Recorded in NYC November 1988, this album is the first of the series of recordings SteepleChase undertook after a few years of pause from the New York recording scene

Saxophonist Gary Bartz returned to acoustic hard- bop around that time from fusion jazz having played in the 70's Miles Davis group."Gary Bartz convinces you his incisive alto would have fit with Monk himself - his ear-catching post-Bird cry, rhythmic snap and blues-sense would have put him in the pocket...he treats the material with the honour it deserves and the spirit it demands." - Kevin Whitehead, Cadence

Personnel: Gary Bartz (alto and soprano saxophone), Eddie Henderson (trumpet), Bob Butta (piano), Geoff Harper (bass), Billy Har (drums)

LP Tracks: Thelonious / Brilliant Corners / The Pennywhistle Call / Reflections / Played Twice / Lets Cool One / Monk´s Mood / Epistophy